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![Christchurch earthquake: Luck and loss at epicentre](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: Luck and loss at epicentre
It's only when you start walking the streets of Lyttelton that the real extent of the damage becomes obvious.
![Christchurch earthquake: Journeys through a shattered city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: Journeys through a shattered city
We assembled outside, a bit dazed and struck by what we could see downtown - dust and collapsed buildings.
![Christchurch earthquake: 'Angels looked after me'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: 'Angels looked after me'
Cancer survivor Sam Struthers says that victory was nothing compared with surviving this week's earthquake.
![Christchurch earthquake: Search squads focus on rewards, not risks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: Search squads focus on rewards, not risks
Their task is to enter highly restricted and prohibited areas, putting their lives on the line to save others.
![Christchurch quake: Australian 'family man' among dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch quake: Australian 'family man' among dead
At least one Australian "family man" is among the Christchurch earthquake dead and the Australian government has warned the public to brace for more bad news.
![Christchurch quake: 15 CTV staff believed to have died](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch quake: 15 CTV staff believed to have died
Fifteen CTV staff are believed to have died when their central Christchurch building collapsed after yesterday's magnitude 6.3 quake, CTV chairman Nick Smith says.
![Concern grows for missing Pyne Gould workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Concern grows for missing Pyne Gould workers
At least 14 people are missing from two companies in the Pyne Gould building in Christchurch tonight.
![Quake mother's voicemail: 'I don't think I'm going to make it'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Quake mother's voicemail: 'I don't think I'm going to make it'
A woman trapped in rubble left a harrowing message for her son, in which she said she didn't think she would survive.
![Christchurch quake: What is a national state of emergency?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch quake: What is a national state of emergency?
Declaring a national state of emergency is an option when a disaster or other event is or is likely to be of such severity that it is beyond the resources of the local Civil Defence groups.
![Christchurch quake: Theft arrests in devastated CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch quake: Theft arrests in devastated CBD
Six people have today been arrested for theft and burglary in the quake-hit Christchurch CBD.
![Christchurch earthquake: CTV building 'not survivable' - police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: CTV building 'not survivable' - police
Police have abandoned all hope of finding survivors at the collapsed Canterbury TV building in central Christchurch, with a police chief saying he was "100 per cent" certain those trapped inside were dead.
![Christchurch quake: Search and rescue could work through second night](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch quake: Search and rescue could work through second night
Search and rescue teams could continue looking for survivors for a second night following yesterday's Christchurch earthquake, Civil Defence national controller David Coetzee says.
![Christchurch earthquake: Miracle rescue a ray of hope amid despair](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: Miracle rescue a ray of hope amid despair
In an emotional reunion, a woman trapped for more than 25 hours in a cramped, dark space in the destroyed PGG building has finally been rescued and reunited with her worried husband.
![Global rescuers join Christchurch quake personnel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Global rescuers join Christchurch quake personnel
Hundreds of specialist search and rescue personnel from around the world are arriving in Christchurch.
![Rescue at CTV stopped, Pyne Gould now focus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Rescue at CTV stopped, Pyne Gould now focus
Rescue services have stopped work at CTV and are now focusing on the Pyne Gould building, where as many as 50 people are thought to still be alive.
![Christchurch quake: Desperate wait for news of friends](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch quake: Desperate wait for news of friends
A man who has more than a dozen close friends and colleagues missing in earthquake-devastated central Christchurch says all he can do is wait and hope they are still alive.
![Christchurch earthquake: Aftershocks map](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: Aftershocks map
Track the aftershocks rattling Christchurch in the wake of the shallow magnitude 6.3 earthquake.
![Christchurch earthquake: Information map](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch earthquake: Information map
Information about what's been damaged in the aftermath of the magnitude 6.3 earthquake and where people can get help.
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Blue markers: Damage to infrastructure and buildings
Red markers: Closures and restricted areas
Yellow markers: Triage centre and welfare centre locations
Green markers: Water supplies and other services for residents
Purple markers: Operational ATMs and petrol stations
Pink markers: Supermarkets and schools that are open
![Christchurch quake: 75 dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch quake: 75 dead
Rescuers have recovered and identified 55 bodies and are yet to identify a further 20 bodies from yesterday's earthquake in Christchurch.
![Christchurch quake: National emergency declared](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch quake: National emergency declared
The Government has declared a national state of emergency after yesterday's 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.
![Financial help for Christchurch quake victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Financial help for Christchurch quake victims
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says emergency cash grants will be made available for victims of yesterday's quake.
![Christchurch quake: Cabinet to decide on national emergency](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch quake: Cabinet to decide on national emergency
Cabinet will hold an emergency meeting at 9.30am to decide whether to declare a national state of emergency, Prime Minister John Key says.
![Christchurch quake: Focus on living](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Christchurch quake: Focus on living
Rescue workers are having to leave bodies in the streets of Christchurch as they focus on trying to save survivors of yesterday's devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake.