A Christchurch property investor who hired a crane to get his car keys and clothes from his 13th floor penthouse in the cordoned off Christchurch CBD is under investigation by Civil Defence.

A massive recovery operation in Christchurch is aimed at making it the most "earthquake safe" city in the world, its Mayor Bob Parker says.

Where are they now? It's so often the public catch-cry following reality TV shows.

Overseas NZers who repay their student loans will be "acting heroically" to help pay for Christchurch's rebuild, Sir Paul Callaghan says.

A support package for businesses and workers left out of pocket by the Christchurch earthquake has been extended by the Government.

Ayako Yamaguchi, 30, of Japan, was a student of the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Noriko Otsubo, 41, of Japan, was a student of the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Hsin Hung Lee, of Taiwan, has been confirmed as a victim of the Christchurch earthquake.

CTV building survivor Anne Malcolm, the mother of Outrageous Fortune star Robyn, finally got to meet her guardian angel Barry Grottis in an emotional reunion in Christchurch.

Today's fatal police shooting near Napier is the seventh in just over a decade, since Waitara man Steven Wallace's death in 2000.

A high profile property investor who was able to hire a crane to get car keys and clothes from his 13th floor penthouse has angered central Christchurch business owners...

Prince Charles has comforted grieving family members of Christchurch earthquake victims in London.

The media attention surrounding Prince William's trip to Christchurch and Greymouth was almost as big as the circus over pint-sized pop star Justin Bieber's New Zealand tour.

Man tipped to head recovery body won't work with Brownlee, broadcaster says

Dr Tamara Cvetanova, a 42-year-old resident of Christchurch, died following the collapse of the CTV building.