Westport's dredge offered to Kaikoura
The repair of Kaikoura's harbour may provide an opportunity for Westport's dredge, says Buller Mayor Garry Howard.
The repair of Kaikoura's harbour may provide an opportunity for Westport's dredge, says Buller Mayor Garry Howard.
These graphics show how Marlborough's faults were set off one by one in the 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake.
By noon today, scientists had recorded nearly 5000 aftershocks from last Monday's big shake. But what are aftershocks and what can they tell us? Jamie Morton explains.
Scargill resident David Blackler talks about Tuesday's 5.7 earthquake.
People affected by the current earthquake sequence are being urged to take extra care of themselves.
Confusion surrounds investigation of alleged illegal tenancies of an earthquake-damaged building in Wellington.
Defence Force truck drivers brave waist-deep water crossings, damaged bridges and overhanging rocks to get supplies to Kaikoura.
The only road into Kaikoura has been reopened to military vehicles after last night's strong aftershock.
Earthquake victim Jo-Anne Mackinnon was laid to rest with a hair raising haka in her hometown.
Looters leave Champagne, Christmas cookies and car parts strewn along quake-ravaged rail corridor.
Papamoa father Justin Cheyne has offered his 4-bedroom home to a South Island quake family to use free during the Christmas New Year
No place on Earth is safe from the force of Mother Nature but countries on the "Ring of Fire" are certainly most vulnerable.
For the tiny community of Scargill, last night's aftershock was worse than the big one of a week ago.
A weak earthquake which hit near White Island this morning has been felt throughout the North Island. The 4.7 quake was recorded
A scientist has shared an up-close look at how last week's 7.8 quake hoisted up Kaikoura's coastline.
A significant cause of damage to commercial property buildings in the Kaikoura earthquake is a failure to comply with non-structural, seismic restraint guidelines.
As people flee earthquake-hit Kaikoura, an Australian woman has flown in to care for her elderly parents.
The people of Hastings are to make a $50,000 contribution towards relief efforts following the Kaikoura earthquake last week. At
COMMENT: Having some of their money outside New Zealand is crucial for long-term investors, Mark Lister writes.
COMMENT: Three major shakes in South Island in the last six years, have highlighted how the enemy we are most likely to have to front is the one within.
The ruined State Highway 1 along Kaikoura's pulverised coast will be rebuilt - with the prospect that huge rockfalls will be bulldozed into the sea.
Yesterday's earthquake off the coast of Japan brought back memories of the 2011 disaster for many locals.
Wellington's Lambton House building was partially evacuated after a technician found a "potentially hazardous" substance in a lift well.
The key remaining route to Kaikoura is closed and some residents are being forced to sleep outside after a strong 5.7 aftershock on Tuesday evening.
Hundreds of people turned out to farewell Jo-Anne Mackinnon, who died in last week's 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Mackinnon's funeral
Tears trickle down the faces of Kaikoura quake victims as they realise how long the road to recovery stretches before them.
The first baby has been born in Kaikoura since it was rattled by a devastating 7.8 earthquake.
Last Monday's earthquake should be a wake-up call about the risks commercial building owners overlook when it comes to non-structural items, say experts.
Transport Minister Simon Bridges on Kaikoura road damage.
Kaikoura residents talk about the psychological effects of the recent earthquake.