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.

As a Wellingtonian you know you're living in a very hip city that's destined to one day go "poof" in a puff of concrete dust, writes Polly Gillespie.

Hunting and Fishing's Anton Evans remains stoic despite the damage and his business grinding to a hault.

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.

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.

West Coast residents have been asked to protect the broadband fibre optic cable after the eastern cable was lost in the earthquakes early yesterday.

A number of schools have been closed due to flooding, affecting some students due to sit exams after afternoon.

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.

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.

People in the Kaikoura region are likely to experience degraded phone services for an extended period of time.

Steven Joyce has been charged with putting together a "business continuity package" for Kaikoura.

Defence Force sends hundreds of staff plus planes and ships to earthquake-affected south.

Three blokes in a 4WD have headed into big country searching out those needing help in the wake of the Kaikoura Earthquake.

Our photographers and reporters share some of the images captured after yesterday's quakes.