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Scribe's tribute to Christchurch's resilience
Rapper Scribe makes moving tribute to the resilience of Cantabrians who have lived through more than 8500 quakes in the past year.

Canterbury a Mecca for job seekers
NZ's total of building trades workers needs to double to 155,400 over the next five years, say training groups.

10,000 parents seek post-quake help for traumatised children
Reactions included bed-wetting, tantrums, disruption to sleep and eating patterns and nightmares.

Four thousand aftershocks in six months
Around 4,000 aftershocks have rattled the Canterbury region since February 22, according to GNS Science records.

4.2 aftershock hits Christchurch
A 4.2 magnitude aftershock has struck near Christchurch this morning, six months on from the devastating February 22 earthquake. GNS Science said the quake was "widely felt in Christchurch", with reports it was felt strongly in Bexley...

Early morning quakes shake Christchurch
Canterbury was rattled by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake early today.

CTV building 'should not have pancaked'
Experts have pointed to tell-tale signs of problems in the CTV building before it collapsed.