The Government is borrowing $380 million a week and next week's budget will carry a record deficit.

The building industry is in crisis.

Amy Cooney would love to be able to put her earthquake ordeal behind her and focus on fond memories of her brother.

Weiyu Zhang, 30, from China, was studying at the King's Education language school in the CTV building at the time of the earthquake.

Hurrah for the safety of a nine-year old Wainuiomata girl who spent the night up a tree after becoming lost and was reunited with her family the following day.

Stressed-out Cantabrians have been squandering Red Cross cash handouts on poker machines.

Xiaoli Zhou, from China, was studying to be a nurse and had been learning English at the King's Education language school in the CTV building for about a year when the earthquake struck.

Two men have been jailed for separate burglaries after raiding earthquake-damaged properties.

A cattle truck driver killed when his truck and trailer rolled on SH1 north of Kaikoura has been named.

A 10-year-old girl has died after falling from the back of a ute driven by her best friend's father.