Pharmacist sees the tension in customers' faces - and in their prescriptions.

A woman who fled the biggest nuclear power disaster in history says the Christchurch earthquakes have been far more terrifying.

Updates and reactions to Monday's two violent aftershocks in Christchurch.

A new hell has dawned on thousands of Cantabrians - they're trapped in a liquefied limbo-land and cannot leave quake-ravaged Christchurch even if they want to. For many, the devastating earthquake double-whammy...

Norm and Maree Butcher have had their "dark moments" since the February 22 earthquake reduced...

The death of an elderly man after yesterday's second big earthquake may not be quake-related, say police.

Sizable aftershocks are continuing to shake Christchurch today, as the Prime Minister says authorities need time to sort out what parts of the city will be abandoned due to quake damage.

There will be no state of emergency declared after Christchurch's latest shakes and most schools in the city should reopen soon, but there is also some bad weather on the way for the beleaguered city.

The High Court has been asked to sort out who is legally responsible for insurance...