The Government may buy badly damaged land off people in Christchurch to help them move after the earthquakes, John Key says.

A man who helped others cross the Port Hills after the earthquake before being hit by falling boulders was remembered today at a service attended by hundreds.

Structural engineers should work with conservation architects and architectural historians to ensure that no quake-damaged heritage buildings in Christchurch are demolished in haste, a heritage campaigner says.

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the focus on heritage buildings after the devastating earthquake in Christchurch is 'unacceptable' at a time when thousands of residents' lives have been disrupted.

Two Dunedin businesses are seeing a massive increase in orders as they are asked to supply Christchurch customers after the earthquake.

The national state of emergency imposed after last month's devastating earthquake will be extended today and is likely to be in place for some time, Prime Minister John Key says.

New Zealand cricket greats, a former All Blacks skipper and an acting great will join Stephen Fleming and Shane Warne in the "Fill The Basin for Christchurch" Twenty20 match in Wellington.

A freezing London night didn't dampen the spirits of Kiwis with thoughts of home, writes Stephen Jewell

Stuart and Lucy Routledge couldn't live without each other and were still madly in love despite being married for more than 50 years.

Even without the impact of the Christchurch earthquake, it was tough going out there with buyers sitting on their hands and values continuing to drift. Now, it may get even harder. Bruce Morris reports.

A couple whose house was "trashed" in the September 4 earthquake had just had the go-ahead to rebuild when the February 22 quake occurred.

Tears flowing down his cheeks, burly Canterbury mechanic Keith Mackie was trying to explain that life's basic necessities have been forgotten.

Specially trained staff from Fonterra have joined the recovery effort in Christchurch city centre.

A Christchurch law firm is open for business and wants clients to stay local instead of seeking advice from outside Canterbury.

Police have today released 15 further names of victims from last month's Christchurch earthquake. The toll from the deadly 6.3 quake that hit on February 22 is currently 166.

Paul Harper gets his first look inside Christchurch's stricken CBD - and is shocked by what he sees.

Devastation revealed during a police escorted tour of earthquake-damaged landmarks in Christchurch.

The Christchurch earthquake will knock gross domestic product growth back by 1.5 percentage points this year, but Treasury predicts a silver lining with 2012 bringing a sizeable boost to residential, commercial and infrastructure investment

Residents allowed into parts of Christchurch's central business district cordon today are being warned not to enter yellow-stickered buildings.