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John Key says the Government expects to announce measures for a national disaster warning system which will "blast a message out to everyone".
John Key says the Government expects to announce measures for a national disaster warning system which will "blast a message out to everyone".
Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Gerry Brownlee said he is disgusted with the people who have looted earthquake victims' homes and a train.
MPI has denied reports it sent a letter to volunteers today stating they can continue moving paua along Kaikoura's coastline - paua should be left where they are.
A man who has survived six disasters is calling for more support to be given to Kaikoura.
The earthquake that struck Kaikoura this week could cost the insurance industry as much as $5.3 billion.
Anyone with concerns about their building shouldn't hesitate to ask their landlord or body corporate if it's been inspected by a qualified engineer.
A helicopter owner has offered to fly the body of Jo-Anne Mackinnon home for burial in Kaikoura.
Statistics New Zealand has hit out at claims its quake-damaged headquarters could be demolished.
Hundreds of home checks have been carried out in the worst-hit areas by Red Cross personnel since Monday's 7.8 quake.
It's critical shellfish and rock lobsters in Kaikoura's new intertidal zone are protected, MPI says.
COMMENT: It's time New Zealand dropped its famed "number eight wire" mentality and "she'll be right" attitude.
The US Admiral who ordered the USS Sampson to divert to the earthquake disaster zone has a long history with New Zealand.
Sitting in the darkness of his mountain home, aftershocks rumbling through and his partner's body in his arms, Gary Morton had never felt so alone.
The young baby of Kylee Guy and her new partner would almost certainly have been crushed to death in Monday's earthquake if not for the quick actions of his father.
Thousands of workers and residents of Wellington's CBD have been displaced, as engineers continue to detect damage incurred to buildings.
It is too soon to say how the earthquake recovery costs will impact on any tax-cut plans by National, says the Finance Minister.
The number of aftershocks since Monday's big quake has topped 2800.
COMMENT: I'm heartened by outpourings of aroha and kindness in a time of need.
Four people, including two children, from Waiau, North Canterbury have contracted norovirus in the last two days, Canterbury DHB says. The
They've received so many food and water parcels, Ivan says he can't take a shower because it's filled with bottles.
They're relocating paua by the tonne. About 40 tonnes were expected to have been cut free from the rocks along the Kaikoura coastline by this afternoon.
A huge landslide has filled a valley in the ranges of quake-stricken Kaikoura.
Police have arrested three local men in relation to the looting of a freight train stranded north of Kaikoura after Monday's powerful
This could be the perfect postcard of rural New Zealand ... but this rural idyll has become the Ground Zero of Monday's mammoth magnitude-7.8 earthquake.
Nelson plasterer's bright idea sees plane land in quake-torn area laden with KFC, McDonald's burgers and pizza.
The historic Hurunui Hotel has been red-stickered after Monday's quake but publican Sean Madden is confident it will be allowed to reopen soon.
Water flooded 140m inland south of Kaikoura, damaging one home at Little Pigeon Bay.
From today, people can get behind Red Cross' work to support communities affected by Monday's devastating earthquake by donating at
Political Roundup: After the recovery phrase of an earthquake, the rebuild involves incredibly political and ideological decisions that need to be made.
Even after the quakes, eruptions and tsunami scares of the past decade, NZ still has lessons to learn about preparedness, writes Jamie Morton.