Kaikoura
The Future of Our Regions: Kaikoura
We continue our series looking at the future of our regions, the challenges they face now, and their blueprint for the future. And no region has had as many challenges to face in the last 5 months or… Audio
Kaikoura businesses worried they'll be refused assistance
Kaikoura business owners are concerned they'll be left out of the $1 million grant programme announced today by The Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges. Audio
Out of the erosion zone - quake's unexpected boon
The massive Kaikōura earthquake may have saved the town from having to spend millions of dollars protecting itself from coastal erosion.
Whale graveyard discovered on the Kaikōura coast
DOC is putting up barriers around a stash of whale bones uncovered over the weekend, because people have been stealing them. Video
Kaikoura Mayor: "We seem to have dodged a bullet"
Kaikoura Mayor Winston Gray says the skies are clear. "We seem to have dodged a bullet." 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 coastline - Professor urges people to keep away
University of Canterbury's Professor David Schiel is looking at how biological habitats are responding and recovering along the approximately 130km of coastline effected by November's magnitude 7.8… Audio
North Canterbury locals struggling after Kaikoura quake
Thirty properties are unlivable while another 170 have restricted access following the Kaikoura earthquake last year. RNZ reporter Conan Young reports from a town meeting. Video, Audio
Quake-hit North Canterbury farmers in need of accomodation
Many farmers' homes have been red-stickered after the Kaikoura earthquake, but they say they can't leave because their farms aren't just their homes, they're their livelihoods Video, Audio
Three-year drought did 'more harm' than quake
For north Canterbury farmer Richard Wilding, three years of drought has been worse than the Kaikōura earthquake that damaged his farm and wrecked his home.
Kaikōura diver missing since last night
A police dive squad is on its way to Kaikōura to help find a missing diver.
Kaikoura artists take quake-inspired art to Parliament
Four Kaikoura artists have an exhibition of photos and paintings of the seaside town's devastated coastline and other impacts of the 7.8 quake on display at Parliament's Bowen House. Audio
Kaikoura earthquake rose the seas floor by about 1m
After four months of surveying the Defence Force has found the 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake lifted the sea floor an average of one metre.
They are now advising boaties to navigate the area with caution as… Audio
Quake building owners accused of illegal renting
The owners of a demolished Wellington high-rise are to face the Tenancy Tribunal, accused of unlawfully renting out parts of it. Video
Phil Pennington: Surviving 7.8
After being rocked awake by the massive 7.8 earthquake that hit North Canterbury last November, RNZ reporter Phil Pennington was among the first reporters to be sent to Kaikoura to assess the damage.
…Anger building in Kaikoura over 'slow' roadworks
Kaikoura locals say it's taking too long to get SH1 re-opened after it was seriously damaged in the November earthquake. But NZTA says contractors are working six days a week and progress is fast. Video, Audio
Roading contractors working long hours to clear road - NZTA
NZTA's Earthquake Recovery Manager Steve Mutton says contractors are on site from 6:30am most days and are working hard to repair State Highway One. Video, Audio
Transport carriers frustrated by delay in fixing SH1
No one travels the alternative route along SH7 to or from Kaikoura as often as professional carriers. Marlborough Road Carriers Association chairman Peter Heagney joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Work to repair SH1 north of Kaikoura is taking too long, locals say
The government isnt acting fast enought to repair State Highway One north of Kaikoura, frustrated locals tell Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Crunch time for quake-prone facades
The clock is ticking for building owners with quake-prone parapets and facades, with 12 months to fix them up. Audio