A spike in pokie machine spending has raised fears quake-hit residents are becoming addicted to...

62 parties have expressed interest in making submissions to the inquiry into why so many buildings were destroyed by the Canterbury earthquakes.

Christchurch is not out of the woods yet when it comes to aftershocks, but that has not stopped the creation of the largest constructions site in the country inside the Red Zone.

Areas of New Zealand took no chances after tsunami warnings Civil Defence has admitted were "confusing"...