Hundreds of tourists who endured a second night of aftershocks in Kaikoura have hope on the horizon with the arrival of HMNZS Canterbury this morning. Royal New Zealand Navy ships Canterbury and Wellington are due to reach Kaikoura this morning. More than three tonnes of water was flown in to Kaikoura yesterday. Kaikoura Mayor Winston Gray said it would be at least Saturday before the inland road from the town to Hanmer would reopen. Four Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters ferried about 200 tourists out of Kaikoura yesterday but hundreds remained.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 15, 2016 19:11 UTC