Coming up on Te Karere... Due to the live nature of Te Karere, some segments will not be subtitled. Tena koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. Following a 6.5 earthquake in central NZ last night, more tremors have been felt since. Our reporter, Irena Smith, is in Wellington with the latest. Some of the roads are still closed in the CBD. Some of the roads are still closed in the CBD. People are being asked to stay away from the CBD until an assessment of damage has been completed. Our office is in one of the buildings located in the city and we're currently situated at the Beehive. At the moment, assessors are still doing their job, going to every office building in the vicinity to check whether they are able to open tomorrow. Are there still earthquakes being felt there? Yes, we're still feeling small quakes rolling through, that's what is expected following a large earthquake. This has come to a shock for most and some have even left the city to stay with family members in other towns. What about public transport? Trains were running again this afternoon and passengers are being carried from different stops. There has been no affect to bus services and they're running as per normal. What is the message to people living in Wellington? It's important for everyone to be prepared. It's probably a good idea to organise an emergency kit with things like containers of water and warm clothes. Families should plan a safety route for when earthquakes happen. Also, be safe on roads, particularly near buildings with glass and broken pipes in some areas. Irena Smith, live from Wellington, thank you for your report. Earthquakes continue to rock the central and lower North Island, and the top of the South Island where the epicentre is located. It's 20km east of Seddon and 17km in depth. Roihana Nuri reports. This is the epicentre of the latest severe quakes in the Cook Strait. The closest town is Seddon in the Top of the South Island. Richard Bradley, local iwi spokesman says that the series of earthquakes today have everyone in his region on edge. but for now most of Seddon's residents are in clean-up mode from shops to this local pub. Emergency services were swamped last night helping deal with the trauma and setting up safe zones. At the next Rangitane o Wairau meeting they'll be discussing how the iwi can help if disaster strikes. Roihana Nuri, Te Karere. Let's now crossover live to Kiley Nepia who's in Blenheim. Tena koe Kiley. Firstly, how is Omaka Marae and the residents in your town? We're unable to provide subtitles. Kiley Nepia, thank you for your time. Advice to keep out of the CBD is still a priority and only enter if it's extremely necessary. At this stage, engineers are going through the process of checking buildings to ensure they are safe. And the word from the Mayor is while some of the roads are open the advice is to use roads with care. Effects from the movement of the earthquake, the Port of Wellington cracked under the strain and containers were tossed about. Even our building didn't escape the aftermath of the quake, but it's a situation that many other businesses have to face, like Victoria and Massey Universities and the Council building as well. And warning to those who do venture in to the city to be aware of falling debris if you're walking down the streets. And if the situation isn't bad enough the fear of looters taking advantage is not yet apparent. It's two years since the Christchurch earthquake and the government is still feeling the effects of trying to rebuild this broken city. It's hoped the checking of the buildings here won't take long to get back to normal as soon as possible. Tini Molyneux, Te Karere. After the break, The Te Arawa branch of the Whanau Ora programme has concerns with the changes the government will make to the funding distribution system, with the programme's minister, Tariana Turia set to resign at the end of the year. Since the beginning of the programme, the likes of Mason Durie had hoped that families and communities would take on the programme as their own, but with the realisation of the dream close at hand, the concerns are growing as far as who the responsibility of funding distribution should go to. While Te Arawa Whanau Ora works on their business plan, these workers have been working with the families of this region for three years now, which is why they are in support of the decision to give community organisations the responsibility to distribute the funding. But they're also keeping a close eye on the three big community organisations that will ultimately gain that responsibility. She added that more focus needs to be set aside for Maori. Support that's likely to shrink, when Minister Tariana Turia departs at the end of next year. The ins and outs of the changes are yet to be finalised, along with the best possible successor. In addition, although the programme receives $40mil a year, it's the same old story, Peata - for the programme to be a success, more of that money needs to reach the grass roots. Kereama Wright thank you. The recommendations made by the High Court to Auckland iwi Ngai Tai's negotiation team have been put into action. In March, the High Court ruled for the board to restructure itself, getting rid of key members and holding an election for their replacements because the board was not a constructive entity, and members were at odds with each other. 11 members will be elected. The elections will be held on September 1 at Umupuia Marae, Maraetai. We have Te Ururoa Flavell live with us now in Rotorua. We're unable to provide subtitles. Te Ururoa Flavell, thank you for joining us. After the break, the weather. To the weather now. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz. That's all we have for today. Kia ora tatou katoa. Captions were made possible with funding from NZ on Air.