Some government programmes will be axed as budget spending is cut to pay for rebuilding Christchurch, Prime Minister John Key says.

People who force their way through cordons into Christchurch's quake-ravaged central business district (CBD) could be killed, police say.

Protests from angry Christchurch business owners locked out of the damaged CBD have intensified today, with police physically intervening when several protesters went inside the cordon.

"It is not enough to design purely for life safety," says Auckland architect Barry Copeland.

CTV building survivor Anne Malcolm wants a simple question answered: Who is the man helping her in this photo?

The government intends to borrow $5 billion to help pay its share of the estimated $10 billion cost of the earthquake.

Wine-inspired initiatives are supporting quake-stricken Christchurch.

Without understanding science, it's hard to distinguish between the scientists and the nutters.

I found it so tacky that some English kid was now the centre of attention of the Christchurch earthquake, rather than the dead.

So-called Moon Man Ken Ring is backing away from his prediction that Christchurch will be whacked by a huge earthquake today.

The ABs are hopeful they will still use Christchurch as a World Cup base despite the city losing its hosting rights.

The chief executive of the NZX took on the job of helping raise funds for Christchurch’s recovery. Then there was that other earthquake.