From no waiting lists to rural scholarships and traditional medicine in emergencies, Japan's health model offers insights to ...

It could release a load of lava any day.

For Tozer, the weather was a deal-breaker. Having experienced the harsh winters of New Zealand, she was drawn to Malaysia's tropical climate. "I’ve never liked cold weather," she said. "Here, I can ...

San Francisco is requiring landlords to pay for seismic risk assessments of their buildings, particularly targeting around ...

The estranged husband of an Australian woman accused of murdering three of his elderly relatives with a meal laced with ...

New research commissioned by AMI, State and NZI shows that over half of all New Zealanders have recently experienced anxiety and concern about storms and heavy rainfall, while 43% are concerned ...

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of New Zealand Wednesday, but authorities reported no damage and issued ...

Early Wednesday morning, two offshore earthquakes struck the southwest Pacific. The first, a magnitude 5.9 (GeoNet) or 6.2 ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck off the west coast of New Zealand. No tsunami warning has been issued and there are no reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at around ...

A future Cascadia earthquake could unleash far more than just devastating shaking — it could sink large parts of the Pacific ...

With the major banks facing pressure to maintain banking services in rural regions, Westpac New Zealand is launching a ...