The man in charge of New Zealand harness racing believes the financial bloodletting in the industry could be over.

The Dalai Lama says he is in Christchurch to show solidarity with its people.

The Earthquake Commission (EQC) is classifying a large aftershock which rattled Canterbury this morning - the sixth biggest to strike the area since September - as a new event for insurance purposes.

A large aftershock which rattled Canterbury this morning caused stock to fall from shelves and forced some shops to close, but did not cause any significant damage.

A previously undiscovered fault capable of generating a magnitude-7 earthquake has been found by scientists investigating bedrock off Christchurch.

Chinese national Jinyan Leng, 30, also known by the name Vicky, was studying English at King's Education in the CTV building and had been in New Zealand since August 2010.

'Girth-quake' is the new catch-word in Christchurch to describe a growing issue of burgeoning waist-lines.

A Canterbury farmer who sent death threats to top ranking government officials and members of Parliament has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence.

A burglar broke into homes by reaching through the cat-flap and unlocking doors, a court was told today.

Christchurch schools are having to cope with a growing number of cases of anti-social behaviour in the classroom.

Canterbury has a nearly one-in-four chance of another massive earthquake in the next year.

Rhea Mae Sumalpong, 25, from the Philippines, sent a desperate plea for help to her mother in Australia as she was trapped in rubble in the CTV building after the February 22 earthquake.