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.

The earthquake-shattered main road linking Picton and Christchurch will "definitely" be closed for at least the next six months, the Transport Minister says.

Opening access to SH1 on the south side of Kaikoura will happen "quite a way before we open up to the north", Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce has told Kaikoura.

Scientists have revealed astonishing new insights into how the 7.8-magnitude quake affected New Zealand's seabed.

Geonet reports that the earthquake, which struck at 1.19pm, was at a depth of 40km.

Statistics NZ staff are moving into a new home after the 7.8 earthquake partially collapsed its headquarters at CentrePort.

Residents were urged to "evacuate immediately" after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Fukushima prefecture in Japan, sparking a tsunami warning.

Asbestos contamination and a highly unstable building have destroyed any chance of personal belongings being saved from 61 Molesworth St in Wellington.

A tsunami has been spotted out to sea and is about to hit the eastern coast of Japan. Joint Tristram Clayton for the latest.

Victoria University earthquake scientist Dr John Townend says Kiwis shouldn't draw any connections between the Japan quake and last Monday's 7.8 Kaikoura quake.

'Early wake-up call' for former All Black Cory Jane as quake hits Japan.

An earthquake has struck Japan and a tsunami warning has been issued. Join Tristram Clayton for the latest.

First there were "quake cows", now a lamb has been plucked to safety in Canterbury.

Restaurant owners affected by the 2011 earthquake travelled to Kaikoura yesterday to share their experiences and offer advice.

More than 100 Hawke's Bay claims had been lodged with the EQC after the Kaikoura earthquake.

Now the North Island is on the move as a massive silent quake strikes Hawke's Bay and Gisborne.

Seventy Kiwibank workers shut out of their earthquake affected building in Wellington have relocated to Hastings. Staff had been

Claire Trevett plots the topsy-turvy week of Prime Minister John Key - in which a quake sets the scene.

COMMENT: Blaming quakes on sexual behaviour is a disgraceful insult as our hearts go out to shaken communities.

Wellingtonians can expect the cordons to stay up for some time around the significantly damaged Reading Cinema car park building in the central city.

A free public transport service will roll out tomorrow in Kaikoura to help rural residents get to town.

Opposition parties piled into Prime Minister John Key yesterday for mentioning tax cuts in the same breath as the Kaikoura Earthquake

"It's really frustrating. We've been up and down the road since the quake happened, we know the risk. We don't need this cordon and convoy."

The latest local doing his bit to help has spent hundreds delivering food to cut-off families in a remote part of Kaikoura.