New Zealand’s dairy industry faces another contamination problem following a recent botulism scare. The Westland Milk Products company said Monday that some of the lactoferrin powder it exported to China was found to have high levels of nitrate. The company …
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, homes and roads in central New Zealand were damaged by a M6.5 earthquake on Friday, August 16, at 2:31 p.m. local time (2:31 a.m., UTC), but no serious injuries have been reported. The …
A winter storm bearing powerful winds disrupted air traffic across New Zealand on Friday and cut power to thousands of homes, forced schools to close and generated record-sized waves. The capital, Wellington, got blasted with winds of more than 130 …
Many homeowners are still waiting for insurance payouts two years after an earthquake devastated New Zealand’s second largest city and killed 185 people. A majority of claims have yet to be paid, and many residents of Christchurch are criticizing the …
Staff working at New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission have played a crucial role in stopping potential fraud and collusion by a Christchurch-based contractor and a hub quantity surveyor respectively. EQC General Manager Customer Services, Bruce Emson, says an investigation into the …
New Zealand’s EQC has paid out more than $4 billion for Canterbury earthquake damage, including $870 million spent on house repairs. EQC’s Chief Executive, Ian Simpson, says he expects that the rate of payments and claim settlements will escalate because …
A six-story office building that collapsed and killed 115 people in New Zealand’s devastating earthquake last year was poorly designed by an inexperienced engineer, inadequately constructed and should never have been issued a building permit, a government report said Monday. …
An unusually destructive tornado swept through neighborhoods around New Zealand’s largest city Thursday, killing three people and forcing 250 more to evacuate damaged and powerless homes. The small tornado hit Hobsonville and Whenuapai, western suburbs of Auckland, during a midday …
A magnitude-5.5 earthquake has been widely felt on New Zealand’s North Island, though no major damage or injuries were reported. The epicenter was relatively deep at 110 kilometers (68 miles). That lessens the surface impact, though such quakes tend to …
A boat captain’s widow was charged Tuesday with failing to ensure crew safety on their fishing vessel that sank off New Zealand in March, killing her husband and seven other people. Maritime authorities also claim boat co-owner Gloria Davis failed …