The repair of Kaikoura's harbour may provide an opportunity for Westport's dredge, says Buller Mayor Garry Howard.

These graphics show how Marlborough's faults were set off one by one in the 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake.

Bikers on their way to the Burt Monroe Challenge in Invercargill this weekend have been warned to slow down on areas of loose chip.

Police have warned the public about an Invercargill man on the run, but his mother is hoping she can appeal to his softer side.

By noon today, scientists had recorded nearly 5000 aftershocks from last Monday's big shake. But what are aftershocks and what can they tell us? Jamie Morton explains.

Three young children have been treated in hospital for potentially-deadly meningococcal disease.

Two women have been arrested in relation to an alleged racist incident in Queenstown.

The pursuit of a Greymouth man through the Karoro Lawn Cemetery while brandishing a pool cue was recounted in the Greymouth District Court yesterday.

Temperatures in some parts of the country have climbed over 30 degrees before midday.

The key remaining route to Kaikoura is closed and some residents are being forced to sleep outside after a strong 5.7 aftershock on Tuesday evening.

One person is dead after a four-car crash on State Highway 1 near Moeraki this afternoon.

Opening access to SH1 on the south side of Kaikoura will happen "quite a way before we open up to the north", Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce has told Kaikoura.

Protesters were again moved off the Pike River Mine access road this morning.

Scientists have revealed astonishing new insights into how the 7.8-magnitude quake affected New Zealand's seabed.

Police are calling for witnesses to two attempted assaults on the same woman in Nelson last night.

A wage subsidy package offered by the Government to small businesses in Kaikoura and nearby communities will be extended to larger businesses.

First there were "quake cows", now a lamb has been plucked to safety in Canterbury.

Restaurant owners affected by the 2011 earthquake travelled to Kaikoura yesterday to share their experiences and offer advice.

How has Kaikoura's world-famous wildlife responded to the 7.8 earthquake? Science reporter Jamie Morton looked at what we know so far.

Just one determined student turned up for the afternoon exams at Kaikoura High School today.

A new video of the Kekerengu Fault shows the shocking damage caused by last week's 7.8-magnitude earthquake on the landscape.

Canterbury Television is waving goodbye to TV.

The primary school in quake-ravaged Waiau had reopened today, with pupils sitting around and sharing their earthquake stories.

Canterbury University marine ecologist Dr Sharyn Goldstien has been on the ground investigating what the freshly-raised coast at Kaikoura has meant for ocean ecosystems.

Monday's 7.8 quake was bafflingly complex in some ways, but simple in others. Science reporter Jamie Morton delved into the data to look at what we know so far.

Oliver Briggs gave his competitor a head start in the men's slalom heats - next minute, he was "flying through the air".

The daughter-in-law of the 100-year-old woman rescued from the rubble of an historic homestead speaks out.

A 106-year old lodge pancaked in Monday's earthquake, with its owners lucky to escape with their lives.

Around 50 per cent of buildings in Kaikoura have had their rapid assessment completed.

Although it's early days for assessing the impact of the quake, analysis shows the government is well placed to handle the costs.