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![Kerre Woodham: The best of human nature](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Kerre Woodham: The best of human nature
The Christchurch quake as turned some ordinary people into heroes, writes Kerre Woodham.
![Christchurch earthquake: Teen bus victim farewelled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Christchurch earthquake: Teen bus victim farewelled
The Christchurch boy killed a day before his 15th birthday when the earthquake struck has been farewelled.
![Large aftershock in Christchurch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Large aftershock in Christchurch
A large aftershock has hit quake-weary Christchurch this evening, with fears it may have caused more damage.
![Ex-All Black ponders future after deadly quake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Ex-All Black ponders future after deadly quake
Justin Marshall never took a backward step on a rugby field though these days he surveys his Sumner backyard with a sense of trepidation.
![Police name six more quake victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Police name six more quake victims
The names of six more people who police have confirmed died in the February 22 Christchurch earthquake have been released.
![Brownlee takes hard line on damaged heritage buildings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Brownlee takes hard line on damaged heritage buildings
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says if he had his way, most of Christchurch's heritage buildings would be bowled tomorrow.
![Giving families closure worth it - searcher](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Giving families closure worth it - searcher
An Australian searcher who helped remove victims from the earthquake-ravaged Canterbury TV building says bringing closure to families was his way of coping with the devastation.
![Jetstar in the gun again over refunds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Jetstar in the gun again over refunds
Teens who struggled to buy tickets won their fight to get their money back after their swimming event in Christchurch was cancelled.
![Christchurch earthquake: Cordon scuttles proposal plans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Christchurch earthquake: Cordon scuttles proposal plans
Marcel Mihulka had carefully planned a romantic candlelit proposal at a hot spa overlooking Queenstown's Shotover River.
![Phil Taylor: World's kindness that we can repay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Phil Taylor: World's kindness that we can repay
It's the only time I saw a policeman cry. Acts of kindness can do that.
![Christchurch earthquake: When the walls fell...](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Christchurch earthquake: When the walls fell...
When the roof of the Pyne Gould Corporation building fell in, more than 100 workers were inside.
![Auckland's chances - we're safer, not immune](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Auckland's chances - we're safer, not immune
Central Auckland would suffer only a few casualties if struck by an earthquake similar to the Lyttelton shake.
![PM sees suburbs' 'utter devastation'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
PM sees suburbs' 'utter devastation'
Prime Minister John Key saw for himself today the devastation wrought by last week's earthquake in Christchurch's eastern suburbs and acknowledged the hardship faced by residents.
![Key visits hard-hit eastern suburbs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Key visits hard-hit eastern suburbs
Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch's hard-hit eastern suburbs today to try and reassure residents they have not been forgotten.
!['Front page survivor' farewelled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
'Front page survivor' farewelled
Earthquake victim Shane Tomlin, whose family clung to hope after footage of him pulled from the rubble alive was broadcast around the world, was farewelled this afternoon at a church overlooking the ocean in his family hometown of Kaikoura.
![Wellington quakes 'just a coincidence'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Wellington quakes 'just a coincidence'
Three earthquakes have struck Wellington this week - one measuring 4.7 - but a seismologist says they are not linked the Christchurch quakes.
![Pyne Gould building search ends, others continue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Pyne Gould building search ends, others continue
The search of the Pyne Gould building in Christchurch's CBD is over but work on the CTV, Cathedral and Forsyth Barr buildings is continuing.
![Seven earthquake victims named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Seven earthquake victims named
Police have officially released the names of seven more people who died in the February 22 Christchurch earthquake. The death toll now stands at 163.
![Half city's heritage buildings at risk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Half city's heritage buildings at risk
Half of Christchurch's heritage buildings are in danger of demolition after assessments showing they have severe earthquake damage.
![Christchurch earthquake toll at 163](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Christchurch earthquake toll at 163
Search and rescue crews found two more bodies overnight, lifting the death toll from the February 22 Christchurch earthquake to 163.