Christchurch earthquake: PM sees grim reality for survivors
Prime Minister John Key yesterday saw for himself the grim situation confronting earthquake survivors.
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Christchurch quake: Families criticise rescue-site pullout
Rescuers were last night coming under fire for pulling out of attempts to get to people trapped in the CTV building. The search was abandoned yesterday after police said they were "100 per cent sure" there were no survivors.
Christchurch earthquake: Woman returned to husband after 25 hour ordeal
At least 14 were still trapped and facing a second cold and lonely night in the mangled PGG building.
Christchurch earthquake: Hospitals cope with waves of injured
Christchurch hospitals are busy but coping as patient numbers swell from the earthquake.
Christchurch earthquake: Search squads focus on rewards, not risks
Their task is to enter highly restricted and prohibited areas, putting their lives on the line to save others.
Christchurch earthquake: 'Angels looked after me'
Cancer survivor Sam Struthers says that victory was nothing compared with surviving this week's earthquake.
Christchurch earthquake: Crusaders match called off
The Crusaders early this morning withdrew from their Super 15 match against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday.
Christchurch earthquake: Survival show presenter offers a few tips
Bear Grylls, extreme adventurer, is in New Zealand and has some survival tips for earthquake victims.
Christchurch earthquake: Luck and loss at epicentre
It's only when you start walking the streets of Lyttelton that the real extent of the damage becomes obvious.
Christchurch earthquake: Journeys through a shattered city
We assembled outside, a bit dazed and struck by what we could see downtown - dust and collapsed buildings.
Christchurch earthquake: Terror on top of tallest building set to collapse
Jovy Servitillo knew she was in trouble - she was on the 23rd floor of the tallest building in Christchurch.
Christchurch earthquake: The survivors
'Ten seconds either way' was the difference between life and death for CTV building survivor David Horsley.
Christchurch quake: Australian 'family man' among dead
At least one Australian "family man" is among the Christchurch earthquake dead and the Australian government has warned the public to brace for more bad news.
Christchurch earthquake likely to be NZ's worst natural disaster
Yesterday's quake - the death toll for which stands at 75 - may prove to be NZ's worst natural disaster.
Christchurch quake: More than 100 may have perished in CTV
Police say more than 100 people may have been lost in Christchurch's quake-ravaged Canterbury TV building, which they say is "unsurvivable". The official toll from yesterday's devastating quake stands at 75.
Christchurch quake: 15 CTV staff believed to have died
Fifteen CTV staff are believed to have died when their central Christchurch building collapsed after yesterday's magnitude 6.3 quake, CTV chairman Nick Smith says.
Concern grows for missing Pyne Gould workers
At least 14 people are missing from two companies in the Pyne Gould building in Christchurch tonight.
Quake mother's voicemail: 'I don't think I'm going to make it'
A woman trapped in rubble left a harrowing message for her son, in which she said she didn't think she would survive.
Christchurch quake: What is a national state of emergency?
Declaring a national state of emergency is an option when a disaster or other event is or is likely to be of such severity that it is beyond the resources of the local Civil Defence groups.