Whether it’s one year or, in the case of the formidable Alpine fault, 300, looking back to these events should motivate action on building resilience, writes Ursula Cochran of GNS.

Veronika Meduna watches the gongs get handed out at last night's big Prime Minister's Science Prize ceremony.

As wildfire continues to ravage the Port Hills above Christchurch, questions are being raised about the scale and efficiency of the official response. When it comes to communicating with the public following a major emergency, why are the lessons of Christchurch and Kaikōura still unlearned, asks James Dann.

The Kaikoura earthquake wreaked destruction, tragedy and misery, but it also generated much scientific fascination. Including: what was going on in the Hikurangi Subduction Zone and those mysterious slow-slip events?

Following the Kaikoura experience, Japan and Indonesia may offer examples – and there is clearly need to tackle confusion over self-evacuation, writes geologist Jane Cunneen

We all agree about Māoritanga's vital place at the heart of New Zealand culture – so why, asks Luke Tipoki, are we so relaxed about letting incorrect Māori pronunciation slide?

Did anyone in Wellington actually get any work done last week? Sarah Lang suspects not.

Barely a month into his mayoralty, Justin Lester found himself leading a major disaster response following the 7.8 Hanmer Springs earthquake. He looks back at how the city handled the quake and its aftershocks, and lays out what can be done better next time – because there will be a next time.

View the impact of the seismic activity in Monday's 7.8 earthquake and the corresponding fluctuation in the sea level in this visualisation by Richard Clark, with commentary from geophysicist William Power.

Gerry Brownlee's intemperate response to the GeoNet director's calls for a 24/7 response centre damages further scientists' willingness to share their expertise with the public, writes Richard Easther.

Wellington's all good, it's still in one piece, but for a while there it felt like it was finished, writes our man at LitCrawl.

Tsunami scientists have returned from Canterbury, where they found at least one spot of severe damage from the tsunami that followed the Kaikoura earthquake, and it’s a powerful reminder that you shouldn’t wait for a formal evacuation, explains Caroline Little of GNS

On a bus in Colombo Street five years ago, I experienced first-hand the hazards of sacrificing safety in the cause of an urgent return to normal service in the city, writes Ann Brower

GeoNet have published their latest future scenarios and aftershock forecasts following the M7.8 quake that struck early on Monday morning.