Earthquake offenders were "vultures feeding on the corpses of the dead", according to a Christchurch judge.

The new chief of Christchurch's recovery effort says positive energy will see the city advance.

Further inquests into the deaths of people killed in the Christchurch quake will take place next month.

Safety was paramount among Christchurch CBD tenants when considering office space, a survey found.

The February earthquake in Christchurch lays bare the complacency which surrounds our risk-management of older buildings.

The permanent chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has been announced today.

Rome's usually bustling streets are less busy than usual today.

A big earthquake hitting Wellington would send EQC's reserves into the red, writes Steve Hart.