Join Tristram Clayton as he talks to Newstalk ZB's political reporter Barry Soper for the latest update from Wellington.

St John is standing down its National Crisis Co-ordination Centre (NCCC) overnight, however a national on-call team will remain available.

Police investigating looting during yesterday's quake evacuations say eight burglaries took place and they have stepped up patrols since then.

The ground heaved and trees cracked - rescued tourists caught up in the North Canterbury quake tell their stories to Chris Morris.

Tourism operators say there have been no reports of cancellations following the earthquakes but the industry is in damage control because of potential damage to NZ's image.

The probability of another huge quake over magnitude 7 in the next 24 hours has been put at 4 per cent - but at 14 per cent in the next week and 22 per cent across the next 30 days.

ANZ has announced an assistance package for customers impacted by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Monday night.

LIVE BLOG: US warship on its way to Kaikoura as aftershocks continue to shake the North Canterbury region.

WATCH: When Ben Todd saw water rising towards his family home he knew there was only one thing to do.

Newlyweds Edward and Lesley-Anne were staying positive despite being in the thick of earthquakes and after shocks in Kaikoura

The Takahanga Marae opened its doors to help stranded tourists and stricken locals.

Houses in small community are so badly quake-damaged that locals are considering using diggers to bring them down today.

People queued for more than an hour after New World opened its doors today.

People with quake-damaged homes are being urged to look after themselves ahead of their properties.

The 7.5 magnitude earthquake cracked concrete and broke windows at the Wellington stadium.

Learn from Christchurch and subsidise businesses hit by the devastating Kaikoura earthquake, former mayor Sir Bob Parker has told the Government.

Two strong aftershocks have rattled the top of the South Island around 2.30pm today.

The boss of Statistics NZ has posted a message saying she has been left questioning how such a new building could be so badly affected by yesterday morning's quakes.

A student volunteer army set up overnight is already knocking on the doors of quake and flood stricken houses around Wellington's Victoria University.

NewstalkZB’s reporter Chelsea Daniels on how tourists in Kaikoura are coping.

Kaikoura Mayor Winston Grey talks about how locals are feeling in his town and exactly what the damage is like in the town.

New Zealand Herald Reporter Kurt Bayer is in the tourist town of Hamner Springs.

NewstalkZB’s Brian Ashby is with Kaikoura tourists who have been airlifted out.

Join us as Prime Minister John Key answers your questions live on Facebook following yesterday morning's devastating 7.5 quake.

Wellington has been hit by torrential weather closing both state highway one and two - cutting off the city. Join Bernadine Oliver-Kerby for the latest.

Tower says the cost of yesterday's 7.5 magnitude earthquake near Kaikoura in the upper South Island is limited by the insurer's reinsurance programme.

Restoring highway access to Kaikoura will take months, Transport Minister Simon Bridges says.

New Zealand has better thing to do right now than talk to Donald Trump.

Rain continues to fall in Wellington following Monday's earthquakes placing increasing pressure on the region

New laws against looters are not necessary, says police minister.