New Zealanders volunteering in Nepal have spoken of the terror as a second massive earthquake struck the country.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Nepal today, with a number of powerful aftershocks also shaking the beleaguered nation.

Canterbury residents were shaken awake by an earthquake this morning, which followed two in the area overnight.

New Zealand engineers are on the way to Nepal to assess earthquake damage in the capital, Kathmandu.

New Zealand engineers are on the way to Nepal to assess earthquake damage in the capital Kathmandu.

Survivors of the avalanche at Everest Base Camp have described how an NZ-based doctor helped save the lives of 25 people, despite being wounded herself.

A new deadline of 50 years to strengthen earthquake-prone buildings will preserve Auckland's heritage areas, a trust that owns old buildings says.

Major changes to rules about quake-prone buildings have been announced, cutting the number of buildings requiring assessment from 500,000 to 30,000.

An earthquake GeoNet categorised as "severe" was felt widely across the South Island this morning.

Trekkers on Base Camp, many being experienced adventure seekers, relive their experiences of Nepal's earthquake.

The earthquake centred 30km north-west of Wanaka at 5km deep. New Zealand Police said people reported some instances of broken windows but no major damage.

A New Zealander feared missing in Nepal after a large earthquake struck the nation has been found, but two more are still unaccounted for.

A rescue dog has provided a dog's-eye view of the destruction in Nepal as he helps with the rescue efforts.

Two women and one man were rescued alive in north-east Nepal yesterday, eight days after the earthquake that hit the Himalayan country.

Peter Hillary and Jamling Tenzing Norgay, whose fathers scaled Everest for the first time, witnessed the Nepal earthquake and avalanche first hand.

A Kiwi anaesthetist volunteering in quake-ravaged Nepal says the most heart-wrenching sights are the things he can't help with - providing food and shelter.

A personalised number plate remembering Sir Edmund Hillary is being auctioned to raise money for Nepal’s rebuild after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last Saturday.

Three New Zealanders thought to have been missing in Nepal have contacted their families to let them know they're safe, as three remain unaccounted for.

Dozens of international health-care professionals and emergency medical aid workers crammed into a small co-ordination office in Kathmandu looking for direction on how to assist in relief efforts....

Can earthquakes ever be predicted? This question is timely after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal recently.

A Nepalese man living in Gisborne has been moved to tears by the generosity of a man who paid for him to fly to be with his homeless sisters.

More than $200,000 has been raised by New Zealanders for victims of last week's devastating Nepal earthquake, the Himalayan Trust says.

Earthquake engineers often say earthquakes don’t kill people, collapsing buildings do.

A candle-lit vigil will be held in Christchurch Friday, to show support for the Nepalese community following last week’s devastating earthquake.

In the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake comes another deadly threat - landslides.

Incredible images have emerged of the moment a four-month old baby was rescued from the rubble of a building devastated by the Nepal earthquake.

The full scale of the devastation in Nepal is only just beginning to come to light leaving the country facing a host of challenges.

Research in the Himalaya is beginning to shed light on the processes that lead to earthquakes, and understand the threat they pose to local people.

“The environment is obviously dangerous. The view is there’s probably another 5000 bodies in the rubble. Children are just playing in that environment."