Cafe owners are calling for "business anew" as they hope numbers will soon return to normal in quake-stricken Kaikoura.

Police have received reports of people going door to door in Palmerston North and surrounding areas, claiming to be from the Earthquake Commission or council.

Farmers and the fishing industry get $5 million relief package.

Its good news for quake-stricken central New Zealand as wild weather eases, with a mainly fine weekend ahead. No significant rainfall

A BMW owner is fuming after being forced to abandon her and her partner's only car in a Wellington building due to earthquake risks.

Quake victim's family express 'sincere gratitude' for community support.

The Kaikoura earthquake has shaken the lives of hundreds of thousands of kiwis across central New Zealand but it’s also had a major impact on business and the travel plans of many thousands more. Join Tristram Clayton as he talks to Andy Jack from FCM Travel Solutions to find out what can be done to lessen the impact of such a major event on those travelling in and out of these affected regions.

Engineers say its "unusual" shorter buildings - some of which are old and earthquake-prone - didn't suffer as much damage.

A new video shows cracks have formed a major drop on a Clarence road.

More homes have been evacuated in Kaikoura after a potential landslide risk was detected.

Attention will be turning towards rural and vulnerable households says Civil Defence in its latest briefing.

A Wellington ferry worker claims to have been given no option but to work, despite major quake damage to the wharf.

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges will never forget the shaking of aftershocks or seeing firsthand the immense damage caused by the South

Just a few days ago, Waiau was cut off from civilisation.

Statistics NZ boss Liz MacPherson was unusually blunt for a Wellington bureaucrat as she assessed the damage to her department's headquarters.

The toll Monday's earthquake has had on Wellington is coming to light after at least four more buildings in the central city were evacuated yesterday.

COMMENT: On the morning of Monday November 14, 2016, the best little city in the world got ripped apart.

Lying on the ground next to Kaikoura Highschool's gymnasium wall was a pile of fractured concret bricks.

Hanmer Springs locals and business owners are amazed that the alpine tourist village near the epicentre of Monday's massive earthquake has escaped any major damage.

Kaikoura schools are in generally good shape and some may be able to open next week, according to the Ministry of Education.

Warships from Australia, Canada and the United States have arrived in Kaikoura to help with disaster relief efforts.

A police attempt to reach the small North Canterbury township of Waiau by flight was abandoned today due to poor weather and low visibility. Planning

Eight properties in Marlborough have been identified as being too badly damaged to be entered.

BNZ's Harbour Quays building won't reopen for months following damage to CentrePort in the 7.8 earthquake.

Whale Watch Kaikoura is overwhelmed by the support they have received following a temporary closure after Monday's quake.

New concerns that heavy rain could bring flooding to the east coast of the South Island.

Reading Car Park building on Wakefield Street has just been added to the list of buildings with serious structural damage. There are now three buildings with this classification. Tristram Clayton is at the scene as residents are asked to evacuate.

The road into Waiau will be "average" for some time, locals say, but the community is already rebuilding their lives after Monday's devastating earthquake.

A petition against Destiny Church's tax-free status is gaining momentum - with 102,000 signatures and climbing.

Residents of Collina Terrace in Central Wellington have been allowed to briefly return to their houses to collect essential possessions.