Kaikōura

KiwiRail has revealed it lost $12 million in revenue and costs in the six weeks following the Kaikōura earthquake.

The chance of another large earthquake within the next month has dropped to 18 percent, GeoNet says.

The government has extended a ban on collecting shellfish and seaweed species along the Kaikōura coastline for another nine months.

The devastating effect of the Kaikōura earthquake on accommodation providers in the region has been officially calculated.

People with property damage from the Kaikōura earthquake have until midnight tonight to lodge an insurance claim.

Work is set to begin next week to clear the largest slips blocking State Highway 1 between Kaikōura and Picton.

The November earthquake severely damaged the harbour, raising the seabed and limiting access to four hours a day.

New Zealand businesses have lodged more than $900 million in insurance claims since the Kaikōura earthquake, the Insurance Council says.

Visitor spending in North Canterbury - including the Kaikōura and Hurunui districts - fell by more than a quarter in December, in the wake of the November earthquakes.

The Insurance Council is defending the industry against criticism that some commercial insurance claims are taking too long in quake-damaged Kaikōura.

Businesses in Kaikōura are considering their options as summer spending in the quake-hit town lags.

The wheels are beginning to turn to get State Highway 1 and the main trunk rail line south of Blenheim open again.

Officials want to extend a ban on collecting shellfish and seaweed species along the Kaikōura coastline for another nine months.

A pilot trying to land at a farm airstrip north of Kaikōura went off the runway, seriously injuring three people.

Paula Bennett has appealed to Cantabrians and those further afield to show their support by continuing to visit the coastal town.

Some North Canterbury farmers are still living in primitive accommodation because their homes are so badly earthquake-damaged, a rural trust says.

Schools applied for emergency grades for more than 20,000 students affected by November's earthquake and flooding, but only a third were actually used.

A massive slip that has cut off nine Marlborough families for two months might be clear by the end of next week.

A Kaikōura cheese maker says local businesses will need continued support from the government until State Highway 1 north of the town reopens.

Whale Watch Kaikōura is back in the water for the first time since November's devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake.