The Government hopes it will be able to give thousands of Canterbury property owners in the worst earthquake-hit areas some idea of what the future holds by the middle of next week.

Dozens of angry residents have rallied in one of Christchurch's worst earthquake-hit areas over the "third world" conditions they are still living.

The number of aftershocks following the big 7.1 magnitude Canterbury earthquake has reached 700.

Heartless thieves have struck a young Christchurch couple and their family.

A Facebook group has started to capture people's experiences of the Christchurch earthquake and the rebuild.

Builders from around the country see a goldmine of work awaiting them in quake-torn Christchurch.

A new phenomenon from the Canterbury earthquake: chimney scammers.

Tracking today's events as they happen on day 14 of the Christchurch earthquake disaster.

The Govt will contribute up to $10m to assist with the repair and restoration of character buildings in quake-hit Canterbury.