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Japan jolt 8000 times more violent than Christchurch's
The Japan quake was 8000 times stronger than Christchurch's and unzipped a faultline half the size of the North Island, a NZ scientist says.
Japan tsunami: Tears of anxiety - and of elation
Yoshimi Okazaki lost her home and job in the Christchurch quake. Now her loved ones are missing in the devastating Japanese quake and tsunami.
Christchurch thoughts with Japan - Parker
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says the thoughts of his quake-stricken city are with Japan following Friday's magnitude 9.0 earthquake which devastated much of the country and left thousands dead.
Three injured, seven missing after plant explosion
Japanese officials have confirmed a second hydrogen explosion has occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, while a warning of a second tsunami has been cancelled.
590,000 people flee disaster zone
More than half a million people have been forced from their homes in quake and tsunami-hit northern Japan, petrol has run dry and supermarkets are empty in what its prime minister says is the worst crisis to hit Japan since WWII.
Radiation fears as death toll climbs
Japanese officials warned of a possible second explosion at a nuclear plant crippled by the earthquake and tsunami as they raced to stave off multiple reactor meltdowns, but they provided few details about whether they were making progress.
Nuclear meltdown 'highly possible'
Three nuclear power plants in Japan have suffered failure, with a top Government official warning a meltdown at one of the plants was "highly possible". Over 10,000 people are thought to be missing as officials fight to avoid a catastrope
How Kiwis in Japan coped with disaster
The family of a NZ man in Japan have heard nothing from him since hours before the deadly quake and tsunmai which struck on Friday night
Muddy track a lifeline for residents after slip
80 Matakana families have been without highway access to their homes for six weeks since cyclone
Video from the quake / tsunami
A compilation of some of the most remarkable video to emerge from Friday night's disaster in Japan
Thousands flee nuclear fallout
It is starting to feel like elements of Hiroshima, Kobe and the Asian tsunami combined.