Learning from experience, including that of other countries, is an important element of our knowledge about earthquakes and other disasters that affect major urban areas. The United States can learn ...

While large parts of New Zealand are reeling from the flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, which killed 11 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, February 22 marked the twelfth ...

Peter Majendie, installation view of “185 Chairs” in Christchurch, New Zealand (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) Peter Majendie, installation view of “185 Chairs” in ...

Those most affected by ‘natural disasters’ — whether by the tsunami in the Pacific, earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and now Christchurch, NZ — are those already on the margins of despair. As the impact of ...

The All Blacks will launch their 2026 test season against France at the newly established One New Zealand Stadium in ...

The All Blacks will play France in July in the first rugby Test at their new permanent rugby stadium in Christchurch, more ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, June 13, 2011 (ENS) – Another series of earthquakes today hit New Zealand’s South Island city of Christchurch, which is in the midst of recovery from a devastating quake ...

Christ Church Cathedral in December 2012 about a year after the back-to-back earthquakes. A couple of train box cars can be seen on the far right. They were used throughout Christchurch to help shore ...

The shallow quakes were 70 minutes apart, but police said there were no reports of any serious injury or damage. New Zealand's second largest city was hit by a 6.3-magnitude quake in February, killing ...

When the government redesigned Christchurch after the 2011 earthquake, it acquired a significant chunk of Richard Peebles’ inner city land to achieve its “blueprint”. The acquisition seemed closer to ...

Soil liquefaction was a major feature of the 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake that killed 185 people. Researchers developed a machine learning model to predict the amount of lateral movement ...