Picton man Rob Burn captured a telling photo of a collapsed shop front in Picton. Twisted metal and bricks from the shop's façade

Even the Large Hadron Collider - 18,000km away in Switzerland - reported "feeling" the earthquake.

When Tess Prentice got tossed out of bed by the giant earthquake that destroyed her cliff-top family home, she thought it was the "end of the world".

The largest supermoon in seventy years has been people questioning whether there’s any connection to this morning’s earthquake. Join Tristram Clayton as he learns more from University of Melbourne Associate Professor of active tectonics, Mark Quigley.

Sez Nathan and her family watched as the walls of their Waiau home crumbled around them in the early hours of this morning.

Scientists have debunked a prediction that a major earthquake could hit the South Pacific on November 14.

Anyone with damage should lodge claims with the Earthquake Commission within three months.

Join Tristram Clayton as he discusses what is ahead for commercial landlords in earthquake damaged areas with NZ Herald Property Editor Anne Gibson.

The city is littered with broken glass and walls are cracked as people look to being a post-quake cleanup

If an earthquake were not enough now a major storm is bearing down on the region’s worst affected by this morning’s quake. Join Tristram Clayton and Weather Watch's Philip Duncan to find out all you need to know.

Marlborough Mayor John Leggett says property damage appears to be more widely dispersed across the district than during the previous Seddon earthquakes.

Police are investigating three burglaries following this morning's earthquake in Christchurch.

Images are starting to come out of Kaikoura where widespread damage and one death has occurred.

Join Tristram Clayton as he talks to NZ Herald political reporter Isaac Davison in Wellington for the latest on the South Islands earthquake. While the capital has escaped the worst of the damage severals buildings have been closed this morning and workers told to stay home. ​

Join Tristram Clayton as he talks to Newstalk ZB host Chris Lynch from Christchurch about this mornings events. For Christchurch residents who lived through the devastating quake of 2011 this morning’s shake was a terrifying reminder of the past.

As New Zealand wakes up to reports of the series of earthquakes to have shaken the country overnight the rest of the world is also coming to grips with the news.

Thousands of people who work in two huge Wellington buildings can't get in this morning because of earthquake damage.

A top level meeting will get underway in an hour to work out what is needed to help this morning's killer quake.

Scientists investigating the mechanics of the earthquake say it faulted in the same way the February 22, 2011, Christchurch Earthquake did.

A family who fled their New Brighton home with their disabled child have returned to find the property looted.

The earthquake in the early hours of this morning brought back memories of the September 2010 and February 2011 quakes for Donna Mills.

Christchurch residents have escaped the worst of the quake.

A Waiau local says roads around the epicentre of this morning's quake are blocked by massive landslides and deep cracks that stretch for miles.

Interislander ferry sailings have been cancelled, along with all trains on the North Island Main Trunk Line south of Palmerston North.

Here is everything you need to know in wake of the 7.5 quake.

People who usually work in central Wellington are strongly urged to stay home today following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

Primary responsibility for civil defence emergency management at a local level rests with your local council.

There are casualties following this morning's quakes, acting Civil Defence minister Gerry Brownlee says.

More than one fault may be responsible for this morning's earthquakes.

Buildings in the Capital's CBD are damaged and workers have been told to avoid the area. Rail services have also been cancelled.