The devastating earthquake that tore through Christchurch on Tuesday is the product of a new fault line in the Earth’s crust that seismologists were previously unaware of.

Technicians found a severed cable at Uruwhenua Bridge on State Highway 60.

Sections of the District Line track near Wimbledon are 130 years old and should be treated as a priority, a local MP has said ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. An international team that drilled almost a kilometre deep (0.6 miles) into New Zealand's Alpine Fault, which ...

The powerful earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city of Christchurch also ripped a new fault line in the Earth's surface, a geologist ...

The Alpine Fault is one of the most active fault lines in the world and it has a history of sudden movements. Scientists now believe we will see a magnitude-8 earthquake in our lifetime and it ...

A 'swarm of activity' along New Zealand's Alpine fault-line on Tuesday has prompted fears of devastating tsunamis and a 'megathrust' quake which has the power to kill hundreds of thousands.

Nervous Californians are again watching their feet as a powerful earthquake zone begins to stir after a 500-year sleep. Earlier this year, a rapid staccato ...

Plans by New Zealand's conservative government to roll back Maori rights reforms have ... New Zealand's swing right on Maori issues reveals new fault lines. By Lucy Craymer. December 10, 2023 9:03 ...

More than 180 years later, New Zealand is self-governing and independent from the United Kingdom, although King Charles III is still its head of state and bills still need royal assent to become law.