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Kaikōura Earthquake headlines with summaries.
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Temporary housing opens for Kaikōura residents
28 Apr 2018A temporary village has been built in Kaikōura for people waiting for their quake-damaged homes to be fixed or rebuilt.
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Kaikōura aims for the Great Walks map
23 Dec 2017Local authorities and iwi in north Canterbury have applied to have popular walkways around Kaikōura elevated to 'Great Walks' status.
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'The Kaikōura quake taught us a lot of lessons'
14 Nov 2017As many reflect on last year's Kaikōura earthquake, some of the world's top earthquake scientists are using it as an indicator for the future. Audio
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Children 'struggling' in quake-shaken district
6 Oct 2017Children living in the Kaikōura quake zone are beginning to struggle with anxiety and behavioural issues, some Hurunui district schools say.
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Kaikōura seabed shows sign of recovery
19 Sep 2017Organisms living on the seabed wiped out by huge mudslides from November's earthquakes are showing early signs of recovery, researchers looking at Kaikōura's sea canyon say.
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More funding needed for Kaikōura container mall
18 Sep 2017A plan to get a temporary container mall up and running in earthquake-affected Kaikōura needs money urgently.
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‘Slow slip' earthquakes explained
13 Sep 2017New research shows the Kaikōura quake sparked massive slow slip events up to 600km away. What are they and why do they matter?
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Kaikōura quake triggered massive 'slow slips' up to 600km away
12 Sep 2017A series of slow and silent earthquakes of unprecedented scale have been uncovered in the wake of November's Kaikōura quake.
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MP backs away from opening date for SH1 north of Kaikōura
25 Aug 2017National's Stuart Smith says he was making an "educated guess" when he apparently let slip when the crucial highway would be re-opened. Audio
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Boris Johnson unveils statue at Wgtn war memorial
24 Jul 2017The British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, has unveiled a striking war memorial in Wellington as a gift from Britain.
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Cycleway planned for new Kaikōura highway
24 Jul 2017The government is to spend more than $230 million improving State Highway 1 on either side of Kaikōura and creating a new cycleway.
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Kaikōura businesses hit by staff shortages
18 Jul 2017Staff shortages are starting to bite in Kaikōura - as the country's biggest ever roading project trucks on.
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Concerns Hurunui businesses missing out on quake support
10 Jul 2017The Hurunui District mayor is concerned only one business in his district is benefiting from a government support grant to help quake hit businesses.
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Kaikōura fishery could be closed for up to a decade
22 Jun 2017Kaikōura and Marlborough's quake-damaged fisheries industry may take up to a decade to recover, a south Marlborough fisherman says.
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Kaikōura quake insurance claims top $1.8b
21 Jun 2017More than $1.8 billion worth of insurance claims have been lodged for the Kaikōura earthquake last November.
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First bull sale for Murray family since quake
21 Jun 2017The Murray family in Clarence Valley have had their first big bull sale since the earthquake in November.
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Researchers confident of pāua comeback after quake
16 Jun 2017"Nature recovers ... the question is to what extent," says the leader of a team tasked with investigating the Kaikōura earthquake's impact on the iconic shellfish.
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Kaikōura funds query 'disappointing', farming group says
A farming group questioned about the spending of earthquake relief money says all of the funds have been spent helping the farming community get back on their feet.
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Facebook group asked to detail Kaikōura quake spending
Questions are being asked about how more than $30,000 raised by a Facebook group for farmers for Kaikōura earthquake relief has been spent.
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Govt gives Kaikōura Council $14m for quake repairs
7 Jun 2017The government is giving the Kaikōura District Council $14.4 million to help with its earthquake recovery.
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Key Kaikōura road to reopen for long weekend
31 May 2017State Highway 1 south of Kaikōura is scheduled to reopen for all traffic on Friday, in time for the long weekend.
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'Strong' 4.6 magnitude quake strikes near Kaikōura
22 May 2017A "strong" magnitude 4.6 earthquake has struck near Kaikōura this afternoon.
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Kaikōura businesses 'within 6-8 weeks of collapse'
15 May 2017Some earthquake-affected businesses are very close to collapse, a new group set up to advocate for them says. Video, Audio
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Quake tests missed hidden damage in 11 Wellington buildings
12 May 2017Rapid checks missed serious hidden damage in 11 buildings, according to a new report. Audio
EARTHQUAKE INFO
Running list: Quake-affected Wellington buildings
TOP KAIKŌURA QUAKE STORIES
Live - Earthquake rocks country
Earthquake - Two die after massive quake
Earthquake - the aftermath, in pictures
'It's just what you do when you need to help'
Farmer makes 15-hour trek to find family
Wellington central cordoned off due to earthquake fears
Newsreader doesn't flnch during earthquake
KAIKŌURA QUAKE: COMMENT & ANALYSIS
Power Play - Broken earth, no breaking ground for government
Insight - Stories from the quakes
Kaikōura: Don't let darkness creep in
Kiwis pull the country together again
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