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Owners can try to fight demolition rulings
Owners of Christchurch historic buildings will be able to fight demolition rulings that their earthquake-damaged properties are dangerous and insanitary.
Christchurch earthquake, <i>Day 9 updates</i>
A big aftershock rocked Christchurch this morning. Read latest updates here.
Christchurch earthquake: Recovery could take years
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says Christchurch will take years to return to normal.
<i>Paul Holmes:</i> A city battered but not bowed
Broadcaster Paul Holmes returns to the city where he began his career to see how locals are coping in the wake of the earthquake.
News networks on shaky ground
Deborah Hill Cone reflects on television's coverage of the Christchurch earthquake.
Anderton presses on with mayoral bid
Jim Anderton has announced he will stand down as MP for Wigram if he wins the Christchurch mayoralty, in light of the challenges presented by last week's earthquake.
Hundreds at Cathedral earthquake mass
About 400 people today gathered in Christchurch's Cathedral Square for the Cathedral's first mass since last week's earthquake.
Christchurch Mass
Images from the Outdoor Choral Eucharist at the Christchurch Cathedral held today.
Plane on emergency dash to Antarctica
A New Zealand Air Force Orion is winging its way to Antarctica to evacuate a critically ill American man.
Christchurch earthquake: Pregnant and homeless
A bewildered and pregnant Renee Rushton is living in a Christchurch holiday park after last week's earthquake.
Christchurch earthquake victims ask: When will it stop?
As Christchurch tries to make sense of the earthquake destruction, a child questions how much 'braveness' she has left.
Christchurch earthquake: 102-year-old Mavis wanted to stay put
Mavis Pattison didn't want to leave her home.
Chch house fire treated as suspicious
Firefighters and police are treating a large blaze at a house in central Christchurch this morning as suspicious.
Christchurch quake blamed for death
A 53-year-old grandmother was searching her home in the darkness to find her grandchildren when she suffered a heart attack.
Christchurch earthquake: Looters to have day in court
A man accused of looting a house that had been damaged and left abandoned is concerned about what people are saying about him.
Christchurch earthquake: Tales from the city
An elderly man filling water bottles for himself and neighbours after Saturday's earthquake was told to stop by the petrol station boss.
Govt to push through emergency quake laws
Without special legislation, the rebuilding effort could be hampered after the state of emergency is lifted, says John Key.
Christchurch earthquake, <i>Day 8 updates</i>
Veteran New Zealand race driver Greg Murphy has thrown his weight behind the Christchurch earthquake appeal.
Opportunists evicted from welfare centre
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says he feels "repulsed" by members of a family evicted from a welfare centre under the Trespassing Act.
Akaroa memorial hit by Christchurch quake
A coastal town's war memorial has partially crumbled in the Canterbury earthquake, leaving descendants of dead soldiers shattered.
Voices from the Christchurch earthquake
Read what people have been saying in the week since the magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked Christchurch last weekend.
Quake victim's miraculous survival
The man who came closest to be killed in last weekend's devastating Canterbury earthquake remains in a serious condition in Christchurch Hospital.
Christchurch earthquake: Sewage sinks gardener of the year
Susan Dent's garden has become soiled with sewage and she may never be able to grow veges in her yard again.