Xiujuan Xu, 47, was a student at the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Didi Zhang was last seen leaving for class at the King's Education language school in the CTV building on February 22, 2011.

In an exclusive interview, the book and stationery chain's new owners tell Karyn Scherer about their plans for one of the best-known names in NZ retailing.

A worker who hasn't been paid after his employer's business was shut down by the Christchurch earthquake has been awarded nearly $5000 in unpaid wages by the Employment Relations Authority.

The Crusaders will ask superstar first five-eighth Daniel Carter to run more in a bid to snap him out of a "quiet" patch.

Taxpayers would pay most of the cost of repairing future earthquake damage to uninsured Christchurch infrastructure, a spokesman for Finance Minister Bill English says.

Decisions on the future of Christchurch's quake-hit schools will depend on the relocation plans of the city's red-zone residents.