Disaster
Pacific reviews use of disaster assessment data
Representatives of disaster authorities from six Pacific countries came together this week in Fiji to review their use of data after disasters. Audio
Disposable drones to the rescue
The US Department of Defense is developing vanishing air vehicles that can make precise deliveries of critical supplies, then vaporise into thin air. Audio
Volcanic eruptions and the Ash Lab
The Ash Lab at the University of Canterbury is where geologists test the impact of volcanic ash on all sorts of vital infrastructure. Video, Audio
Volcanic eruptions and the Ash Lab
The Ash Lab at the University of Canterbury is where geologists test the impact of volcanic ash on all sorts of vital infrastructure.
Video, Audio'Keeping it real' the UN's VR mission
When you mention virtual reality, most people's thoughts turn to video games, but not Gabo Arora. He is the Creative Advisor on VR to the UN which is revolutionizing the coverage of conflicts and… Audio
Red Cross helps post-flood clean-up in Fiji
The Red Cross in Fiji is handing out cleaning kits to communities hit hard by this week's flooding in an effort to prevent the spread of disease.
Fiji govt says too early to declare disaster zones
The Fiji government says it is too early to declare disaster zones in Fiji after severe flooding.
Shelter, health and education priorities for Solomons quake recovery
Shelter, health and education are the priority areas for authorities responding to recent quakes in Solomon Islands.
Magnitude 7.8 quake hits off Solomons
The Pacific Tsunami Center says the tsunami threat following the 7.8 quake off Solomon Islands this morning has largely passed but some countries remain on alert. Audio
Stories from the quakes
Phil Pennington and Tim Graham share the stories and events from the first days of the 7.8 earthquake that ripped the land apart, caused massive slips, cut off Kaikoura and towns nearby and severely… Video, Audio, Gallery
Health fallout from Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown
Five years on from the Fukushima nuclear disaster a true picture of the catastrophic health fallout is emerging. Audio
Helping youth in South East Asia – Social Innovator Chris Henderson
Christchurch teacher Chris Henderson has worked with child protection agencies in the Philippines and as a consultant in education and development for youth throughout South East Asia. Lynda… Video, Audio
Helping youth in South East Asia – Social Innovator Chris Henderson
Christchurch teacher Chris Henderson has worked with child protection agencies in the Philippines and as a consultant in education and development for youth throughout South East Asia. Lynda…
Video, AudioCatastrophes lay bare many truths
Rebecca Macfie, Lloyd Jones and Gaylene Preston discuss dealing creatively with tough stuff through non-fiction, family memoir, and television drama at the 2014 Christchurch Word Writers and Readers… Audio
100th anniversary of the Ralph Mine disaster
Today is the centenary of one of this country's worst mining disasters when 43 men were killed at the Ralph Mine in Huntly. Audio
Reed Kroloff: buildings and disasters
Architectural writer and commentator who will visit New Zealand for the WORD Christchurch Writers Festival. Audio
Bay of Plenty Earthquake in 1987
Ten years after the event, Jack Perkins assembles a group of Edgecumbe residents to relive the experience, and trace its effects not only on the landscape but on their own lives. The result is a… Audio
After the Inangahua Earthquake of 1968
On 24 May 1968 an earthquake hit Inangahua Junction, a tiny farming, sawmilling and coal mining community 40km east of Westport on the South Island's West Coast. The damage was severe, as 70 percent… Audio
Earthshock
A reconstruction from contemporary accounts and eyewitnesses, made in February 1981 by Jack Perkins, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Hawkes Bay earthquake. Audio
Napier earthquake
80 years ago this week, at 10.46 am on February 3rd 1931, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale rocked Hawke's Bay. Fires completely destroyed downtown Napier. 258 peopled in the region… Audio
