New ZealandGovt in charge as new jolt hits cityChristchurch was last night slammed by its biggest aftershock since the day of the devastating February 22 earthquake.05 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Naming the dead is the hardest jobOf all the emergency workers in Christchurch, these 16 police staff may have the worst job of all: identifying the broken bodies of the dead.05 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandTV psychic warns earthquake survivorsTelevision psychic Deb Webber claims she predicted the Christchurch earthquake - and says it won't be the last of the devastation. 05 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandStrangers brought together by quake storiesPeople listen to each other over and over as they recall the stories of escape, of bravery, of fear.05 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Discordant voice among ruinsLabour MP Lianne Dalziel's is a discordant voice at a time when few dare criticise the emergency response.05 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Teen bus victim farewelledThe Christchurch boy killed a day before his 15th birthday when the earthquake struck has been farewelled.05 Mar 08:16 AM
New ZealandLarge aftershock in ChristchurchA large aftershock has hit quake-weary Christchurch this evening, with fears it may have caused more damage.05 Mar 07:17 AM
New ZealandEx-All Black ponders future after deadly quakeJustin Marshall never took a backward step on a rugby field though these days he surveys his Sumner backyard with a sense of trepidation.05 Mar 06:12 AM
New ZealandPolice name six more quake victimsThe names of six more people who police have confirmed died in the February 22 Christchurch earthquake have been released.05 Mar 04:51 AM
New Zealand'Surreal' moment when no bodies found - USARSearch teams who were bracing for grim news had a "surreal" moment when they discovered no bodies buried in the ChristChurch Cathedral spire that had collapsed during last week's devastating earthquake.05 Mar 03:02 AM
New ZealandBrownlee takes hard line on damaged heritage buildingsEarthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says if he had his way, most of Christchurch's heritage buildings would be bowled tomorrow.05 Mar 01:14 AM
New ZealandGiving families closure worth it - searcherAn 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.05 Mar 01:02 AM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Cordon scuttles proposal plansMarcel Mihulka had carefully planned a romantic candlelit proposal at a hot spa overlooking Queenstown's Shotover River.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandJetstar in the gun again over refundsTeens who struggled to buy tickets won their fight to get their money back after their swimming event in Christchurch was cancelled.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandAuckland's chances - we're safer, not immuneCentral Auckland would suffer only a few casualties if struck by an earthquake similar to the Lyttelton shake.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: When the walls fell...When the roof of the Pyne Gould Corporation building fell in, more than 100 workers were inside.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandHow to mend a shattered city from the ground upThe intensity of shaking during last week's quake was unprecedented in New Zealand for its Richter magnitude, says an engineering expert.04 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionPaul Holmes: Interpreter's magic hands speak to thousandsWhat is staggering about the Christchurch earthquake is the way it seems to keep getting bigger.04 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionPhil TaylorPhil Taylor: World's kindness that we can repayIt's the only time I saw a policeman cry. Acts of kindness can do that.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandPM 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.04 Mar 06:12 AM
New ZealandKey visits hard-hit eastern suburbsPrime Minister John Key visited Christchurch's hard-hit eastern suburbs today to try and reassure residents they have not been forgotten.04 Mar 02:26 AM
New Zealand'Front page survivor' farewelledEarthquake 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.04 Mar 01:43 AM
New ZealandWellington 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.04 Mar 12:31 AM
