Statistics New Zealand has hit out at claims its quake-damaged headquarters could be demolished.

MEMORIES: Ken Evans, whose son Grant was killed by a drink driver, is calling for harsher punishments for those caught driving drunk

Learning to drive can be hard, but learning it in a new language is almost impossible. But that's changing for refugees in Hamilton. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Heavy rain and slips have damaged Wellington roads, meaning motorists may notice different road layouts and routes this weekend. NZTA

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.

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.

Officials are urging residents around the Firth of Thames to take photos of King Tides to help them chart the impact of possible sea level rises. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

NZTA contractors have been working urgently throughout the day to assess the safety of key South Island state highway routes.

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.

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.

The Government says the speed limit may rise but only a few roads in the country would qualify.

Hastings District Council has called for a review after sections of the newly resurfaced Waimarama Rd are already crumbling and breaking

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.