Veteran New Zealand race driver Greg Murphy has thrown his weight behind the Christchurch earthquake appeal.

Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says he feels "repulsed" by members of a family evicted from a welfare centre under the Trespassing Act.

Canterbury homeowners can expect to get payouts for contents damage starting this week.

Everyone in Canterbury has been touched by the earthquake devastation - and TV personalities and sports stars are no exception.

A coastal town's war memorial has partially crumbled in the Canterbury earthquake, leaving descendants of dead soldiers shattered.

Read what people have been saying in the week since the magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked Christchurch last weekend.

The man who came closest to be killed in last weekend's devastating Canterbury earthquake remains in a serious condition in Christchurch Hospital.

Cabinet ministers know they have to work miracles in the limited window they have before those affected by the quake tire of their plight and the Government becomes the target of blame for things not being fixed

Dairy owner Suresh Patel was one of the quiet heroes of the Christchurch earthquake. We talk to him.

Canterbury tourism officials say the best way people can help is to keep bookings they have made and continue visiting the region.

Business owners in central Christchurch are anxious about their shops being sealed away from customers behind cordons a week after the earthquake.

Children try to come to terms with the fear as they return to school.

Evert and Maruschke Barnard with their daughter Dianthe, who was born during the earthquake. Photo / Alan Gibson