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One person who can’t wait for a Gavin and Stacey reunion is actress Alison Steadman, who plays the legendary Pam Shipman in the show

A new survey marks the launch of product development consultancy, biild, by exploring what type of products UK adults want, and reveals overwhelming support for products that serve a greater purpose, particularly those which are good for the planet.

The shake, which struck during the Covid-19 update on Friday, was centred in Taumarunui – but those directly above barely felt it.

Professor Tim Stern, from Victoria University of Wellington, said there were “strong parallels” between the setting of the Tōhoku-oki earthquake and the southern North Island. Almost all large earthquakes happened in areas called subduction zones, where one tectonic plate plunged beneath another, Stern said. “Both areas are underlain by a subduction zone where the depth of the plate interfaces is about 25 km, and the angle of the interfaces are both 10-20 degrees,” Stern said. T...

NZ quakes, tsunami warnings Swell conditions normal in New Zealand. Credit: Benedict Adam/CCBY2.0 New Zealanders woke this morning to a series of earthquakes. The largest of them, an 8.1 magnitude quake centred near the Kermadec Islands, triggered a rush of tsunami warnings for both the east and west coasts in the country’s north. The 8.1 quake occurred at a depth of 20km, relatively shallow for earthquakes, and conditions created could have caused a large tsunami. Fortunately, ocean conditio...

Major 8.1 quake a rare and very notable event - scientist 4 Mar, 2021 07:55 PM 9 minutes to read Wave surges are hitting parts of the New Zealand coast as thousands of evacuated residents are being told to stay on higher ground following a massive 8.1 magnitude earthquake in the Kermadec Islands. Additional video / Waiapu Civil Defence Wave surges are hitting parts of the New Zealand coast as thousands of evacuated residents are being told to stay on higher ground following a massive 8.1 magnit...