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.

Fifteen thousand homes are without power in Christchurch this morning, roads, bridges and all schools are closed, as the stunned city once again wakes to the destruction caused by earthquakes. Miraculously...

Continued reactions to Monday's earthquakes in Christchurch.

Stacks of shipping containers line Christchurch roads, protecting lives in yesterday's aftershocks, but causing a nationwide shortage.

"A lot of people have lost the plot here. They can't take it any more. You can't blame them, really." Alan Harris lives in Kinsey Tce, a clifftop street in the...

Tearful and emotional residents recall the shock of yesterday's quakes.

A magnitude 6 quake that struck Christchurch around 2.20pm was "very, very scary", Mayor Bob Parker said.

A map showing the location of the large aftershocks which hit Christchurch on the afternoon of Monday, June 13.