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![Ex-All Black ponders future after deadly quake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ex-All Black ponders future after deadly quake
Justin Marshall never took a backward step on a rugby field though these days he surveys his Sumner backyard with a sense of trepidation.
![Police name six more quake victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police name six more quake victims
The names of six more people who police have confirmed died in the February 22 Christchurch earthquake have been released.
![Christopher Homan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christopher Homan
Christopher Grant Homan, 34, of Christchurch, has been confirmed as one of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake.
![Gil Hwan Yu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gil Hwan Yu
Gil Hwan Yu, 24, from South Korea, was a student at the King's Education language school, which was based in the CTV building.
![Allan Sinclair](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Allan Sinclair
Dr Allan Alexander Sinclair, 45, was a doctor at The Clinic, which was on the fourth floor of the devastated CTV building.
![Melanie Brown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Melanie Brown
Melanie Jane Brown, 54, of Christchurch, worked for insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh, which was based in the Pyne Gould Corporation building.
!['Surreal' moment when no bodies found - USAR](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Surreal' moment when no bodies found - USAR
Search teams who were bracing for grim news had a "surreal" moment when they discovered no bodies buried in the ChristChurch Cathedral spire that had collapsed during last week's devastating earthquake.
![Giving families closure worth it - searcher](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Giving families closure worth it - searcher
An Australian searcher who helped remove victims from the earthquake-ravaged Canterbury TV building says bringing closure to families was his way of coping with the devastation.
![Cathedral Dean: 'I burst into tears at that news'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cathedral Dean: 'I burst into tears at that news'
The Dean of Christchurch Cathedral, Peter Beck, has told of his elation upon hearing no bodies had been found in the wreckage of the cathedral and its collapsed spire.
![Crusaders' win lifts spirits in earthquake-ravaged city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crusaders' win lifts spirits in earthquake-ravaged city
For 80 minutes last night, Crusaders fans tried to put the agony and tragedy to the back of their minds.
![Christchurch earthquake: Searchers close to finding dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch earthquake: Searchers close to finding dead
Rescuers were on the verge of recovering bodies from the Christchurch Cathedral's collapsed spire last night, after 10 painstaking days spent securing the fragile structure.
![Jetstar in the gun again over refunds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jetstar in the gun again over refunds
Teens who struggled to buy tickets won their fight to get their money back after their swimming event in Christchurch was cancelled.
![Christchurch earthquake: Cordon scuttles proposal plans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch earthquake: Cordon scuttles proposal plans
Marcel Mihulka had carefully planned a romantic candlelit proposal at a hot spa overlooking Queenstown's Shotover River.
![Phil Taylor: World's kindness that we can repay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Phil Taylor: World's kindness that we can repay
It's the only time I saw a policeman cry. Acts of kindness can do that.
![Rebuilding Brand NZ post earthquake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rebuilding Brand NZ post earthquake
Politicians, industry bodies and celebrities have been urging tourists to keep coming, with the message NZ is open for business.
![Christchurch earthquake: When the walls fell...](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch earthquake: When the walls fell...
When the roof of the Pyne Gould Corporation building fell in, more than 100 workers were inside.
![How to mend a shattered city from the ground up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How to mend a shattered city from the ground up
The intensity of shaking during last week's quake was unprecedented in New Zealand for its Richter magnitude, says an engineering expert.
![Paul Holmes: Interpreter's magic hands speak to thousands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paul Holmes: Interpreter's magic hands speak to thousands
What is staggering about the Christchurch earthquake is the way it seems to keep getting bigger.
![Auckland's chances - we're safer, not immune](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland's chances - we're safer, not immune
Central Auckland would suffer only a few casualties if struck by an earthquake similar to the Lyttelton shake.