New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is calling for tough new laws around looting after three houses were burgled in the aftermath of this morning's quake.

Joining Tristram Clayton from inside his quake ravaged Wellington apartment is NZ Herald New Zealand political journalist Barry Soper.

The Sky Tower will be lit in black and white tonight, as a mark of solidarity with the rest of the country following today's earthquakes. Acting

An Australian family in New Zealand for a holiday are astounded at the "generosity" of Wellingtonians following the earthquake. Sandra

There's a 12 per cent chance of a big quake hitting before midnight. That's the prediction from government scientists GeoNet.

Join Tristram Clayton as he talks to Newstalk ZB reporter Chelsea Daniels in Waiau. The epicenter of this morning’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake was directly under this small north Canterbury settlement, population 250.

A 100-year-old woman and her daughter-in-law were rescued from the rubble of an historic homestead, while her son tragically did not make it.

New Zealand was hit by two earthquakes just after midnight - not just one. Experts have identified three likely scenarios to unfold from here.

GNS Science seismologist Dr John Ristau has answered your earthquake questions in a live chat.

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.

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.