XRB chair Michele Embling said the appointment followed an extensive recruitment process. “We are delighted to have someone ...

The External Reporting Board is appointing independent director Wendy Venter as its new chief executive.Venter has been a ...

By RNZ A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck late on Sunday night in southeastern Hawke’s Bay, about 5km from Pōrangahau. It had ...

Mt Ruapehu’s famous crater lake continues to run extraordinarily cool – but scientists watching the volcano remain confident ...

Minor volcanic unrest continues at Mt Ruapehu as lake remains cool. Volcanic Alert Level remains at 1.

Residents in a central Wellington apartment block felt ‘shaking’, hours after a 5.7 magnitude quake struck the city. They ...

The creation of a specialist emergency response team – debated in the wake of the deadly destruction of Cyclone Gabrielle – ...

A magnitude 3.8 aftershock has hit Wellington after a “sharp” and “nasty” jolt rattled the city on Sunday morning. GeoNet ...

Buildings in Wellington have been assessed for damage and Wellington Water is warning residents to expect an increase in ...

Most of the newfound continent is underwater and has been used as an example by geologists at the Zealand Crown Research Institute GNS Science on how something "very obvious" can take a while to ...

There is no sign of oil on the beaches of the Samoan marine reserve where the Manawanui sank over the weekend, but local ...

New Zealand naval ship the HMNZS Manawanui ran aground near the southern coast of the island Upolu in Samoa before sinking on ...