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.

WATCH: Tsunami warning lifted in Japan after major earthquake hits same region devastated by 2011 quake.

Freight destined for Wellington's CentrePort was quickly diverted to Napier Port after the Kaikoura earthquake.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Just one determined student turned up for the afternoon exams at Kaikoura High School today.

Work to demolish a quake-damaged Wellington office tower is expected to take about two weeks, weather permitting.

What about Brian Tamaki? Can you believe him? Honestly, who does this man think he is? How utterly arrogant of him. In case you

Gravestones and memorial pillars have toppled in earthquake-battered Waiau's local cemetery.

A new video of the Kekerengu Fault shows the shocking damage caused by last week's 7.8-magnitude earthquake on the landscape.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Argentina, according to the US Geological Survey.

The primary school in quake-ravaged Waiau had reopened today, with pupils sitting around and sharing their earthquake stories.

Canterbury University marine ecologist Dr Sharyn Goldstien has been on the ground investigating what the freshly-raised coast at Kaikoura has meant for ocean ecosystems.

WATCH: Skateboarders went for an adventure on quake ravaged roads but nearly lost a board into the bowels of the Earth.

Monday's 7.8 quake was bafflingly complex in some ways, but simple in others. Science reporter Jamie Morton delved into the data to look at what we know so far.

John Key said the cost of the earthquake and any resultant economic hits could affect the ability to offer a tax cut programme in the short term

Residents are being warned aftershocks connected to the Kaikoura earthquake will continue for months to years.