New ZealandChoppers on way to cut-off peopleThe military will today drop in on people cut off by this week's quake.16 Nov 09:04 PM
New ZealandEvacuees relieved to reach safetyTourists and locals arrived in Christchurch after long night aboard Navy ship.16 Nov 08:43 PM
New ZealandQuake: The power of 400 atom bombsThe escalation of the Kaikoura Earthquake in magnitude from 7.5 to 7.8 now puts its power on a par with the equivalent energy release of 400 atomic bombs detonating.16 Nov 08:26 PM
TelecommunicationsSpark waives fees for quake victimsSpark will waive the usual fees for moving or terminating a broadband contract early for people forced to move as a result of this week's earthquakes.16 Nov 08:15 PM
Freight and logisticsFreight costs spike 18pc post quakeThe changes to the freight routes in and out of Canterbury have seen an 18 per cent increase in cost.16 Nov 07:49 PM
New ZealandNew quake threat: 150m dam could 'rapidly fail'Civil Defence is warning that a 150m high dam is at risk of failure after heavy rain.16 Nov 07:39 PM
EmploymentGovt to announce relief for KaikouraAs Govt announces its relief package, Kaikoura businesses spell out what they need to survive.16 Nov 05:23 PM
BusinessCentrePort partly reopened for businessParts of CentrePort have been reopened and are ready for business while preliminary assessment on Statistics House begins.16 Nov 05:10 PM
New ZealandRescued Brits thank KaikouraBrits evacuated from the quake zone grateful to the people of Kaikoura.16 Nov 05:04 PM
New ZealandSupport package for Kaikoura businessesEconomic Development Minister Steven Joyce is tipped to announce a support package today for businesses and the 800 workers in the town.16 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandPM calling for answers over buildingsModern buildings in central Wellington should never have been so badly damaged in Monday's quake and only lucky timing prevented any deaths, a seismic engineer says.16 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Tsunami advice must be improvedTen months after the destructive February 2011 earthquake, an independent review of the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management's response was undertaken.16 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandWellington economic agency confident of bounce-backWellington's economic activity has bounced back to relative normality after the CBD shutdown following this week's earthquake.16 Nov 09:16 AM
New ZealandGovt urged to fund 24/7 warning systemThe Government is being urged to fund an around-the-clock monitoring and warning system for earthquakes and tsunamis in New Zealand.16 Nov 06:44 AM
New ZealandWatch: Surveying the earthquake damage from aboveThe landscape around Kaikoura has been forever changed and is all too clear from aboveWatch16 Nov 05:50 AM
New ZealandRacing car test track 'ruined by quake'A multi-million dollar racing car test track situated near Monday's mega-quake epicentre is "pretty much ruined", says its Australian IT tycoon owner.16 Nov 05:44 AM
New ZealandBlaming gays for earthquake 'plain loopy'Comments by Destiny Church leader Bishop Brian Tamaki outrage rainbow community advocate and human rights commissioner.16 Nov 05:34 AM
New ZealandRescued cows safe from slaughterKaikoura's internationally famous "quake cows" are safe and sound and "back in business" today.16 Nov 05:32 AM
New ZealandPM promises fast-track help for KaikouraPrime Minister John Key has promised fast-track help to keep Kaikoura businesses on their feet.16 Nov 05:25 AM
New ZealandLandslides: Engineers face 'unprecedented' taskGeotechnical engineers face an "unprecedented" challenge in tackling the many large landslides that have blocked quake-damaged Kaikoura's coastal State Highway 1.16 Nov 05:20 AM
New Zealand7.8 quake: How does it compare?The elevation of Monday's quake from a magnitude 7.5 to 7.8 makes it compare in size only with four other New Zealand quakes in the past 150 years.16 Nov 05:07 AM
BusinessQuake-battered farmers rally togetherFarmers in quake-battered North Canterbury are rallying together, pitching in for supplies, sharing gear, and helping out on damaged properties.16 Nov 04:55 AM
New ZealandQuake upgraded from 7.5 to 7.8 magnitudeThe change means aftershocks may be larger in magnitude for a longer period of time.16 Nov 04:46 AM
New ZealandWatch: Key talks emergency legislation for KaikouraPrime Minister talks about whether emergency legislation might be required in wake of Kaikoura quake Watch16 Nov 04:31 AM
New Zealand7.8 quake: Another tragedy for familyPeter and Jules Wallace have suffered enough. And now this.16 Nov 04:24 AM
New ZealandImages of relief in KaikouraIt was a day of rescuing travellers stranded in Kaikoura and reassuring those left behind as the PM dropped in to survey the scene in Kaikoura today.16 Nov 04:21 AM
New ZealandKey calls Tamaki's comments 'madness'The PM and Kaikoura's mayor have dismissed Brain Tamaki's comments blaming the devastating earthquakes on "gays, murderers and sinners".16 Nov 03:04 AM
New ZealandKaikoura quake: a scientist's perspectiveWhat's it like to be part of the team at GNS Science when a big quake hits? Seismologist Dr Helen Anderson shares an insight.16 Nov 02:50 AM
New ZealandQuake-devastated Waiau receives reliefTonnes of food, water and supplies are being driven into earthquake-hit Waiau by big-hearted Cantabrians.16 Nov 02:22 AM
New ZealandRetirement village apartments evacuatedA block of apartments at a Wellington retirement village has been evacuated due to fears of suspected structural damage.16 Nov 02:03 AM
New ZealandDoC to check seal colonySeals are likely to have been killed but it isn't yet clear if the popular Ohau Point seal colony has been destroyed by the Kaikoura earthquake.16 Nov 01:40 AM
