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HMNZS Canterbury sent to Kaikoura

HMNZS Canterbury is sailing to Kaikoura loaded with aid supplies and will bring back tourists and residents.

Market holds its ground through quakes

The New Zealand sharemarket held up well today, but the worst could be yet to come as aftershocks threaten the country.

Walking the wrecked coastal SH1, rail line

A Kaikoura farmer has described the eerie feeling of entering a road tunnel on State Highway One south of the quake-damaged town.

South Island Internet hangs by a thread

Most of Spark's South Island broadband and landline network is hanging by a thread. A cable running along the island's east coast

'Severe' aftershocks: 'This is scary'

A cluster of sharp aftershocks have rattled people around the country this evening, including three "severe" quakes near Seddon and another by Kaikoura.

Historic homestead collapses

A historic homestead is in tatters and the four other properties on a north Canterbury sheep and beef farm were damaged in today's

Woman, 100, pulled alive from homestead

A 100-year-old woman pulled alive from the rubble of her farmhouse had lived on the homestead for 64 years. Margaret Edgar was asleep

Tourists to be evacuated from Kaikoura

Government forces including transport ship Canterbury will be mobilised to get about 1000 tourists out of earthquake hit Kaikoura.

Police respond to post-earthquake burglaries

Police say they will do everything in their power to find the thieves who targeted homes in Canterbury following this morning's earthquake. "I

Wellington a ghost town as storm looms

People forced out of their homes and hotels in Wellington following this morning's severe 7.5 earthquake have all found somewhere to go.

Most schools to open tomorrow

Most schools will open tomorrow, following hundreds of closures after the quake.

'I want to hear his voice'

STL driver Dennis Dunn caused some alarm when he was feared buried but has been found safe and well between two large landslips.

Earthquake: what you need to know

What you need to know about the earthquake and tsunami and what people in the above coastal areas should do.

Earthquake can trigger trauma - expert

Today's earthquake can trigger emotional trauma for Cantabrians even though there's been little physical damage in Christchurch, a psychologist says.

Kurt Bayer in Hurunui earthquake: 'I felt sick'

COMMENT: Among the bricks and shattered glass, we feared the worst. It appeared as if a hand grenade had been tossed inside the stylish colonial cottage.

International scientists intrigued by quake

International scientists are intrigued at the complexity of the suspected twin quakes that rattled New Zealand overnight.