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![Christchurch earthquake: Map faults before rebuild: geologist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: Map faults before rebuild: geologist
The earthquake and last week's deadly tremor were on faultlines that did not exist on GNS Science's database.
![Brian Fallow: Quake levy wrong answer for NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Brian Fallow: Quake levy wrong answer for NZ
Kick them while they are down is no one's idea of how to administer first aid.
![Christchurch earthquake: Behave during time of crisis or else, says judge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: Behave during time of crisis or else, says judge
Judge Tony Couch has sent a stern message to Christchurch. Behave in this crisis or face the consequences.
![Christchurch earthquake: Battered survivor's heart with lost family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: Battered survivor's heart with lost family
Glenn Prattley's broken body is in Dunedin. His heart has been left behind in Christchurch.
![Christchurch earthquake: Battle of Port-a-loos in dusty suburbs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: Battle of Port-a-loos in dusty suburbs
After two days of hot weather, the reeking sewage-laden silt has dried and the wind sends its dust billowing out.
![Christchurch earthquake: Recovery 10 year job, says minister](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: Recovery 10 year job, says minister
It will take more than 10 years to rebuild Christchurch, says acting Economic Development Minister David Carter.
![Christchurch earthquake: Tots survive 5-storey plunge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: Tots survive 5-storey plunge
Jett Mitchell hadn't slept in his own bed since the September earthquake and was receiving counselling on the fifth floor of the Canterbury Television building when the quake struck Christchurch.
![<i>Paul Harper:</i> Dust haze hangs over a weary city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
<i>Paul Harper:</i> Dust haze hangs over a weary city
nzherald.co.nz reporter Paul Harper on the newest problem facing earthquake-hit Christchurch - dust, dust and more dust.
![Quake-support packages needed for more than 20,000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Quake-support packages needed for more than 20,000
Applications for financial support following last week's deadly Christchurch quake are flooding in.
!['You're tough and you're resilient', says <i>Man vs Wild</i> star](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
'You're tough and you're resilient', says <i>Man vs Wild</i> star
Adventurer and wild man Bear Grylls, in New Zealand filming an episode of his television series, has paid tribute to the Kiwi spirit.
![Christchurch residents share their stories](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch residents share their stories
A week on from the quake, Christchurch people tell their stories to Christchurch Star reporters...
!['Refugee city' being neglected - blogger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
'Refugee city' being neglected - blogger
Blogger Peter Hyde says there are now three cities within earthquake-hit Christchurch, and one of them - where many people live - is being neglected by the media.
![DHB head invokes Katrina to defend evacuating elderly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
DHB head invokes Katrina to defend evacuating elderly
Canterbury DHB chief executive David Meates has invoked memories of Hurricane Katrina to justify evacuating hundreds of elderly out of the Christchurch in the wake of last week's earthquake.
![Key: I want RWC in Christchurch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Key: I want RWC in Christchurch
John Key says his "strong preference" is to hold Rugby World Cup games in Christchurch, and says it's still possible if AMI Stadium is fit for matches.
![Residents unable to hire temporary toilets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Residents unable to hire temporary toilets
Temporary toilets are deemed assets of importance so Civil Defence has to co-ordinate where they are placed in quake-hit Christchurch.