Earthquake co-ordination minister Gerry Brownlee says there are few signs of widespread permanent damage to housing land in Christchurch.

Two weeks after the Canterbury earthquake nearly 3000 homes cannot be lived in and about the same number are not weatherproof.

From software to electric bikes, serial entrepreneurs Shaun and Grant Ryan are proving that big ideas run in the family. Karyn Scherer reports.

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.

Tumbling long or swinging short, summer styles are hair heaven.

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

An 87-year-old war veteran has likened the atershocks from the Christchurch earthquake to the unpredictability of his wartime experiences.

The earthquake that struck Canterbury may be the fifth-most expensive ever for insurers, according to risk management projections.

Round-the-clock patrols will continue as Christchurch moves into a recovery phase.

A young man drowned in the Grey River in an attempt to avoid a drink-driving conviction, Coroner Richard McElrea has told an inquest.