A 30-tonne rock that landed in the hallway of a Christchurch house during last month's earthquake has raised more than....

Missing people are still being reported nearly two weeks after the Christchurch earthquake, police say.

A man who helped others cross the Port Hills after the earthquake before being hit by falling boulders was remembered today at a service attended by hundreds.

Structural engineers should work with conservation architects and architectural historians to ensure that no quake-damaged heritage buildings in Christchurch are demolished in haste, a heritage campaigner says.

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the focus on heritage buildings after the devastating earthquake in Christchurch is 'unacceptable' at a time when thousands of residents' lives have been disrupted.

The national state of emergency imposed after last month's devastating earthquake will be extended today and is likely to be in place for some time, Prime Minister John Key says.

Specially trained staff from Fonterra have joined the recovery effort in Christchurch city centre.

Police have today released 15 further names of victims from last month's Christchurch earthquake. The toll from the deadly 6.3 quake that hit on February 22 is currently 166.

Residents allowed into parts of Christchurch's central business district cordon today are being warned not to enter yellow-stickered buildings.

Recovery efforts at the Canterbury TV building have officially ended, with no further positive identifications. Usar workers have sifted through every piece of debris and are satisfied nothing more can be done, the Fire Service says.

People in Christchurch's neglected eastern suburbs tell us what they most need after the earthquake.

Residents of the eastern suburbs of Christchurch have been praised for the fortitude their community has shown following the February 22 earthquake.

The body of Janet Meller has probably been lying in the morgue at Burnham for 11 days - but her partner doesn't know for sure.

The Christchurch quake as turned some ordinary people into heroes, writes Kerre Woodham.