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Paul Thomas: Quake response needs the best from all of us

Christchurch earthquake: And the walls came tumbling down

Christchurch earthquake: New dad clings to hope for family

Christchurch earthquake: How you can help

There are many ways that you can help in the wake of yesterday's devastating Christchurch earthquake.

Christchurch earthquake: Woman puts life on line to save friend's baby

Christchurch earthquake: Looking for a new life away from the fear

Christchurch earthquake: In the chaos, even a hug can help

Looking at what remains of the six-storey building I can't believe my eyes as the first survivor is pulled out.

Christchurch earthquake: 9-month-old killed by falling television

Christchurch earthquake: City's most valued gems lie in ruins

Christchurch lived in its heritage - grand stone buildings, many of them now shattered by the largest ground shake recorded in NZ.

Christchurch earthquake: Centre of city faces financial collapse

Central Christchurch is facing financial oblivion, a local business leader says.

Bricklayer's death carries a dreadful irony

Bricklayer's daughter on dad's death: It was "bloody bricks" that killed him. "He would have found that funny."

Christchurch earthquake: Prayers for missing students

Families of 27 Japanese students thought to be buried beneath the flattened CTV building are praying for a miracle.

Christchurch earthquake: On two wheels through the rubble

Weekend Herald writer Phil Taylor takes to his bike to view the devastation in Christchurch.

Christchurch earthquake: My 26 hours trapped in the rubble

Ann Bodkin kept up hope during her 26 hours entombed in the PGC building by thinking over and over 'I'm alive. I'm okay'.

Cartoon: Rebuilding Christchurch

Christchurch earthquake: Mountaineer finds way to save 14 lives