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Plan to get tourists back to Kaikoura

The Govtt will re-double its promotion of the "Alpine Pacific Triangle" to get tourists back to quake-hit Kaikoura, Hanmer and Christchurch.

Carpark demolition: 'News is just getting worse as every day goes by'

Rob Zorn's car is one of 10 vehicles left in Wellington building to be demolished that cannot be retrieved.

Kaikoura quake: Most detailed images

The most detailed satellite imagery showing the impact of the 7.8 magnitude Kaikoura earthquake on November 14 has been released.

Carpark building to be demolished

The earthquake-stricken Reading Cinema carpark building in central Wellington will be demolished.

'We are finding it hard to get motivated'

Three weeks on from the 7.8 Kaikoura quake, companies are struggling.

Interactive: How quake changed landscape

A new satellite-based tool published by Landcare Research has provided one of the clearest views yet of what changes last month's 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake wrought on the landscape.

Council backtracks on building rechecks

Wellington City Council says they will not be held to an earlier plan to recheck buildings after a magnitude 5 or above tremor.

'Anger, frustration, despair' after quake

Many Kiwis affected by the 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake will need "significant ongoing psychological support", the PM's chief science adviser says.

Gay MP hits out at Tamaki's message

National MP Paul Foster-Bell has spoken out for the first time about his sexuality in response to Brian Tamaki linking homosexuality to earthquakes.

Why it's time for Wellingtonians to chill

COMMENT: Wellington at the moment resembles something between a war zone and a crime scene.

Godzilla hurricanes a major new threat

Major US cities will be under serious threat of Godzilla hurricanes, as wild weather patterns move closer to the northeastern coast.

Kaikoura's Inland Rd may reopen tomorrow

Canterbury Civil Defence hopes to reopen one lane of the Inland Rd into Kaikoura tomorrow afternoon.

Inside view of the NZDF convoy to Kaikoura

At spots where the boulders still teeter above, the convoy spreads out a little. Better to have one or two trucks wiped out than several, it's explained to me ... The brutal logic makes sense.

Looming disaster: Is America ready?

COMMENT: The biggest natural disaster in human history may be coming, and the people living in the danger zone are woefully unprepared.

Watch: Deputy Commissioner Mike Clement speaks at National Crisis Centre

Deputy Commissioner Mike Clement speaking at today’s update at the National Crisis Centre

Watch: Aid in convoy to Kaikoura

Lance Corporal Drew Joyce talks about the army aid convoy to Kaikoura

Watch NZH Focus: Japanese earthquake warning system

An early warning system that gave hundreds of thousands of Japanese a chance to take cover before the magnitude 9 earthquake struck in 2011. When every second is critical, the system was a life-saver. Join Tristram Clayton to find out more.

Westport's dredge offered to Kaikoura

The repair of Kaikoura's harbour may provide an opportunity for Westport's dredge, says Buller Mayor Garry Howard.