Kaikōura

Some earthquake-affected businesses are very close to collapse, a new group set up to advocate for them says. Video, Audio

Kaikōura's mayor is warning even more businesses could fall over during the quiet winter season.

A re-launched tourism route along the reshaped Kaikōura coastline is hoped to bring visitors back to the earthquake-hit region.

The government has announced a $5 million package to support farmers and growers, and is putting another $1.2m towards research.

Transport officials have been given permission to kill seals along the damaged Kaikōura coastline but have promised not to do so.

North Canterbury buildings damaged in last November's earthquake are undergoing detailed seismic inspections due to be completed within two months.

In the small village of St Arnaud, a once-quiet car repair and salvage business is suddenly a 24/7 operation since the road though the town became the main route south.

Campground and crayfish shop owner Belinda Girl is being forced to leave for good after months without income due to the Kaikōura earthquake. Audio

The government will provide an extra $700,000 for Kaikōura Harbour, and another $250,000 to extend the period of free GP visits in the region.

Flying restrictions on the Air Force's NH90 helicopters are in place after an emergency landing near Blenheim.

The government is set to extend its financial support of businesses affected by the Kaikōura earthquake.

Containers were no match for landslides that came down over SH1, south of Kaikōura, in heavy rain.

Two Kaikōura doctors have been honoured with a national award for their work during the immediate aftermath of November's earthquake.

Farmers living in caravans and quake-damaged homes urgently need suitable accommodation before winter, a support group says. Video

Civil Defence delays held up the red-stickering of damaged homes at the epicentre of last November's earthquake.

Workers clearing the roads north of Kaikōura say they have reached a significant milestone, with work beginning on the slip at Ohau Point this week.

The NZDF will be looking for a new home in Wellington after confirmation its old base will be demolished.

The government has again extended its wage subsidy package but Wellington and Hutt Valley businesses will no longer be eligible.

Huge underwater mudslides triggered by the Kaikōura earthquakes have wiped out all seabed organisms in a previously flourishing area.