The Government hopes it will be able to give thousands of Canterbury property owners in the worst earthquake-hit areas some idea of what the future holds by the middle of next week.

Dozens of angry residents have rallied in one of Christchurch's worst earthquake-hit areas over the "third world" conditions they are still living.

Southlanders are being urged to prepare for further high winds today and more snow tomorrow.

Earthquake co-ordination minister Gerry Brownlee says there are few signs of widespread permanent damage to housing land in Christchurch.

North Islanders face nearly a week of dismal weather after the damaging weekend storm, while those in the South battle with snow.

The number of aftershocks following the big 7.1 magnitude Canterbury earthquake has reached 700.

Two weeks after the Canterbury earthquake nearly 3000 homes cannot be lived in and about the same number are not weatherproof.

Heartless thieves have struck a young Christchurch couple and their family.

A Facebook group has started to capture people's experiences of the Christchurch earthquake and the rebuild.

Builders from around the country see a goldmine of work awaiting them in quake-torn Christchurch.