This cutie was amazingly discovered five days after the 7.8 magnitude quake.

Greens back Kaikoura quake legislation despite voicing concerns over further damage to environment and sea life.

Bills to allow the dredging of Kaikoura Harbour and other quake recovery work will pass under Urgency in Parliament today.

Geologists discover three large historic quakes on an active southern fault and suspected another big one was due to hit.

The signs of summer are among us with pohutakawa trees flowering already and forecasters say the official first day of the season on Thursday will be calm and dry.

Dr Kate Pedley went to find ruptures in the Waiau region around the original epicentre. The amount of associated rockfall, landslides and slumps were incredible.

A house moved eight metres in the Kaikoura earthquake, scientists have established.

Two weeks after the catastrophic 7.8 quake, Kaikoura continues to be rocked by nasty late night tremors.

An 18-year-old university student cycled over two hours along Kaikoura's quake-stricken coastline driven by one goal - to catch a flight.

The Earthquake Commission [EQC] has received more than 11,000 claims since Kaikoura's monster quake.

COMMENT: The shaking may have shattered homes, dreams and livelihoods, but the spirit of the people remains unbroken.

Nearly all routes in and out of Kaikoura are closed today as high winds across the South Island mean small planes and helicopters are grounded, Civil Defence says.

Wellingtonians and people living on the top of the South Island were shaken awake as a strong quake rattled the centre of the country.

A stark image of three cows stranded on an island created by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake near Kaikoura captured global attention last week.

Kaikoura people are told to enjoy the little things to cope with last Monday's 7.8 quake.

Kaikoura residents and visitors will be able to dash for freedom this afternoon as Inland Rd opens for a short time.

For the first since last Monday's quake people may get to drive out of Kaikoura.

The demolition of three buildings in Wellington will be brought forward in light of last week's 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Two of

Kaikoura Civil Defence controller Murray Sinclair says he would rather have one or two members of the Goose Bay community be upset, than risk anyone's lives.

Part-time workers, casuals and temps in Wellington are unable to get to their jobs, and have no safety net.

More than 25 police staff remain in Kaikoura and the surrounding area offering reassurance to locals and offering their assistance.

First it was captain fantastic Richie McCaw and now more Kiwi sporting royalty are heading to Kaikoura.

Holidaymakers are being urged not to write post-quake Kaikoura off as a destination.

Several hundred people have gathered to pay their respects to Kaikoura man Louis Edgar, who perished in last week's earthquake, is to be held this afternoon.

An Army convoy bringing emergency supplies has arrived in Kaikoura after six-hour journey.

The largest convoy of essential supplies to Kaikoura is back on track after weather delays.

The weather is closing in on a small Kaikoura township that sits under a new dam that may soon burst.

Mt Lyford residents have limited use of Kaikoura's Inland Rd.

The Human Rights Commission has received 16 complaints about Brian Tamaki's rant blaming gay people for earthquakes.

The repair of Kaikoura's harbour may provide an opportunity for Westport's dredge, says Buller Mayor Garry Howard.