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Christchurch earthquake: Street's residents gather for hug and cry
In the minutes after Tuesday's earthquake, the people of Santa Maria Ave, Redcliffs, gathered at the top of the street and hugged and cried.
Christchurch earthquake: Rescue teams switch focus to grim task
Emergency teams hoping to find survivors in the rubble have switched focus to the grim task of retrieving the dead.
Christchurch earthquake: Deadly tremors rebounded on city
Rock near the quake's epicentre may have compounded the effect of the tremor by reflecting greater seismic activity towards Christchurch city.
Christchurch earthquake: Soccer-lover loses leg but survives
"I have lost a leg. They had to cut it off to save me." Those were the first words rescued student Kento Okuda said to his mother.
Christchurch earthquake: Sister lay trapped with dead brother
A woman found beneath the rubble of a building held her dead brother's hand as she cried out for help from under the debris - and her heart-wrenching cries prompted rescuers to carry on digging until they freed him.
Christchurch earthquake: 5-month-old Baxtor youngest victim
Baxtor Gowland was born two weeks after the September earthquake in Christchurch. Yesterday, he was named the youngest victim of Tuesday's quake.
Christchurch earthquake: Rest homes evacuated, others need food, water
More than 200 elderly patients have been evacuated from rest homes damaged in the earthquake.
Christchurch earthquake: Tourists feared buried under church rubble
As many as 22 tourists are thought to be buried in the rubble of Christ Church Cathedral and its spire.
Christchurch earthquake: Bexley's heartache starts all over again
The people left in Bexley grabbed spades and started again, shovelling and scraping at the charcoal grey sludge which clung to their homes.
Twenty Chinese listed as missing in Christchurch quake
Twenty Chinese students at an English language school in Christchurch are missing following the massive tremor, Beijing says.
Christchurch earthquake: Families fear for missing students
The families of the many missing Japanese students feared killed in the collapse of the CTV building have told of their anguish.
Christchurch earthquake: Hundreds flood welfare centres
Hundreds of people displaced by Tuesday's earthquake have set up camp at Christchurch welfare centres and more are flooding in.