Christchurch earthquake

Fletcher is poised to be a major beneficiary of the Canterbury rebuild but ongoing aftershocks, including… More

1. Fletcher shares fall as profits drop 13pc

Revisiting quake-battered Christchurch, Brett Atkinson explores a city in recovery. More

1. Lonely Planet offers free Christchurch chapter download

Thoughts on Christchurch and the future on year after the February 22nd, 2011 earthquake. Watch

One year after the quake that killed 185 people, Christchurch is trying to move forward with the recovery process despite… Watch

Plans for Christchurch's rebuild have been criticised by commercial developers who believe it is unworkable. The… More

1. City rebuild plan 'unworkable'

One year after its "darkest day'', the city of Christchurch paused to reflect today and remember the 185 victims of the… More

1. video Quake - A year on: Messages of support for Christchurch

Christchurch people tell nzherald.co.nz how they have coped with the last year since the quake and what they think the future… More

The parents of a man who died saving the life of an elderly woman in the fatal quake are now the caretakers of a rare award… More

1. video Quake - A year on: Two minutes silence

The full list of recipients of the Christchurch Earthquake Awards which are being handed out today at a ceremony in Hagley… More

James Dann lived on Cashel Street, in the middle of the Christchurch CBD, before the earth moved and… More

1. video Quake - A year on: Christchurch remembers

A Wellington man never expected a seven foot tall clock to turn up on his doorstep, and yet there it… More

Two days before the police raided homes in Auckland, Wellington and the Ruatoki area, members of an alleged military-style… More

1. video Urewera trial: The police surveillance footage

Christchurch police have today arrested two men in connection with the aggravated robberies of two pharmacies during the… More

The sky may not be falling, but the clouds certainly are - and it could offer a glimmer of hope in the fight to slow global… More

1. UN climate chief turns to business leaders for action

A meeting is brewing between Tui and a feminist group the company clashed with this week over a controversial… More

1. DB Breweries defends 'sexist' Tui advertisement

A climber has been killed after falling from the Homer Saddle near Te Anau today. Te Anau police said the 50-year-old New… More

Mystery surrounds the death of two Hector's dolphins found washed up on a beach near the Waimakariri River mouth in north… More

1. Dolphin's death reignites calls for set net ban

A total stranger sitting in the public gallery of the Rotorua District Court paid for the accommodation of a Slovenian man… More

Flooding fears are easing in Otago along with the rain after the Pomahaka River passed its first flood warning level. However… More

A woman has been awarded $23,120 after the company she worked for threatened to revoke her work visa if she did not give… More

Photos from Christchurch on the anniversary of the… View

World Cup-winning All Black Israel Dagg often outruns… More

1. Rugby: Dagg dreaded return to 'shaky city'

Christchurch's Merivale Mall has been partly closed since the weekend after engineers did a structural integrity review. Owner… More

1. Dean wins seat on Christchurch council

New Zealand pauses for two minutes' silence to mark… Watch

Celebrities offer words of support to Christchurch… Watch

Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae has told the Cantabrians gathered for the memorial service for the February 22 earthquake… More

1. video Quake - a year on: Rebuild brings community closer (2:12)

1. video Demolition derby: Inside the red zone

1. Jetstar comes to rescue of stranded Aussie tourists

Within 24 hours, the Cutler-Welsh family's world turned upside-down. At 12.51pm, February 22, 2011… More

1. photos The Cutler-Welsh family and their quake baby (9 photos)

With her hand pinned under rubble, Amanda Fuller lay trapped in the quake-crumpled Pyne Gould Corporation… More

1. Cartoon: Christchurch quake - a year on

Thieves are targeting Christchurch homes being demolished in the badly quake-hit suburb of Bexley. Demolitions of red-zoned… More

1. New plans to repair 131-year-old quake hit church