We speak to Red Cross spokesman Gemma Snowdon about how we can help with the earth quake relief.

As Canterbury Civil Defence declared a region-wide state of emergency, people from around South Island banned together to support those affected by quake.

Source: Facebook: NZ Farming.

Join Bernadine Oliver-Kerby as she talks to Sir Bob Parker, former mayor of Christchurch. Few know the massive task of rebuilding and simply coping with a disaster of this magnitude than Sir Parker who was mayor during devastating quakes of 2011 and 2012.

Associate Professor Sarb Johal of Massey University's School of Psychology shares some tips on how to cope with quake-related stress and anxiety.

Join Tristram Clayton as he talks to Newstalk ZB's political reporter Barry Soper for the latest update from Wellington.

The probability of another huge quake over magnitude 7 in the next 24 hours has been put at 4 per cent - but at 14 per cent in the next week and 22 per cent across the next 30 days.

Source: Twitter: Brad Gallen @bzzrkr

Hunting and Fishing's Anton Evans remains stoic despite the damage and his business grinding to a hault.

People queued for more than an hour after New World opened its doors today.

Source: Twitter: Gary Curtis @Flyin_GC Carpark completely under water

Traffic leaving central Wellington is gridlocked as commuters scramble to leave the rain-battered city.

Could Monday's quake trigger a sleeper tsunami or an Alpine Fault quake? Are we living in an era of quakes? Science reporter Jamie Morton tackles the big questions.

The boss of Statistics NZ has posted a message saying she has been left questioning how such a new building could be so badly affected by yesterday morning's quakes.

Source: Facebook: Tracey Po Ching. Flooding in Horoeka St, Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, Wellington

NewstalkZB’s reporter Chelsea Daniels on how tourists in Kaikoura are coping.

Kaikoura Mayor Winston Grey talks about how locals are feeling in his town and exactly what the damage is like in the town.

New Zealand Herald Reporter Kurt Bayer is in the tourist town of Hamner Springs.

Rain continues to fall in Wellington following Monday's earthquakes placing increasing pressure on the region

People in the Kaikoura region are likely to experience degraded phone services for an extended period of time.

Source: David Kyle. Heavy flooding is effecting Wellington roads including main highways.

Share market investors are expected to be "gun-shy" and hold off from big trades until they believe the aftershocks are over.

The energy unleashed in the Kaikoura earthquake was equivalent to what could power Christchurch for an entire year.

HMNZS Canterbury is sailing to Kaikoura loaded with aid supplies and will bring back tourists and residents.

The New Zealand sharemarket held up well today, but the worst could be yet to come as aftershocks threaten the country.

Most of Spark's South Island broadband and landline network is hanging by a thread. A cable running along the island's east coast

The now-named Kaikoura Earthquake triggered 100,000 landslides in Northern Canterbury and southern Marlborough.

New Zealand shares rose, led by companies that stand to benefit from earthquake repairs such as Fletcher Building and Metro Performance Glass.

Scientists are trawling through data to see how New Zealand has shifted following the latest quake.