Six more quake victims named

Valquin Bensurto, left, and Didem Yaman have been confirmed as victims of February 22's earthquake in Christchurch. Photos / Supplied

Police have this afternoon confirmed the identities of a further six people who died in the Christchurch earthquake.

They are Marina Arai, 19, of Japan.

* Valquin Descalsota Bensurto, 23, of the Philippines.

* Adrienne Meredith, 36, of Christchurch

* Yoko Suzuki, 31, of Japan

* Tao Wang, 29, of China

* Didem Yaman, 31, of Turkey

University of Otago PhD student Didem Yaman was visiting her friend Sisi Xin in Avonside when the earthquake hit.

Just before lunch on February 22, a neighbour saw the pair walking into town.

The 31-year-old political science student, originally from Turkey, was a "citizen of the world" and had been living in Dunedin for three-and-a-half years, her friend Sumana Islam said.

"She's a very warm, kind and generous person. She's travelled, she loves movies and dancing. She was very close to handing in her thesis - she's just a very popular person."

Police have also confirmed Ms Xin died in the earthquake.

Valquin Bensurto was a Filipino nurse who was studying English at the King's Education language school in the CTV building, one of the worst-hit in February's earthquake.

- NZ Herald staff