Isaac James Thompson, of Rangiora, was an employee of Canterbury Television.

Chang Lai, from China, was a student at the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Japanese student Miki Hayasaka, 37, was studying at King's Education in the CTV building to broaden her job prospects as a nurse.

Yurika Uchihira, 19, was a student from the Toyama College of Foreign Languages, who was also a fencing coach at a Japanese elementary school.

Wanju Li, 44, from China was also known as Julia.

De Li, 18, from China was known as Luca in New Zealand.

Kyoko Kawahata, 20, from Japan had only been in New Zealand one day when the earthquake struck on February 22, 2011.

Yumiko Hata, 29, who came from the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka, was a student of the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Erica Avir Reyes Nora, 20, was from the Philippines. She lived in Linwood and has family in Christchurch.

Tao Wang, 29, was studying English at the King's Education language school in the CTV building when the earthquake struck.

Phimphorn Liangchuea, from Thailand, was studying at the King's Education language school in the CTV building when it collapsed in the earthquake.

Paul Khye Soon Wu, 60, died when the CTV building collapsed in the earthquake.

Caiying Ye, from China, was an English student at the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Mina Yamatani, 19, from Japan, was an English student at the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Saya Sakuda, of Japan, was studying at the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Jittra Waithayatadapong, 40, was one of a number of Thai nurses who were in the CTV building when the earthquake struck.

Asuka Tsuchihashi, from Japan, was studying English at the King's Education language school in the CTV building when the earthquake struck.

Xia Li, 42, of China, was studying at the King's Education language school in the CTV building when it collapsed in the earthquake.

Yasuhiro Kitagawa, was a newspaper writer from Japan.

Saori Kikuda, 19, was an English language student from Toyama College of Foreign Languages in Japan, who died when the CTV building collapsed in the earthquake.

Kayo Kanamaru, 19, of Japan, was a student at the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Tomoki Ishikuro, 19, of Japan, was a student at the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Thanydha Intarangkun, 36, of Thailand, also known as Koy Thanida, was a nurse studying English at the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Toshiko Imaoka, 34, of Japan, was a student of the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Megumi Horita, 19, was a student from the Toyama College of Foreign Languages school in Japan, who was studying at the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Yuko Hirabayashi, 28, was in New Zealand studying at King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Yuki Hasumoto, 22, has been confirmed as one of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake.

Samuel Gibb, a journalist for Canterbury Television, was described after the earthquake as a loving husband and "the last person that deserves this".

Cai Yu, 31, was studying at the King's English language school in the CTV building when the earthquake struck.

Heidi Julie Berg, 36, was teaching an English-language class on the third floor of the CTV building when the quake struck.