Kaikoura
Workers race to finish SH1 north of Kaikōura
Workers rebuilding State Highway 1 north of Kaikōura are scrambling to finish the job, with just one week left until it reopens. The South Island's main transport corridor was severely damaged in last… Audio
Tegel blames quake for slight drop in profit
Tegel has reported a slight drop in profit because of the Kaikōura earthquake.
Kaikoura earthquake - one year on
Kaikoura volunteer fire brigade chief officer Ian Walker talks to Maja Burry about rescuing people from under broken buildings, and the dozens of call-outs in the days following the 7.8 quake. Video, Audio
What Kaikoura has taught us about earthquakes
On the anniversary of the Kaikoura earthquake, more than 100 overseas scientists have joined about 20 more New Zealand geologists in Blenheim for the eighth annual International Workshop on… Audio
Kaikōura a year on: 'A business with no customers'
Penny Betts owns Gecko Gears on Kaikōura's main street. She imports fair-trade clothing and other items from Nepal, Bali, and Thailand. When the quake struck she had had just had two huge shipments of… Audio
Kaikōura a year on: Ceremony reopens devastated South Bay
A ceremony is now underway in Kaikōura to commemorate the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake. RNZ's Logan Church is there, and describes the scene to us. Audio
Kaikoura stories shared one year on from quake
Next week marks a year since the earthquake that devastated Kaikoura. Twelve months on and things are returning to normal, and to celebrate the people have been posting on Facebook with their stories… Video, Audio
Lack of rentals in Kaikoura forcing residents to leave
Many of the homes that survived the earthquake have been rented to construction workers, squeezing the rental market so tightly, there is simply nowhere to live. Audio
Kaikōura rental shortage a 'nightmare'
A rental shortage in quake-damaged Kaikōura is forcing some locals to consider shutting up shop and leaving. It's been almost a year since a 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated the seaside town as… Audio
Less than half of Kaikoura business aid given out
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says just under $400,000 of the $1 million available has been given to 18 businesses in the Kaikoura area and three in the Hurunui District. Video, Audio
Boutique Kaikoura hotel finally reopens 11 months on
The Kaikoura Boutique Hotel had to turn away guests and cancel hundreds of bookings after the November 14 quake left the 130-year-old building badly battered. There'll be more on Kaikoura's recovery… Video, Audio
Re-start container mall wanted in Kaikōura
Kaikōura's struggling business community wants a container mall similar to Christchurch's re-start mall set up after the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio
First freight chugs into Chch from Picton since Kaikoura quake
The first freight train since the devastating Kaikoura earthquake has chugged into Christchurch, after an historic 348 kilometre journey from Picton. Video, Audio
Te Tai Tonga: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Māori seat of Te Tai Tonga debate the response to the earthquakes, who owns the water, the shape of education, and other social issues. Audio
MP leaks date for Kaikoura road re-opening
National's MP for Kaikoura, Stuart Smith, has leaked when State Highway 1 north of Kaikoura will be re-opened - on December 15. But the New Zealand Transport Agency is not confirming or denying the… Audio
Upper South Island home owners still waiting for quake settlements
Fewer than half of the insurance claims on homes in the upper South Island damaged by last November's Kaikoura earthquake have been settled so far, but 90% of properties have been assessed. Video, Audio
Kaikoura welcomes Boris Johnson visit as it attempts to rebuild
Kaikoura locals were delighted to see Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in their town today. Video, Audio
Boris Johnson thanks people of Kaikoura during brief NZ visit
On his first official visit to New Zealand, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson thanked the people of Kaikoura for helping Britons trapped there after last year's earthquake. Audio
Out of work paua fishers to get half a million dollar package after quake
November's Kaikoura earthquake lifted parts of the coastline up by several metres in some places, leaving thousands of paua exposed to dehydration and prompting the fisheries' closure. Audio
Meet the crew clearing the road to Kaikōura
This is the biggest job in New Zealand, according to Peter ‘Thommo’ Thompson, one of the more than 1000 men and women working to repair the quake-damaged highway and rail route along the Kaikōura… Video
