A village of cabins near the beach has been set up in Kaikoura to provide residents with temporary accommodation as they repair or rebuild their quake-damaged homes.But they come at a cost - $225 per week rent and a bond of $450.More... Read...
Experts probing the partial collapse of a 12-year-old Wellington building after the Kaikoura earthquake have found new information - but won`t say what it is. Read...
As the 100th anniversary of WWI prepares to dawn, so too do the men, women and horses of the Mounted Rifles, who will be stationed at Kaikoura`s cenotaph for the Azac Day dawn service. Read...
As research continues on KaikÅura`s Hector`s dolphin population, the team at the KaikÅura Ocean Research Institute (KORI) will be keen to find out the results on a dead calf washed up in South Bay last week. Read...
The co-location of Marlborough Boys’ College and Marlborough Girls’ College is under threat with the Ministry of Education confirming the project is under review, say National’s Associate Education Spokesperson Simeon Brown and Kaikoura MP Stuart Smith. Read...
It wasn`t until one of the kids brought a piece of homework home from school which asked them to document the safety and evacuation procedures our family had established in the event of a natural disaster, that I realised we didn`t... Read...
Researchers are exploring innovative new ways to help turn around poor rates of disaster preparedness among Kiwis.Civil Defence`s latest preparedness survey found that, while the Christchurch and Kaikoura earthquakes had brought... Read...
A Nelson man has admitted gathering paua from the Kaikoura coast in a breach of the shellfish-gathering ban imposed after the region was hit by a major earthquake in 2016.The Ministry for Primary Industries said today that Neville... Read...
The section of State Highway 1 closed since the Kaikoura earthquake in November 2016 is to reopen after more than a year of major roadworks. SH1 between Picton and Christchurch will reopen for night-time travel from the end of... Read...
BNZ has confirmed it will not return to its Wellington head office, which was significantly damaged in the Kaikoura earthquake.Staff have been unable to work in the building on Harbour Quays since November 2016.BNZ director Richard... Read...
RUGBY All Blacks playmaker Beauden Barrett has made his return to rugby on New Zealand shores, suiting up for Coastal in the Taranaki Premier club rugby competition yesterday More...
BUSINESS Auckland Transport says Auckland's trains will be operating on a reduced timetable again tomorrow because of the continued industrial action by train staff More...