An earthquake has struck Japan and a tsunami warning has been issued. Join Tristram Clayton for the latest.

COMMENT: Blaming quakes on sexual behaviour is a disgraceful insult as our hearts go out to shaken communities.

A free public transport service will roll out tomorrow in Kaikoura to help rural residents get to town.

"It's really frustrating. We've been up and down the road since the quake happened, we know the risk. We don't need this cordon and convoy."

How has Kaikoura's world-famous wildlife responded to the 7.8 earthquake? Science reporter Jamie Morton looked at what we know so far.

Work to demolish a quake-damaged Wellington office tower is expected to take about two weeks, weather permitting.

The probability of another 7.0-plus quake striking have fallen further, GeoNet reported today, but large aftershocks are still likely across a large area of New Zealand.

Thousands of central Wellington workers face an uncertain week as the clean-up from Monday's devastating 7.8 earthquake clean-up.

Few places in the world can boast the natural wonders of Kaikoura. That all changed in one shaking, shocking minute last Monday morning.

4WD emergency team laden with supplies has been denied the ability to deliver the badly needed food and relief

Peter Dunne has echoed calls from the public to strip Destiny Church of its tax-exempt status.

Thousands of workers and residents of Wellington's CBD have been displaced, as engineers continue to detect damage incurred to buildings.

COMMENT: I'm heartened by outpourings of aroha and kindness in a time of need.

COMMENT: I was in the basement vault last night counting my money when I heard a deep rumbling in Earth. "Hannah," I called out, "it's those gays again!"

Even after the quakes, eruptions and tsunami scares of the past decade, NZ still has lessons to learn about preparedness, writes Jamie Morton.

The Kaikoura earthquake has shaken the lives of hundreds of thousands of kiwis across central New Zealand but it’s also had a major impact on business and the travel plans of many thousands more. Join Tristram Clayton as he talks to Andy Jack from FCM Travel Solutions to find out what can be done to lessen the impact of such a major event on those travelling in and out of these affected regions.

What happens to buildings when large earthquakes hit? What makes some structures more resilient than others? An expert explains.

COMMENT: On the morning of Monday November 14, 2016, the best little city in the world got ripped apart.

Lying on the ground next to Kaikoura Highschool's gymnasium wall was a pile of fractured concret bricks.

The Defence Force has now evacuated more than 800 people from Kaikoura.

A Civil Defence overhaul is inevitable following confusion over tsunami warnings after Monday's earthquake, the Government says.

Earthquake experts have looked at scenarios for both the capital and Auckland. They've crunched the numbers, finding potentially catastrophic scenarios.

BNZ's Harbour Quays building won't reopen for months following damage to CentrePort in the 7.8 earthquake.

A petition against Destiny Church's tax-free status is gaining momentum - with 102,000 signatures and climbing.

Power, water and road access is slowly being restored to earthquake-hit areas of the South Island as crews work around the clock.

The probability of another plus-7 magnitude quake within the next month has fallen - but the chances of multiple large aftershocks remains a virtual certainty.

Why have there been so many landslides after this earthquake? Could we have known this would happen? Experts shed some light on Kaikoura's devastation.

Science reporter Jamie Morton talks to GNS Science earthquake geologist Dr Rob Langridge, who has been on the ground mapping damage around Marlborough.