New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Terror on top of tallest building set to collapseJovy Servitillo knew she was in trouble - she was on the 23rd floor of the tallest building in Christchurch.23 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch quake: Families criticise rescue-site pulloutRescuers 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.23 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Woman returned to husband after 25 hour ordealAt least 14 were still trapped and facing a second cold and lonely night in the mangled PGG building.23 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Hospitals cope with waves of injuredChristchurch hospitals are busy but coping as patient numbers swell from the earthquake.23 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: 'Angels looked after me'Cancer survivor Sam Struthers says that victory was nothing compared with surviving this week's earthquake.23 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Search squads focus on rewards, not risksTheir task is to enter highly restricted and prohibited areas, putting their lives on the line to save others.23 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Hopes fading for 300 missingHope is fading for hundreds of people missing for a second night after the Christchurch earthquake.23 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: PM sees grim reality for survivorsPrime Minister John Key yesterday saw for himself the grim situation confronting earthquake survivors.23 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch quake: Australian 'family man' among deadAt 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.23 Feb 09:09 AM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake likely to be NZ's worst natural disasterYesterday's quake - the death toll for which stands at 75 - may prove to be NZ's worst natural disaster.23 Feb 07:38 AM
New ZealandChristchurch quake: More than 100 may have perished in CTVPolice 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 75.23 Feb 07:05 AM
New ZealandChristchurch quake: 15 CTV staff believed to have diedFifteen 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.23 Feb 05:44 AM
New ZealandConcern grows for missing Pyne Gould workersAt least 14 people are missing from two companies in the Pyne Gould building in Christchurch tonight.23 Feb 05:12 AM
New ZealandQuake 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.23 Feb 04:32 AM
New ZealandChristchurch 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.23 Feb 04:00 AM
New ZealandChristchurch quake: Theft arrests in devastated CBDSix people have today been arrested for theft and burglary in the quake-hit Christchurch CBD.23 Feb 03:44 AM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: CTV building 'not survivable' - policePolice have abandoned all hope of finding survivors at the collapsed Canterbury TV building in central Christchurch, with a police chief saying he was "100 per cent" certain those trapped inside were dead.23 Feb 03:36 AM
New ZealandChristchurch quake: Search and rescue could work through second nightSearch and rescue teams could continue looking for survivors for a second night following yesterday's Christchurch earthquake, Civil Defence national controller David Coetzee says.23 Feb 02:42 AM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Miracle rescue a ray of hope amid despairIn an emotional reunion, a woman trapped for more than 25 hours in a cramped, dark space in the destroyed PGG building has finally been rescued and reunited with her worried husband.23 Feb 02:15 AM
ConstructionQuake residential repair programme on holdFletcher Construction says its residential repair programme in Canterbury as agent for the Earthquake Commission (EQC) is temporarily on hold.23 Feb 01:30 AM