Earthquake
List of Wellington buildings out of use due to earthquake
Reporter Eric Frykberg joins Checkpoint with the latest updates in Wellington's growing list of earthquake damaged buildings. Video, Audio
Wellington mayor under fire for allowing residents back into city post quake
Wellington's mayor is defending the decision to reopen the CBD days after the quake, even though some buildings were later deemed too dangerous to be in. Audio
GNS scientist says seabed has lifted 4m in places
A GNS scientist has just finished surveying the coast around Kaikoura, and says the seabed has lifted by up to four metres in some places. Audio
Kaikoura quake - farmers hit hard
Katie Milne of Federated Farmers updates us on how the farming community is coping in the aftermath of the earthquakes. Audio
$5 million support package for quake-hit farmers
The government has announced a $5 million post-quake support package for the primary sector in the Hurunui, Kaikoura and Marlborough districts.
Help quake-hit Wgtn businesses, says MP
Labour's MP for Wellington Central, Grant Robertson, has written a letter to the government requesting a business support package for the capital.
Kaikoura's mail makes it through
The first load of mail since Monday's quake has arrived in Kaikoura by air.
Central city still cordoned off over building fears
Wellington continues to count the cost of Monday's huge earthquake, with part of Courtenay Place in the central city now out of action.
Kaikoura homes evacuated over unstable cliff face
Eight homes have been evacuated in Kaikoura after heavy rain loosened debris from a cliff.
Geonet brings in 24/7 staffing for weekend
Seismic monitoring service Geonet will have staff working this weekend because of the past week's events.
Was capital's CBD declared safe too quickly after 7.8?
The central city was reopened for business on Tuesday - just one day after what we now know was one of the three biggest earthquakes to hit New Zealand in over a century. The Civil Defence Minister… Audio
Kaikoura fears becoming a ghost town if State Highway 1 'lifeline' stays closed
Kaikoura business owners say the town could die once the relief runs out, and only reopening SH1 will save it. Video
Kaikoura man uses bricks from shattered house for outdoor cook-up
His house is smashed, there is no electricity and his dog has run away - but Kaikoura man Gary Melville would not be anywhere else. Video
Kaikoura locals back fishing ban despite economic pressure
Locals in Kaikoura admit a proposed fishing ban would hit them hard in the pocket but agree it is the right move. Half, if not more of all crayfish and...
Proposed fishing ban in Kaikoura
Kaikoura locals admit a proposed fishing ban would hit them hard in the pocket but agree it's the right move. Half, if not more of all crayfish and paua along the coastline may have perished in Monday… Audio
The earthquake aftermath in pictures
RNZ visual journalist Rebekah Parsons-King has captured the cracked roads, landslips, and damaged railway lines from the air and ground.
Eight properties evacuated in Kaikoura due to risk of rockfall
Eight properties have been evacuated in Kaikoura this morning because of an unstable cliff face. Our reporter Conan Young is on his way to the area. Audio
Quake evacuations: 'I have nothing. Absolutely nothing.'
People evacuated from their homes in central Wellington after a parking building was found to be in danger of collapsing are feeling shell-shocked and stranded.
Kaikoura local turns disaster into triumph
Kaikoura local uses kiwi ingenuity to slow cook a roast lamb on his garden lawn. Audio
Wellington CBD building in danger of collapse
Ten buildings have been evacuated over fears a nearby parking building could collapse in a major aftershock. Video, Audio
