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.

Christchurch earthquake, hurricanes and floods in Australia have driven the review.

Three men will be honoured in Christchurch today for saving the lives of two boaties being swept towards a watery death.

John Kristoffer Villegas Chua, from Cebu City in the Philippines, died when the CTV building collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake.

Cristiano Carazo-Chandler was a teacher at the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Li Min Wang, of China, was studying at the King's Education language school in the CTV building when it collapsed during the earthquake.

Yan Tao Zhong, from China, was a student of the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Jen Jin Hii (also known as Sandra), from Malaysia, worked at the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Man Jin, 26, of China, was in the CTV building when the magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck.

Police are half way through recovering thousands of cars from the Christchurch central business district devastated by the February 22 earthquake.

ASB has announced a $250 million package to help stimulate the city's economy, local businesses and community groups, the bank's chief executive Barbara Chapman said.

The Insurance Council and the Earthquake Commission (EQC) disagree over who will cover what insurance costs of the Christchurch earthquake.

More than 510 businesses, or 2000 people, have been granted access to buildings within the cordoned area.

Police are investigating a fatal crash in the Christchurch suburb of Linwood, which claimed the life of a motorcyclist.

A man been jailed for twice raiding a fruit business' honesty box at Warkworth to pay gang associates who were threatening him.

Heather Meadows, 66, had much the same heritage as the city she called home.