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Ferry traffic pours through Murchison
An alternative inland route for ferry traffic has been established running from Picton to Christchurch, via Murchison and the Lewis Pass.
An alternative inland route for ferry traffic has been established running from Picton to Christchurch, via Murchison and the Lewis Pass.
Services slowly return to normal across Marlborough but many still advised to boil water.
Businesses in quake-hit areas will be paid to keep on staff for at least eight weeks, the Govt says.
A truck driver has described the inland road into Kaikoura as being like Russian roulette.
Prime Minister John Key has promised fast-track help to keep Kaikoura businesses on their feet.
West Coast police today advised motorists to take extra care when driving through the Lewis Pass and Maruia Valley on SH7 and SH65 as traffic numbers build up.
Wellington and Kapiti drivers should expect delays due to ongoing repairs and clean-up from slips and flooding, the NZTA warns.
New aerial photos show there is much work to be done after Monday's 7.8 quake.
The Prime Minister's bodyguards directed traffic around a high rise close to collapse, slips caused traffic chaos and homes were evacuated in capital.
Restoring highway access to Kaikoura will take months, Transport Minister Simon Bridges says.
First a quake, now terrible weather: weary Wellingtonians return to work.
Little crime in Kaikoura overnight, but police now gearing up for traffic issues further north as weather worsens.
On an impulse, Jamie Brosnahan and Jonathon O'Neill spent Sunday night in Kaikoura. The Rotorua couple were heading for Hanmer Springs
What you need to know about the earthquake and tsunami and what people in the above coastal areas should do.
Te Whanau-a-Apanui land trustees have set up a forest road engineering company on the East Cape, employing twenty locals, including ex-pats. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Sez Nathan and her family watched as the walls of their Waiau home crumbled around them in the early hours of this morning.
Images are starting to come out of Kaikoura where widespread damage and one death has occurred.
A series of land slips forced residents to evacuate their homes as the capital was lashed by wild weather yesterday.
COMMENT: Shifting the car import trade from Auckland would be impractical, unworkable, and unacceptable to those using the transport system north of the Harbour Bridge.
Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.
There has been mayhem on Auckland's motorways after a crash and a fire this evening.
Crime is on the up in New Zealand, with latest figures showing an increase in burglaries, assaults, abductions and sex offences over the last year.
A truck carrying a house has been involved in a crash tonight.
New Zealand rules which ban all ages from cycling on footpaths are out of step with other countries, transport officials say.
In an announcement linked to the Mt Roskill by-election, Labour leader Andrew Little yesterday said his party would fast-track light rail between the city and Mt Roskill.
More than 14,000 runners will be taking to the streets in Auckland tomorrow for the city's annual marathon.
The Labour weekend road toll stands at two today, after a woman critically injured in a Paekakariki crash died in hospital.
A mum whose stress levels went through the roof sitting in traffic jams each morning says she found the miracle cure.
Police have revealed details of a dramatic incident that allegedly began with dangerous driving and ended with assault in downtown Wellington late this afternoon.
It should be a fine Labour weekend for most Kiwis, with a high set to arrive on Saturday.