Living on shaky ground : the science and story behind New Zealand's earthquakes / Matthew Wright.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : living on shaking ground -- Science -- Prehistory : lessons for tomorrow -- Adventures in the nineteenth century -- The deeper story : Wellington's 'big one' -- Twentieth-century upsurges and downswings -- The deeper story : Hawke's Bay -- Twenty-first century -- The deeper story : Christchurch 2010- 11 -- Living with earthquakes.

"This book investigates our turbulent tectonics. It tells us how earthquakes are measured and described, and how scientists predict future shakes. It details New Zealand's lesser-known quakes, quakes that have had deadly consequences, and the tremors that recently hit the lower North Island"--Back cover.