Financial help for Christchurch quake victims
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says emergency cash grants will be made available for victims of yesterday's quake.
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Christchurch quake: Cabinet to decide on national emergency
Cabinet will hold an emergency meeting at 9.30am to decide whether to declare a national state of emergency, Prime Minister John Key says.
Christchurch quake: Focus on living
Rescue workers are having to leave bodies in the streets of Christchurch as they focus on trying to save survivors of yesterday's devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake.
Christchurch quake: Fears 300 dead
The official death toll from yesterday's earthquake in Christchurch has been revised to 38, but there are fears it could reach as high as 300 as rescuers uncover more bodies in the rubble.
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Between the giant rubble littering the rain-drenched Colombo St, police pull another dead body and lay it down on a black tarpaulin.
Christchurch quake: Shelters giving refuge to hundreds of homeless
Hundreds of displaced people flocked to the Burnside High School evacuation centre last night to take shelter.
Christchurch quake: True horror hits PM in terror-struck city
Prime Minister John Key flew into Christchurch to what he says were scenes from a horror movie.
Christchurch quake: Much of city left without vital services
Much of Christchurch is without essential services after yesterday's earthquake with gas, power, water and phone infrastructure all affected.
Christchurch quake: Aftershock 'worse than the big one'
When the shaking begins, my first thought is "it's just another aftershock". There have been plenty in Christchurch since the big quake.
Christchurch quake: Devastating jolt rated an aftershock by geologists
The earthquake that struck Christchurch during lunch hour yesterday was an aftershock seismologists hoped would never come.
Christchurch quake: Hospitals in north take in casualties
North Island hospitals are receiving Christchurch earthquake victims and plan to send specialists to help in the devastated city.
Christchurch quake: Fears toll will rise sharply as night falls
At least 100 people remain trapped in the ruins of Christchurch tonight following a devastating earthquake which claimed at least 65 lives.
Rescue in the rubble
Hope amongst the rubble of a collapsed multi-level office block on Madras Street as a woman buried by rubble is dug out alive after Christchurch's devastating earthquake.
Christchurch quake: Tales of terror from the epicentre
Residents of the town at the epicentre of today's devastating aftershock have told of terrifying ordeals as the ground crumbled around them.
Christchurch quake: Toll expected to rise from 'NZ's darkest day'
Darkness, rain and temperatures are falling on Christchurch with people still trapped in buildings crumpled by a massive earthquake. So far, 65 people have been confirmed dead with the toll expected to rise.
Christchurch quake: 65 dead
Prime Minister John Key has told reporters that the death toll from today's magnitude 6.3 earthquake stands at 65, and Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said it could quite possibly double.
Deadly quake could be sign of more to come
Today's deadly Christchurch earthquake could be a sign of further devastation to come, with one seismologist warning that it had increased the likelihood of a large earthquake hitting Wellington.
Christchurch quake: Govt waits for grim news of deaths
The Government was this afternoon waiting for details of deaths in Christchurch and a second emergency cabinet meeting will be held tonight.
Seismologist had hoped time for large shock had passed
A seismologist says today's devastating Christchurch earthquake was the type of common large aftershock which he'd hoped the city had avoided.