The epicenter was about 120 kilometers west of Christchurch and was the strongest quake to hit New Zealand this year. The University of Canterbury natural disasters research should be completed by ...

News of the disaster spread fast. Wellington rushed doctors, nurses, medical supplies and food by train. By sea New Zealand’s two cruisers Dunedin and Diomede sped to help. Contact us at letters ...

The cyclone lashed New Zealand’s north coast on 12 February and was dubbed by prime minister Chris Hipkins as the biggest natural disaster the island nation has faced in a century. Gabrielle has ...

A disaster crew will be sent to New Zealand to help assist in the response and recovery from former tropical cyclone Gabrielle as the death toll rises to nine. A 25-strong impact assessment team ...