Cows left stranded after New Zealand earthquake

Three cows are stranded on an island of grass in a paddock that had been ripped apart following an earthquake near Kaikoura (AP)

Three New Zealand cows looked like they could use a little help after an earthquake triggered landslides all around them and left them stranded on a small island of grass.

Video taken by Newshub news service from a helicopter near the small town of Kaikoura shows two adult cattle and a calf stuck on a chunk of land in a paddock that had been ripped apart in Monday's magnitude-7.8 quake.