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

Join Tristram Clayton as he talks to GNS Science seismologist John Ristau on the South Island earthquake.

The capital is in shutdown after the deadly earthquake overnight.

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.

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

Two people have died and several people suffered non-fatal heart attacks following the main 7.5 magnitude earthquake in North Canterbury.

Prime Minister John Key has held his first media briefing after a number or large earthquakes hit the country.

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.

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.

An upgraded 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck 20km south-east of Hanmer Springs, Geonet says.

Reports of damage are emerging and tsunami waves are starting to hit the east coast of New Zealand following a series of strong earthquakes around the country.

Taranaki residents described a terrifying noise preceding a tremor followed by 30 seconds of shaking.

Ultra-sensitive fibre-optic sensors extending nearly a kilometre below the Southern Alps will transform what we know about one of the biggest earthquake threats facing New Zealand.

Many residents felt the 4.4 magnitude shake early today.

East Cape was shaken by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake last night. GeoNet reported a preliminary magnitude after the shake just before

Officials are concerns after the latest quake damaged several churches and buildings in the heart of Rome.

The boss of the design firm boss behind the CTV Building, which collapsed in Christchurch's February 2011 earthquake killing 115 people