Rapper Scribe makes moving tribute to the resilience of Cantabrians who have lived through more than 8500 quakes in the past year.

The taxpayer's share of the $29.5 billion bill for rebuilding Christchurch is set to rise yet again - by as much as $1 billion according to Prime Minister John Key - after a High Court decision late last week.

A shallow magnitude 4.9 earthquake has rocked Christchurch early this morning with many...