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

Recovery efforts at the Canterbury TV building have officially ended, with no further positive identifications. Usar workers have sifted through every piece of debris and are satisfied nothing more can be done, the Fire Service says.

People in Christchurch's neglected eastern suburbs tell us what they most need after the earthquake.

Residents of the eastern suburbs of Christchurch have been praised for the fortitude their community has shown following the February 22 earthquake.

Owner of public relations company Communicate IT Shelley Grell has found the February quake has uncovered a fault of another sort altogether.

The body of Janet Meller has probably been lying in the morgue at Burnham for 11 days - but her partner doesn't know for sure.

The Christchurch quake as turned some ordinary people into heroes, writes Kerre Woodham.

How do small businesses find premises?

People listen to each other over and over as they recall the stories of escape, of bravery, of fear.