The date for a National Memorial Service to honor victims of the Christchurch earthquake has been named. The service, which will be held in North Hagley Park, is being organised by the Christchurch City Council and the Visits and Ceremonial

A 30-tonne rock that landed in the hallway of a Christchurch house during last month's earthquake has raised more than....

Missing people are still being reported nearly two weeks after the Christchurch earthquake, police say.

Earthquake victim Owen Wright was today farewelled at a funeral service in Aurora Centre, at Burnside High School in Christchurch.

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.

Residents in Rue De La Mare were just starting to get on top of things after the Christchurch quake, and then the rain came.

This huge boulder crashed through 80-year-old Betty McGrail's house and came to rest beside her favourite chair. 'It's sitting there quite nicely, like it's happy to be there...'

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.

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

When all the logistics are back to normal, business will be dealing with traumatised staff who cannot just swing back into action after what they have been through.

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

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