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Christchurch quake: Australian 'family man' among dead
At least one Australian "family man" is among the Christchurch earthquake dead and the Australian government has warned the public to brace for more bad news.
![Grand Chancellor on verge of collapse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Grand Chancellor on verge of collapse
Images show how one of Christchurch's tallest buildings, the Hotel Grand Chancellor, is on the verge of collapse.
![Christchurch earthquake likely to be NZ's worst natural disaster](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch earthquake likely to be NZ's worst natural disaster
Yesterday's quake - the death toll for which stands at 75 - may prove to be NZ's worst natural disaster.
![Christchurch quake: More than 100 may have perished in CTV](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch quake: More than 100 may have perished in CTV
Police say more than 100 people may have been lost in Christchurch's quake-ravaged Canterbury TV building, which they say is "unsurvivable". The official toll from yesterday's devastating quake stands at 75.
![Christchurch earthquake: Your photos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch earthquake: Your photos
View readers' images of the devastating Christchurch earthquake and its subsequent aftermath.
![Christchurch earthquake: The emotional toll](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch earthquake: The emotional toll
Heart-breaking images show friends and families of the victims of the 6.3 earthquake that rocked Christchurch on Tuesday.
![In memoriam: The victims of the Christchurch earthquake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
In memoriam: The victims of the Christchurch earthquake
More than 180 people died as as result of the Christchurch earthquake on February 22, 2011. Some of them are represented in the following photos.
![Christchurch quake: 15 CTV staff believed to have died](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch quake: 15 CTV staff believed to have died
Fifteen CTV staff are believed to have died when their central Christchurch building collapsed after yesterday's magnitude 6.3 quake, CTV chairman Nick Smith says.
![Concern grows for missing Pyne Gould workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Concern grows for missing Pyne Gould workers
At least 14 people are missing from two companies in the Pyne Gould building in Christchurch tonight.
![Quake mother's voicemail: 'I don't think I'm going to make it'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Quake mother's voicemail: 'I don't think I'm going to make it'
A woman trapped in rubble left a harrowing message for her son, in which she said she didn't think she would survive.
![Christchurch quake: What is a national state of emergency?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch quake: What is a national state of emergency?
Declaring a national state of emergency is an option when a disaster or other event is or is likely to be of such severity that it is beyond the resources of the local Civil Defence groups.
![Christchurch quake: Theft arrests in devastated CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch quake: Theft arrests in devastated CBD
Six people have today been arrested for theft and burglary in the quake-hit Christchurch CBD.
![Christchurch earthquake: CTV building 'not survivable' - police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch earthquake: CTV building 'not survivable' - police
Police have abandoned all hope of finding survivors at the collapsed Canterbury TV building in central Christchurch, with a police chief saying he was "100 per cent" certain those trapped inside were dead.
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Christchurch quake: Search and rescue could work through second night
Search and rescue teams could continue looking for survivors for a second night following yesterday's Christchurch earthquake, Civil Defence national controller David Coetzee says.
![Christchurch quake: Crusaders could be looking for new home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch quake: Crusaders could be looking for new home
There are genuine fears that the Crusaders will have to find a new home for the remainder of Super Rugby season.
![Christchurch earthquake: Miracle rescue a ray of hope amid despair](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch earthquake: Miracle rescue a ray of hope amid despair
In an emotional reunion, a woman trapped for more than 25 hours in a cramped, dark space in the destroyed PGG building has finally been rescued and reunited with her worried husband.
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Quake residential repair programme on hold
Fletcher Construction says its residential repair programme in Canterbury as agent for the Earthquake Commission (EQC) is temporarily on hold.
![Hotel Grand Chancellor on verge of collapse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Hotel Grand Chancellor on verge of collapse
Rescue personnel have been pulled back from the central city as the 26-storey Hotel Grand Chancellor building is on the verge of collapse.
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Prison to be cleared for quake rescuers
Christchurch's Rolleston prison will be cleared to create beds for the influx of rescuers into the city.
![Christchurch quake: Lyttelton damage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch quake: Lyttelton damage
Earthquake damage in the small town nearest to the epicentre of Tuesday's 6.3 magnitude quake.
![Christchurch earthquake: Aerial photos, day two](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch earthquake: Aerial photos, day two
Aerial photos reveal the damage to buildings and shows rubble lining the streets of Christchurch.
![Global rescuers join Christchurch quake personnel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Global rescuers join Christchurch quake personnel
Hundreds of specialist search and rescue personnel from around the world are arriving in Christchurch.
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Rescue at CTV stopped, Pyne Gould now focus
Rescue services have stopped work at CTV and are now focusing on the Pyne Gould building, where as many as 50 people are thought to still be alive.
![Christchurch quake: Desperate wait for news of friends](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch quake: Desperate wait for news of friends
A man who has more than a dozen close friends and colleagues missing in earthquake-devastated central Christchurch says all he can do is wait and hope they are still alive.