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Volunteers relocate paua by the tonne
They're relocating paua by the tonne. About 40 tonnes were expected to have been cut free from the rocks along the Kaikoura coastline by this afternoon.
They're relocating paua by the tonne. About 40 tonnes were expected to have been cut free from the rocks along the Kaikoura coastline by this afternoon.
A huge landslide has filled a valley in the ranges of quake-stricken Kaikoura.
This could be the perfect postcard of rural New Zealand ... but this rural idyll has become the Ground Zero of Monday's mammoth magnitude-7.8 earthquake.
Nelson plasterer's bright idea sees plane land in quake-torn area laden with KFC, McDonald's burgers and pizza.
As Kaikoura reels from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, Murchison is buzzing.
A 27 truck military convoy battled poor weather and the threat of more landslides to deliver 8860ltrs of fuel and 10,000ltrs of water to Kaikoura today.
Five people have been arrested on charges including supplying methamphetamine and possession of cannabis.
Farmers and the fishing industry get $5 million relief package.
Lying on the ground next to Kaikoura Highschool's gymnasium wall was a pile of fractured concret bricks.
Police are attending an incident in Roxburgh, Central Otago, that is believed to be firearms related.
New concerns that heavy rain could bring flooding to the east coast of the South Island.
The road into Waiau will be "average" for some time, locals say, but the community is already rebuilding their lives after Monday's devastating earthquake.
A Civil Defence helicopter made a nappy run to a remote part of Marlborough to bring supplies to a family with a young baby who have been cut off.
An alternative inland route for ferry traffic has been established running from Picton to Christchurch, via Murchison and the Lewis Pass.
Power, water and road access is slowly being restored to earthquake-hit areas of the South Island as crews work around the clock.
Businesses in quake-hit areas will be paid to keep on staff for at least eight weeks, the Govt says.
Why have there been so many landslides after this earthquake? Could we have known this would happen? Experts shed some light on Kaikoura's devastation.
Questions are being asked about why key government buildings in Wellington have been impacted so badly, as concerns about more buildings emerge.
The changes to the freight routes in and out of Canterbury have seen an 18 per cent increase in cost.
Civil Defence is warning that a 150m high dam is at risk of failure after heavy rain.
Fears today's storm will hamper clean-up efforts in regions devastated by this week's earthquake.
Oamaru's little blue penguins have become international sensations with a video of them using an underpass clocking thousands of views.
A multi-million dollar racing car test track situated near Monday's mega-quake epicentre is "pretty much ruined", says its Australian IT tycoon owner.
Prime Minister John Key has promised fast-track help to keep Kaikoura businesses on their feet.
Geotechnical engineers face an "unprecedented" challenge in tackling the many large landslides that have blocked quake-damaged Kaikoura's coastal State Highway 1.
The elevation of Monday's quake from a magnitude 7.5 to 7.8 makes it compare in size only with four other New Zealand quakes in the past 150 years.
It was a day of rescuing travellers stranded in Kaikoura and reassuring those left behind as the PM dropped in to survey the scene in Kaikoura today.
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.
Tonnes of food, water and supplies are being driven into earthquake-hit Waiau by big-hearted Cantabrians.
KiwiRail is reportedly looking into whether it can ferry people and freight from Wellington to Lyttelton.