Christchurch earthquake: Welfare centre closed as illness strikes
Misery in the form of illness struck earthquake-ravaged Christchurch this afternoon, with the closure of one of the three welfare centres in the city.
Misery in the form of illness struck earthquake-ravaged Christchurch this afternoon, with the closure of one of the three welfare centres in the city.
Jovy Servitillo knew she was in trouble - she was on the 23rd floor of the tallest building in Christchurch.
At least one Australian "family man" is among the Christchurch earthquake dead and the Australian government has warned the public to brace for more bad news.
At least 14 people are missing from two companies in the Pyne Gould building in Christchurch tonight.
A woman trapped in rubble left a harrowing message for her son, in which she said she didn't think she would survive.
Police have abandoned all hope of finding survivors at the collapsed Canterbury TV building in central Christchurch, with a police chief saying he was "100 per cent" certain those trapped inside were dead.
In an emotional reunion, a woman trapped for more than 25 hours in a cramped, dark space in the destroyed PGG building has finally been rescued and reunited with her worried husband.
Many audience members walk out on performer and his 'perverted' show.
Two aftershocks have struck 20km west of Christchurch this morning, GNS Science is reporting.
A banker says the total cost of damage from the Canterbury earthquake will be nearly a billion dollar higher than Government estimates.
The Earthquake Commission's stage two report shows thousands of homes need to be demolished or repaired following September's Canterbury Earthquake.
How are Christchurch businesses coping two months after the big earthquake?
South Island mayors will unite to fight the economic pulling power of Auckland's new Super City - a move that may hamper multi-billion-dollar dreams to unclog the city's roads.