New businesses with big ideas are fighting to stay aloft as the money runs out, Karyn Scherer reports.

Photos from Christchurch's Hagley Park, where artists performed a free concert as a gift to the people of Christchurch following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in September.

Families can enjoy a close encounter with Aoraki/Mt Cook 'The Cloud Piercer' from the comfort of the valley floor, finds Paul Rush.

In her latest novel, Fay Weldon has channelled her childhood experiences in New Zealand and some mischievous Maori ghosts. She spoke to Stephen Jewell.

A star-studded line-up of Kiwi musicians will perform tomorrow in earthquake-hit Christchurch.

Reciever says he's not surprised the SFO is looking at certain loans.

Some Christchurch residents don't know when their land will be fixed or how they'll live meantime.

A seven-month-old girl died after a "profound episode of shaking" by either her mother or father, a Coroner has found.

Aftershocks have continued this afternoon after a magnitude 5.0 quake hit late this morning, causing panic, power outages and damage.

Civil Defence say today's 5.0 aftershock would have felt on the ground like a magnitude 7 quake.

The Serious Fraud Office is investigating five related party loans involving South Canterbury Finance made between 2005 and 2009.

The Crown has conceded there was a miscarriage of justice in the trial of a musician convicted of assaulting his son.

Demolition has begun on one of Christchurch's most famous buildings, Manchester Courts, which suffered irreversible damage during the massive September 4 earthquake.