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.

Tiny North Canterbury town of Waiau, with population 300, bore the brunt of last week's earthquake.

How has Kaikoura's world-famous wildlife responded to the 7.8 earthquake? Science reporter Jamie Morton looked at what we know so far.

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.

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.

Santa Claus is coming to town - in Christchurch - after initial fears the 7.8 magnitude quake may have cancelled this year's Christmas in the Park concert.

WATCH: Kylee Guy's new partner, Kent Martin, has spoken about his family's lucky escape from their crumbling home during the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

Volunteers say they will continue rescuing paua along Kaikoura's coastline at the first low tide tomorrow after seeking permission from iwi.

The young baby of Kylee Guy and her new partner Kent Martin would almost certainly have been crushed to death in Monday's earthquake if not for the quick actions of his father.​

A 106-year old lodge pancaked in Monday's earthquake, with its owners lucky to escape with their lives.

Bishop Brian Tamaki is under fire for blaming earthquakes on sinners, murderers and gays in a sermon.

The acting Civil Defence Minister has blasted comments made by the head of Geonet - saying he feels blindsided.

Around 50 per cent of buildings in Kaikoura have had their rapid assessment completed.

A visit by one of Kaikoura's world-famous whales has lifted the spirits of the town's quake-struck residents today.

Four Wellington students are without a home after abandoning their rickety Aro Valley flat during Monday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

The probability of another 7.0-plus quake striking have fallen further, GeoNet reported today, but large aftershocks are still likely across a large area of New Zealand.

The Ministry of Health says the risk of a gastro bug outbreak in Kaikoura is under control for the time being.

Thousands of central Wellington workers face an uncertain week as the clean-up from Monday's devastating 7.8 earthquake clean-up.