The earthquake-shattered main road linking Picton and Christchurch will "definitely" be closed for at least the next six months, the Transport Minister says.

Emergency supplies have finally landed in a cut-off community just 22km north of Kaikoura.

Motorists are told to take public transport or expect to sit in traffic after incidents leave Auckland motorway crawling.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.