NZ quake: What you need to know - WednesdayKevin Stent/Fairfax NZ Civil Defence director Sarah Stuart-Black says up to 1000 people still need to be evacuated from Kaikoura. A snow warning may spell trouble for motorists on the remaining route between Christchurch and Picton, after Monday's magnitude 7.5 quake shut State Highway 1 from Kaikoura. MONIQUE FORD/FAIRFAX NZ A building in Molesworth street Wellington which was previously vacant is at risk of collapse. * From 10am, State Highway 1 (northern end of Coast Rd) will be operating under a single lane, stop and go closure until at least 4pm. State Highway 73 has become the main route between Picton and Christchurch following Monday's quake.

Source: Stuff November 15, 2016 17:19 UTC