Massive clean up continues after Kaikoura quake
It's a big job, whichever way you cut it.
quake 2016
Quake-hit farmers offered movable homes
Quake-hit farmers offered movable homes
Farmers whose homes were damaged in the Kaikoura earthquake will be able to apply to buy temporary housing units at a discounted rate.
Kaikoura quake: $2b repair bill
$2b to repair key transport links
The Government will spend about $2 billion rebuilding road and railway links to the tourist resort of Kaikoura, after last month's 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
Interactive: How Kaikoura quake changed landscape
Interactive: How Kaikoura quake changed landscape
A new satellite-based tool published by Landcare Research has provided one of the clearest views yet of what changes last month's 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake wrought on the landscape.
Demolition reveals extent of illegal residential tenancies
Demolition reveals extent of illegal residential tenancies
The demolition of a quake-damaged Wellington office tower has revealed the extent of alleged illegal tenancies in the building.
Kaikoura emergency access road to open with restrictions
Kaikoura emergency access road to open with restrictions
The New Zealand Transport Agency is taking over control of what's become the Kaikoura Emergency Access Road along the old State Highway 70.
KiwiRail seeks backload for Ak-Chch service
KiwiRail seeks backload for Ak-Chch service
KiwiRail has announced a workaround for rail lines severed by the Kaikoura earthquake - a coastal shipping service from Auckland to Christchurch.
Environmental concerns over Kaikoura landslip work
Environmental concerns over Kaikoura landslip work
Thousands of tonnes of rock and rubble displaced in the Kaikoura Earthquake can be pushed into the sea without consent from local authorities under emergency law changes to be introduced on Tuesday.
Estimated quake losses up to $4.95 billion
Estimate puts Kaikoura Quake insured losses at $4.95 billion
Insured losses from the Kaikoura earthquake could run to $US3.5 billion ($NZ4.95 billion), with at least half of that incurred in Wellington.
Homes in Goose Bay evacuated
Homes in Goose Bay evacuated
More than 30 homes have been evacuated from a settlement south of Kaikoura.
Emergency quake legislation on the way
Emergency quake legislation on the way
The Government has met with opposition parties to discuss what emergency legislation could be introduced to skirt usual consenting processes and aid the earthquake recovery.
Champagne, cookies from looted train litter tracks
Champagne, cookies from looted train litter tracks
Railway bosses are warning people to keep off the quake-damaged southern main trunk line as goods pilfered from a deserted freight train lies strewn along tracks.
Govt plans to rebuild SH1
Govt plans to rebuild SH1: Bridges
The ruined State Highway 1 along Kaikoura’s pulverised coast will be rebuilt.
SI freight charges higher after quake
SI freight charges higher after quake
Road freight charges between Picton and Christchurch are averaging about 20% higher since last week's earthquake closed State Highway 1 past Kaikoura, forcing traffic to use the longer inland route.
Quake warning to commercial building owners
Quake warning to commercial building owners
Last Monday's earthquake should be a wake-up call about the risks commercial building owners have overlooked, Quake Protected says.
Picton-Chch highway closed for months: minister
Picton-Chch highway closed for months: minister
The earthquake-shattered main road linking Picton and Christchurch will ``definitely'' be closed for at least the next six months, Transport Minister Simon Bridges says.
Scientists find seabed changes after quake
Scientists find seabed changes after quake
Scientists have revealed how the 7.8-magnitude quake affected the seabed, finding found an underwater offshoot of the Kekerengu Fault ruptured over 34km
Quake leaves 28 Waiau buildings red-stickered
Quake leaves 28 Waiau buildings red-stickered
A staggering 26 buildings in the tiny North Canterbury town of Waiau, which has a population of about 300, have been red-stickered following safety checks.
Inland Rd cordon frustrates Nth Canty locals
Inland Rd cordon frustrates Nth Canty locals
North Canterbury locals frustrated by the cordon which limits access to properties on the battered access road to Kaikoura have been asked by authorities to remain patient.
Brownlee hits out over tsunami warnings
Govt never told to upgrade tsunami warning system - Brownlee
Acting Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has been accused of vilifying a Geonet scientist who spoke out about the need for a better tsunami warning system in New Zealand.