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North Canterbury farmers begin major clean‑up after destructive storm
24 Oct 2025 05:14 GMT
… . Linesmen are working across North Canterbury to repair the widespread damage … work,” says Federated Farmers’ North Canterbury president Bex Green.
She’s … .
Green agrees. From drought to quakes to saving their local police …
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Carving a business out of salvage timber from the Canterbury earthquakes
20 Oct 2025 22:26 GMT
“And I think that worries my son, who thinks he’s gonna have to move in here and deal to it.”
Evans has had quite an adventurous life - baking pies, professional hunter and fisherman, jumping out of helicopters for deer recovery, running a helicopter …
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'Special person': How Nigel Latta helped people after the Chch quakes
20 Oct 2025 01:43 GMT
… experience during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake with acclaimed Kiwi psychologist, Nigel … .
On February 22, 2011, the Canterbury earthquake struck, resulting in the loss …
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Rotorua Mayor hopes Blue Baths can reopen
26 Oct 2025 22:29 GMT
… introduced after the Canterbury earthquakes require buildings below 34% … 2016 after the Kaikōura earthquake caused damage. Seismic … “closely following” the earthquake-prone buildings announcement and … in the Building (Earthquake-Prone Building System Reform …
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Convicted Christchurch eye surgeon Ian Dallison seeks return to Canterbury
16 Oct 2025 16:10 GMT
… move back to the wider Canterbury area.
He would still be … to move to the “west Canterbury” area and buy a property … Ian Dallison
After the Christchurch earthquake, Dallison sold the Merivale property … and is not to enter Canterbury unless he has prior written …
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Building law shake-up gives hope to Rotorua's historic Blue Baths
26 Oct 2025 21:23 GMT
… , introduced after the Canterbury earthquakes, require buildings below 34 … caused by the Kaikōura earthquake. Subsequent seismic testing … positive direction" on earthquake-prone buildings.
However, … in the Building (Earthquake-Prone Building System Reform …
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Quake research offers future strategies
13 Oct 2025 00:31 GMT
… and councils better understand how quakes affect rivers and flood … recently completed her PhD at Canterbury University and has created … unprepared I felt during the quake. I’d like to … and interact,” she said.
Earthquake-related flooding could affect 3700 …
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Quake-Prone Buildings Redefined – Expert Reaction
08 Oct 2025 00:40 GMT
… Civil Engineering, University of Canterbury, comments:
“The new … comments:
“Our report (QuakeCoRE report – mentioned in … comments:
“The new earthquake prone building system significantly … Professor in Structural and Earthquake Engineering, Auckland University …
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A week after powerful M6.9 quake: Tents rise for displaced families
07 Oct 2025 15:22 GMT
A NEW plant species, Vaccinium kilangensis, has been discovered in the highland forests of Apayao in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
Dr. Pieter Pelser, lead author of the study and a scientist from the University of Canterbury and the Philippine …
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Database maps quake-driven flood perils
06 Oct 2025 05:08 GMT
… findings stem from University of Canterbury PhD student Erin McEwan’ … again and again after large earthquakes,” Ms McEwan said. “This … that addresses quake risks.
“We can’t stop earthquakes or floods … the full picture of earthquake risk and gives decision- …