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Flurry of tremors jolt Canterbury
The aftershocks keep coming for Canterbury, with another 3.9 magnitude quake near Christchurch this afternoon following this morning's 5.1 tremor.

Quake shook house 'like dog with a bone'
Tony Stuart awoke today wondering how much more damage his house could absorb after the latest aftershock in Canterbury.

<i>Haiti one year on:</i> Neglect turns disaster to tragedy
A New Zealander gives a harrowing account of how Haiti's nightmare is continuing.

<i>Haiti one year on:</i> Rape crisis festers on
87 per cent of the quake survivors are still living in dangerous tented camps.

Haiti: One year on
A year on from the devastating January 12 earthquake, the effects of the disaster are still being felt in Haiti.

Almost 3500 claims from Boxing Day quake
There have been almost 3500 claims so far from the Boxing Day earthquake that struck Canterbury, the Earthquake Commission said today.

Catching up with... Xavier Trousselot-Rhodes
Catching up with Xavier Trousselot-Rhodes - the lad who fell out of his house as the earth heaved.

Overseas help bumps up quake costs
More than $7 million has been spent on overseas workers brought in to help cope with the workload after the Canterbury earthquake.