The number of New Zealanders unaccounted for in Nepal is down to single figures, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says.

Greg Kay, the New Zealander who died from a heart attack after the Nepal earthquake, was part of the trekking group led by Peter Hillary.

Hundreds of climbers remained trapped on Everest yesterday as rescue teams raced to mount an evacuation before supplies run out.

The first smoke of the funeral pyres was wafting over what remained of Nepal's magnificent Hindu temples.

A leading charity has warned it could be years before Nepal fully recovers from the deadly earthquake that ripped through the country on Saturday.

Three days after the deadly earthquake that claimed more than 3700 lives, several New Zealand families continue to wait for news of their loved ones.

Terrified Kiwi Everest trekker Elizabeth Farrington clung to a large rock for dear life as Saturday's avalanche roared over her.

A newlywed British couple ran for their lives and clung desperately to ice axes rammed into the ground to survive a terrifying wall of snow on Everest after the Nepal earthquake.

At least 17 people, including five working for a New Zealand company, were killed at the Mt Everest base camp in Nepal by an avalanche.

Kiwis in Nepal have spoken of yesterday's terrifying earthquake and say the country needs help urgently.

Kiwi hikers trekking down from Mount Everest base camp have described their panic when the devastating quake - which has killed at least 1800 people - hit.

The video was recorded by a security camera in Nepal where an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on Richter scale took place on 25th of April 2015.

The Nepalese Government has declared a state of emergency in affected areas and appealed for international assistance after a severe earthquake destroyed homes, businesses and temples in Kathmandu and the densely-populated surrounding areas.

At least 718 feared dead as Nepalese earthquake leads to utter destruction. "Sherpas believe that a lot of people may have been buried in their tents."

Cameras at the Marlborough Racing Club meeting at Waterlea racecourse in Blenheim capture the moment today's 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck. Video / TAB Trackside

A strong earthquake centered just off Kaikoura has caused problems with the Spark mobile network today.

The magnitude 2.6 quake shook 5 kilometres south of Ruatoria at a depth of only 5km.

Three strong and "somewhat shallow" earthquakes centred off shore have shaken East Cape today.

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook Christchurch overnight.

Officials are warning that hazardous tsunami waves could hit some coastlines in the Pacific after a powerful earthquake struck near Papua New Guinea.

Government ministers, foreign press and ambassadors including New Zealand's Mark Sinclair are sitting in a glitzy conference room in downtown Tokyo, looking at stunning photographs on powerpoint of a....

A 4.8 earthquake recorded 110km north of White Island this morning was not related to any volcanic activity on the island.

Two earthquakes rattled the South Island this morning.