Civil Defence Minister John Carter has today extended the state of national emergency for a further seven days.

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake in VANUATU ping.fm/HVotI

Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake in VANUATU

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 45 miles (72 km) north-northeast of the central Chilean port city of Valparaiso, the U.S. Geolog

Police have this afternoon confirmed the identities of a further 6 people who died in the Chch earthquake including a filipino-Val

Police have this afternoon confirmed the identities of a further four people who died in the Christchurch earthquake.ping.fm/FS0wB

Japan scrambled on Saturday to avert a disastrous meltdown at a nuclear plant damaged when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit south east of Tonga at 2.19pm

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The marine threat remains in place for the Bay of Plenty.