The toll Monday's earthquake has had on Wellington is coming to light after at least four more buildings in the central city were evacuated yesterday.

Wild weather in Wellington has caused waves and debris to wash over a road in Eastbourne, closing it.

Earthquake experts have looked at scenarios for both the capital and Auckland. They've crunched the numbers, finding potentially catastrophic scenarios.

BNZ's Harbour Quays building won't reopen for months following damage to CentrePort in the 7.8 earthquake.

Reading Car Park building on Wakefield Street has just been added to the list of buildings with serious structural damage. There are now three buildings with this classification. Tristram Clayton is at the scene as residents are asked to evacuate.

Residents of Collina Terrace in Central Wellington have been allowed to briefly return to their houses to collect essential possessions.

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

Cordons have been reduced in Wellington but there is still a significant amount of work to be done on earthquake-damaged buildings.

Emergency services are responding to reports of building and structural issues in central Wellington.

Businesses in quake-hit areas will be paid to keep on staff for at least eight weeks, the Govt says.

Strong aftershocks continue.

There are going to be a lot of fit office workers in Wellington with the city's 2500 needing surveying.

For Hawke's Bay architect Graham Linwood and designer Jacob Scott there was a slightly bittersweet touch to receiving Presidents Awards

The capital is coming to terms with the financial impact of the week's devastating earthquakes.

The latest on road closures, public transport, weather, cordons and building damage.

Fears today's storm will hamper clean-up efforts in regions devastated by this week's earthquake.

As Govt announces its relief package, Kaikoura businesses spell out what they need to survive.

Wellington's economic activity has bounced back to relative normality after the CBD shutdown following this week's earthquake.

The Wellington region could once again face slips, flooding, and further road closures as bad weather approaches.

The badly damaged building on Molesworth St in Wellington will be 'deconstructed' after third biggest earthquake to strike capital in a century .

A block of apartments at a Wellington retirement village has been evacuated due to fears of suspected structural damage.

Elderly residents of a retirement village in the upmarket suburb of Khandallah are among those who have been evacuated.

Wellington and Kapiti drivers should expect delays due to ongoing repairs and clean-up from slips and flooding, the NZTA warns.

Employers whose staff are struggling to cope following Monday's earthquake are being given advice on how to best support their employees.

New aerial photos show there is much work to be done after Monday's 7.8 quake.

It may be up to a year before the Defence Force can get back into its Wellington headquarters after Monday's earthquake caused structural damage.

Wellington retailers are likely to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in the wake of the earthquakes and terrible weather.

Acting Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says the cost of the earthquakes was still to emerge, but it would be in the billions of dollars.

More rain on the way for Wellington.

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