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Route to Kaikoura tests NZ Army drivers

Defence Force truck drivers brave waist-deep water crossings, damaged bridges and overhanging rocks to get supplies to Kaikoura.

Emergency route reopens after strong quake

The only road into Kaikoura has been reopened to military vehicles after last night's strong aftershock.

Quake victim was 'an amazing mum'

Earthquake victim Jo-Anne Mackinnon was laid to rest with a hair raising haka in her hometown.

New dates for history, chemistry exams

Dates have been set for NCEA scholarship history and chemistry exams, which were cancelled following last week's earthquake.

Evacuees to wait weeks to return home

It may be months before inner-city Wellington residents are allowed home.

Train looted, Champagne litters line

Looters leave Champagne, Christmas cookies and car parts strewn along quake-ravaged rail corridor.

Man offers Papamoa home to Kaikoura quake victims

Papamoa father Justin Cheyne has offered his 4-bedroom home to a South Island quake family to use free during the Christmas New Year

Ring of Fire: Why NZ's in the danger zone

No place on Earth is safe from the force of Mother Nature but countries on the "Ring of Fire" are certainly most vulnerable.

'Every room like a grenade's gone off'

For the tiny community of Scargill, last night's aftershock was worse than the big one of a week ago.

Quake brings back horror for survivors

Yesterday's earthquake off the coast of Japan brought back memories of the 2011 disaster for many locals.

Rudman: Defence needs to start on home front

COMMENT: Three major shakes in South Island in the last six years, have highlighted how the enemy we are most likely to have to front is the one within.

SH1 rebuild will take months: Bridges

The ruined State Highway 1 along Kaikoura's pulverised coast will be rebuilt - with the prospect that huge rockfalls will be bulldozed into the sea.

Lambton House partially evacuated

Wellington's Lambton House building was partially evacuated after a technician found a "potentially hazardous" substance in a lift well.

5.7 quake: Chimneys down, key road shut

The key remaining route to Kaikoura is closed and some residents are being forced to sleep outside after a strong 5.7 aftershock on Tuesday evening.

Funeral for earthquake victim

Hundreds of people turned out to farewell Jo-Anne Mackinnon, who died in last week's 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Mackinnon's funeral

Emotional cracks start to show

Tears trickle down the faces of Kaikoura quake victims as they realise how long the road to recovery stretches before them.

Kaikoura welcomes quake baby

The first baby has been born in Kaikoura since it was rattled by a devastating 7.8 earthquake.

Ceiling dangers overlooked in quakes

Last Monday's earthquake should be a wake-up call about the risks commercial building owners overlook when it comes to non-structural items, say experts.