Soper: One positive from earthquake
COMMENT: John Key plans to take his opportunity to ask questions about Trans Pacific Partnership.
COMMENT: John Key plans to take his opportunity to ask questions about Trans Pacific Partnership.
Wellington commuters face delays and disruption as the city struggles to get back to normal.
The Prime Minister's bodyguards directed traffic around a high rise close to collapse, slips caused traffic chaos and homes were evacuated in capital.
A section of Molesworth Street in Central Wellington has been cordoned off, with people cleared from the area.
The quake-rattled Wellington region has received more rain in 24 hours than it would in a month.
Traffic leaving central Wellington is gridlocked as commuters scramble to leave the rain-battered city.
All train services in Wellington have been suspended until further notice following large aftershocks.
The 7.5 magnitude earthquake cracked concrete and broke windows at the Wellington stadium.
The boss of Statistics NZ has posted a message saying she has been left questioning how such a new building could be so badly affected by yesterday morning's quakes.
Emergency services responded to landslides in Wellington area as wild weather brings flooding and slips to the quake-hit region.
Our photographers and reporters share some of the images captured after yesterday's quakes.
New Zealand Post is warning that some mail will be delayed in areas hit by this week's earthquakes.
A string of motorists is stranded on State Highway 2 as authorities across the Wellington region prepare for evacuations.
There are reports that a floor in Statistics House has pancaked onto the one below. Staff won't be returning for up to a year.
Preliminary modelling suggests that the earthquake was caused by a rupture of a northeast-striking fault t, but this may be a more complex event.
Wellington CBD is open for business, but workers should check with their employers before heading into town for work.
More misery ahead for victims of yesterday's quake as bad weather moves in.
Public transport is running again in Wellington today and some roads in the South Island should start to reopen.
The Clarence River has burst its banks, with residents being told to move to high ground immediately, as aftershocks continue to rock the country.
Most schools will open tomorrow, following hundreds of closures after the quake.
Even buildings that have been deemed "safe" after an earthquake can have internal damage, Quake Protected says.
An Australian family in New Zealand for a holiday are astounded at the "generosity" of Wellingtonians following the earthquake. Sandra
There's a 12 per cent chance of a big quake hitting before midnight. That's the prediction from government scientists GeoNet.
The aftermath of this morning's earthquake has left the home of Newstalk ZB political editor Barry Soper trashed.
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Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is one of the few people working in Wellington's central business district following a large 7.5 earthquake
The city is littered with broken glass and walls are cracked as people look to being a post-quake cleanup
The capital is in shutdown after the deadly earthquake overnight.
As New Zealand wakes up to reports of the series of earthquakes to have shaken the country overnight the rest of the world is also coming to grips with the news.
Two people have died and several people suffered non-fatal heart attacks following the main 7.5 magnitude earthquake in North Canterbury.