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.

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.

A new phenomenon from the Canterbury earthquake: chimney scammers.

Tracking today's events as they happen on day 14 of the Christchurch earthquake disaster.

The Govt will contribute up to $10m to assist with the repair and restoration of character buildings in quake-hit Canterbury.