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Carpark demolition: 'News is just getting worse as every day goes by'

Rob Zorn's car is one of 10 vehicles left in Wellington building to be demolished that cannot be retrieved.

Expedition probes post-quake tsunami risk

A major expedition to the submarine Kaikoura Canyon is assessing whether the November 14 quake elevated tsunami risks to coastal settlements.

Green Party wants to legalise cannabis

The Green Party has released its updated drug law reform policy, which would regulate access to cannabis and allow for medicinal cannabis.

Kaikoura quake: Most detailed images

The most detailed satellite imagery showing the impact of the 7.8 magnitude Kaikoura earthquake on November 14 has been released.

Pop-up supermarket to open after quakes

The earthquakes closed New World Hutt City, so its owners have opened a pop-up supermarket.

Relief for quake-hit businesses extended

The subsidy will continue for another eight weeks and extends to businesses in Hanmer Springs and wider Hurunui District.

Wind delays Wellington demolition

Wellington's notorious weather has delayed the demolition of quake-damaged office building.

Solomons quake - reports of damage

New Zealand is no longer under a tsunami threat after a powerful 7.8 earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands this morning.

'It was shaking... my heart was racing'

Solomon Islanders were violently shaken awake by a 7.8 magnitude quake this morning.

Drivers asked to be patient on alternate highway

Canterbury's Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to drive with caution while the Lewis Pass alternate highway (State Highway 7)

Interactive: How quake changed landscape

A new satellite-based tool published by Landcare Research has provided one of the clearest views yet of what changes last month's 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake wrought on the landscape.

Three quake landslide dams at high risk

Nearly a dozen dams formed by landslides in the devastating Kaikoura quake are being closely monitored for fear of collapsing.

Kaikoura woman's plea to Ellen

Rebecca Keats has reached out to Ellen DeGeneres to see if she can "use her magic" to help out a Kaikoura bakery after the quake.

Queensgate mall demolition begins

Creaking metal and roaring machinery have heralded the end of Queensgate mall's cinema.

Milk tankers, rentals access to Kaikoura

Twenty-three Kaikoura farms have had no milk pick-ups since the Kaikoura quakes hit on November 14.

IAG counts Kaikoura earthquake costs

New Zealand's largest insurer says the Kaikoura quakes is likely to cost it hundreds of million of dollars.

Shaky night after 'severe' 5.5 jolt

A severe 5.5 jolt that shook central New Zealand yesterday afternoon has been followed by a flurry of tremors overnight.

Council backtracks on building rechecks

Wellington City Council says they will not be held to an earlier plan to recheck buildings after a magnitude 5 or above tremor.