Earthquake

Southern Marlborough absorbed some of the most damaging energy generated by the earthquake a week ago, a senior GNS scientist told a community gathering.

Tax cuts are still on the table, despite the huge bill for the damage caused by the Kaikoura earthquake, Prime Minister John Key has signalled. Audio

Takahanga Marae served its last communal meal last night, having kept thousands of quake-weary people in Kaikoura well-fed over the past week.

Health officials are taking steps to relieve mental health stress arising from last Monday's earthquake, especially in Kaikoura.

Christchurch's earthquake in February 2011 killed 185 people - now some Christchurch locals are offering advice to those most affected by this week's shake.

A clearer picture is emerging of the poor state of the inland road to quake-stricken Kaikoura.

Demolition of the first of Wellington's condemned quake damaged buildings may begin as early as tomorrow.

GNS Science says it was taken by surprise by the tsunami that followed last Monday's earthquake.

First Person - Max Towle was in Christchurch when the 2011 quake hit. He knows first-hand that Kiwis are a resilient lot, but they still need help.

Kaikoura's Whale Watch has spotted the first whales off the coast since Monday's earthquake.

There is no point in relocating the capital when there is so little certainly about where a natural disaster might hit, an economics of disasters expert says. Audio

Some wildlife enthusiasts are angry at being ordered to stop rescuing paua from uplifted sections of the coastline south of Kaikoura.

About 200 people have attended an emotional outdoor interdenominational church service in Kaikoura this morning.

Last week's Kaikoura earthquake has lent fresh urgency to plans for a national text-based tsunami warning system.

Insight - Phil Pennington and Tim Graham share the stories and events from the first days of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that ripped the land apart, caused massive slips, cut off Kaikoura and towns… Audio

When disaster strikes, the demand for news is immediate and intense - but the chaos makes it much harder for the media to get what people want. Mediawatch looks at how reporters and editors responded…

Video - After the earthquake hit Kaikoura, the USS Sampson's mission immediately turned from the first US naval visit in 33 years to civil defence. RNZ visual journalist Claire Eastham-Farrelly is… Video

Claims that the proximity of the moon and homosexuality caused quakes surfaced in the media this week. Should the media have simply ignored them?