Seismologists in New Zealand said on Friday that this week's 7.8 earthquake was one of the most complex ever recorded and warned there was a high likelihood of further powerful aftershocks.
New Zealand emergency services and defence personnel evacuated hundreds of tourists and residents from a small South Island town amid more strong aftershocks on Tuesday, a day after a powerful earthquake killed two people.
Warships from the United States, Canada and Australia have been drafted in to help earthquake relief efforts in New Zealand after a 7.8 tremor devastated parts of the South Island, officials said on Wednesday.
Nasa successfully launched a super pressure balloon from New Zealand's Wanaka Airport on the South Island on Tuesday to conduct near-space scientific investigations.
A New Zealand man behind an ambitious crowdfunding campaign that raised millions of dollars to buy a privately-owned South Island beach said he was stunned at its success.
Regulators are looking more closely at whether technology companies that provide financial services should be supervised more heavily like banks.
