Prince William will address the thousands of people expected at next week's national memorial service for the victims of the devastating Christchurch earthquake.

The Government will not immediately release engineering reports on whether AMI Stadium in Christchurch can be used for Rugby World Cup games.

Police have confirmed the identities of a further eight people who died in the Christchurch earthquake, while the head of the NZ stock exchange has been picked to lead a global fundraising effort aimed at rebuilding Christchurch.

Prince William is set to make a special visit to New Zealand to commemorate those killed in the Christchurch earthquake and the Pike River Mine disaster, but fiancee Kate Middleton will not be joining him.

Housing Minister Phil Heatley says he does not want temporary housing ghettos to spring up in quake-stricken Christchurch.

The cost of rebuilding Christchurch could exceed Treasury predictions by $5 billion, a Fletcher Building executive has estimated.

While Lyttelton residents are lamenting the loss of 135 years of history as a demolition order hangs over their town's historic Timeball Station, one woman is mourning the loss of her home.

Catherine McNicol Lunney had a knack for being "zany but loveable," a friend says.

When Jilly Murphy rushed back into her favourite store after the Christchurch earthquake, she had one thing on her mind - her family.

A fantastic companion for a trip around New Zealand, offering fascinating insights as to why the passing countryside looks the way it does and how some of the more remarkable tourist attractions came into being.

Police have released the names of 13 more people who died in the February 22 Christchurch earthquake, including the partner and five-week-old baby of a man who is lying injured in Dunedin Hospital.

Kelsey Sinitta Moore, 18, was walking down Manchester St with her five-week-old baby daughter when the earthquake hit.

Five-week-old Taneysha Gail Prattley was being walked down Manchester St to a bus stop with her mother, father, aunt and grandfather when the earthquake struck.

A website has been set up by friends to honour the life and memories of Estelle Marie Cullen.

Philip Graeme Reeve Coppeard (Phil), 41, was on a bus heading into the Christchurch CBD when the earthquake struck.

It is believed St Albans resident Desley Ann Thomson, 32, was on her lunch break in the Christchurch CBD when the earthquake struck.

It was a lot more enjoyable during playtime at Christchurch's Wharenui School today than a fortnight ago, when students and teachers were huddled on the grass as the earth shuddered beneath them.

The shaking and devastation caused by the Christchurch earthquake have been measured in new radar imagery taken from space.

Police have relented and allowed bail for a young man with autism who became "the face of looting" in the days after the February 22 quake.