Kaikoura Earthquake
Healing quake-torn Kaikoura with music
Music we know is a great healer, and members of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra have just been to quake-hit Kaikoura to play for children and for people who're struggling. Kaikoura Earthquake… Audio, Gallery
Kaikoura temporary workers village nearly completed
A temporary village will house 300 NZTA and KiwiRail workers fixing State Highway One and the railway corridor between Christchurch and Picton. Video, Audio
High country muster must go on at quake-hit Muzzle Station
One of the first musters at New Zealand's most isolated high country station since the Kaikoura earthquake has just taken place and Radio New Zealand was there. Our rural reporter Alexa Cook saddled… Audio
Govt pays out more than $17m to Kaikoura businesses
Minister for Economic Development Simon Bridges says a million dollar fund is still available to help Kaikoura businesses in real trouble. Video, Audio
New Kaikoura business group says some are close to collapse
Kaikoura retailers and traders are banding together in the hopes of surviving the months ahead as some face having to close for good if visitor numbers continue to dwindle. Audio
Kaikoura MP defends govt response to earthquake
Some business owners say Kaikoura MP Stuart Smith isn't doing enough to help. He joins Checkpoint. Audio
Kaikoura businesses' desperate plea for help - and visitors
Kaikoura businesses say the drop-off in visitors following the 7.8 quake in November has hurt them so much they'll be forced to lay people off and even close their doors for good. Video, Audio
Complexity - six months of Kaikōura earthquake science
Six months after the destructive magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, scientists are still unravelling what happened during this very complex seismic event. Video, Audio
DoC gives NZTA permission to kill seals
The Transport Agency's been given a permit to herd, injure, and kill seals after State Highway One north of Kaikoura was damaged during the earthquake last year. Audio
Kaikoura mayor grateful region didn't get full force of tsunami
The fact that the seabed lifted during November's earthquake was "probably the saving grace" according to Kaikoura's mayor, Winston Gray. A review by the Ministry of Civil Defence found an almost 7… Audio
Kaikoura earthquake generated 6.9 metre tsunami
A review of the Kaikoura earthquake has revealed it generated an almost 7 metre tsunami but the minimal impact of the wave was down to luck. Sarah Stuart-Black, the director of Civil Defence, says the… Audio
Capital warned to prepare for Big One
Wellington is losing more than a million dollars a week as a result of the Kaikoura earthquake, with no end currently in sight. Audio
Kaikoura quake's unexpected benefit - erosion protection
The massive Kaikoura earthquake may have saved the town from having to spend millions of dollars protecting itself from coastal erosion. Audio
Twin setbacks hurt KiwiRail
Just as KiwiRail's fortunes were looking up, the Kaikoura earthquake and fires have hit the rail operator's bottom line to the tune of at least 25 million dollars this financial year. Audio
Marlborough residents given December deadline for quake repairs
Reporter Tracy Neal says residents were reassured by information they received at a public meeting in Ward, even though it's likely to be a long wait before road repairs and insurance assessments are… Audio
Kaikoura, Hurunui given $2.6m to manage waste
The Government has made a $2.6m grant available to Kaikoura and Hurunui districts to manage earthquake waste, including hazardous material. Audio
'It was an ideal place for Māori to occupy'
Human remains belonging to pre-european Māori have been found by workers clearing up a slip caused by the Kaikōura earthquake.
Quake data shows some places have moved 6 metres
Parts of the northern South Island have moved up to six metres because of November's Kaikoura earthquake. Audio
Seismic shift in earthquake thinking after Kaikoura tremor
The Kaikoura earthquake has changed the way scientists around the world think earthquakes might behave. That's according to GNS Science who have today published a paper on the 7.8 magnitude quake in… Audio
Civil Defence defends September quake tsunami alert
An internal review has found 31 issues with Civil Defence's response to September's 7.1 magnitude earthquake off the East Cape. We talk to the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management… Audio