Hanmer Springs Earthquake

Acting Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee is backing the Wellington City Council's response to quake-affected buildings in the capital. Video

The Wellington City Council is asking the government for a support package for businesses affected by Monday's earthquake.

Tourist operators excluded from a government earthquake relief package are crying out for help. Audio

The train was stuck on SH1 between two slips brought down by Monday's earthquake.

First Person - RNZ's Max Towle is among the first to make it along Kaikoura's only access road, and says it's bumpier than a turbulent landing at Wellington Airport. Video

GNS has dropped the odds of a magnitude 7 or greater quake in the next month to 24 percent. Look back at RNZ's live updates since Monday.

The government has announced a $5 million post-quake support package for the primary sector in the Hurunui, Kaikoura and Marlborough districts.

Labour's MP for Wellington Central, Grant Robertson, has written a letter to the government requesting a business support package for the capital.

The first load of mail since Monday's quake has arrived in Kaikoura by air.

Wellington continues to count the cost of Monday's huge earthquake, with part of Courtenay Place in the central city now out of action.

Eight homes have been evacuated in Kaikoura after heavy rain loosened debris from a cliff.

Seismic monitoring service Geonet will have staff working this weekend because of the past week's events.

Earthquake damage in Wellington has renewed calls to move some state services to the regions.

Kaikoura business owners say the town could die once the relief runs out, and only reopening SH1 will save it. Video

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

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...

RNZ visual journalist Rebekah Parsons-King has captured the cracked roads, landslips, and damaged railway lines from the air and ground.

A seismologist says there was no need for anyone to flee to higher ground after the Kaikoura earthquake.

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.

Ten buildings have been evacuated over fears a nearby parking building could collapse in a major aftershock. Video, Audio