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Power Play - After handling the devastating Christchurch earthquakes, the Kaikoura shake would have felt like deja-vu to the PM and his senior ministers, writes Jane Patterson.

Houses near a Marlborough river are evacuated for fear of a dam burst, Wellington grapples with post-quake building damage and roads are starting to re-open.

As aftershocks continue to roll, the tiny community of Mt Lyford is coming to terms with ruined homes, fissured roads and a long rebuild ahead. Video

Evacuations from Kaikoura, flooding and rolling aftershocks marked a day after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake at Hanmer Springs killed two people and caused widespread damage.

Analysis - The rebuild from Monday's quakes is expected to cost billions, but it won't come close to Christchurch's $45bn bill.

The US and Malaysia have offered helicopters to help get 140 "priority" people out of Kaikoura.

First Person - Having experienced the Canterbury earthquakes, Mike Crean feels a desperate sadness for those affected by today's shaking.

The government is to spend $6 million on the seismic strengthening of eight schools in Christchurch.

The red zoning of earthquake-damaged land in Christchurch shows that property rights need better protection, a report by the Human Rights Commission says.

Staff and parents of Redcliffs School in Christchurch have learned their school's final fate - same suburb, new location. Audio

Twenty Christchurch cafes and restaurants have banned smoking in outside areas.

A crack squad of two guys in a Mitsubishi Diamante are set to traverse Christchurch collecting road cones after the earthquake prompted use of 50,000 of them. Video

The first arrival of the world's largest passenger airliner in Christchurch is a vote of confidence for the city, Canterbury tourism says.

New Zealand's population growth is being driven largely by Kiwis staying put, rather than those arriving, the Finance Minister has told business leaders.

Work has begun on the controversial Christchurch Convention Centre, one of the city's major rebuild projects.

Pooling construction workers with Australia could help the New Zealand industry's problem with boom or bust cycles, a new report has found.

A new policy designed to get more skilled migrants to settle outside Auckland has made hardly any difference, official figures suggest.

A plan for tackling work in Christchurch's residential red zone has been laid out by the group tasked with redeveloping the quake-ravaged area.

Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel used a candidates' debate against anti-asset sale challenger John Minto to take the issue firmly off the table.

A storage building badly damaged by fire at Tait Communications' Christchurch facility will cost millions of dollars to rebuild.