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Protest at Auckland defence conference
Protesters are intending to blockade a defence industry conference in central Auckland today.
Protesters are intending to blockade a defence industry conference in central Auckland today.
English tourist had just turned in for the night when the earthquake struck. Now the terrified visitor is desperate to get home.
The owners of a Kerikeri jewellery business are reeling after thieves targeted the best bling in the shop. Manufacturing and retail
COMMENT: John Key plans to take his opportunity to ask questions about Trans Pacific Partnership.
COMMENT: The navies of the United States, Australia and Canada are joining New Zealand's earthquake relief effort.
COMMENT: The Marsden Fund for research spends millions of tax dollars on 'the weird stuff' and that's how it should be.
The Prime Minister's bodyguards directed traffic around a high rise close to collapse, slips caused traffic chaos and homes were evacuated in capital.
Permanent and long-term international migration to NZ is at its highest level in more than 25 years and many newcomers are opting to settle in the regions.
Hong Kong's richest man is to donate $5 million to the University of Auckland to support entrepreneurship.
Two cattle and a calf which survived yesterday's earthquake should be allowed to retire and live out their days in a sanctuary, animal rights group Peta says.
A Council executive has responded to backlash against the spending of $500,000 on a new slogan, saying it is a small part of a bigger "Auckland Story".
Plans for a ferry between Whanganui and Port Motueka have been revisited. And pending a feasibility study by the council, could have the Mayor's support. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Property investor Sir Bob Jones said his company's extensive portfolio of buildings in Wellington escaped relatively unscathed. A
A number of schools have been closed due to flooding, affecting some students due to sit exams after afternoon.
Union wants to avoid adding to community's stress.
Restoring highway access to Kaikoura will take months, Transport Minister Simon Bridges says.
Police crime data will be easily accessible to the public from the end of the month with the launch of online tool policedata.co.nz.
New laws against looters are not necessary, says police minister.
The alpine tourist hotspot of Hanmer Springs, usually a thriving, buzzing place, resembles a ghost town.
Preliminary modelling suggests that the earthquake was caused by a rupture of a northeast-striking fault t, but this may be a more complex event.
Richie McCaw, who has been airlifting stranded tourists out of Kaikoura, says the devastation from the air looks "pretty crazy".
The prosecution and defence have closed their cases in the Craig Rippon murder trial in the High Court at Whanganui. Tyrone Peter
A helicopter pilot says he could smell the fresh earth uncovered by the Kaikoura earthquake hundreds of metres in the air as he flew above the scene.
Marlborough Civil Defence may evacuate six more people from the Clarence River area this morning.
A Dutch tourist waiting to be evacuated from Kaikoura says the people of the earthquake-damaged-town are her heroes.
On an impulse, Jamie Brosnahan and Jonathon O'Neill spent Sunday night in Kaikoura. The Rotorua couple were heading for Hanmer Springs
Predicting large earthquakes is not as simple as looking to the moon or watching the pet cat. A post online predicting an earthquake
Skywatchers may have a chance to see a supermoon tonight, a phenomenon now shining over the region that won't be visible again until 2034.