Police have named another seven victims of last month's Christchurch earthquake.

Jane Grant, a nurse in her 50s, was working on level four of the CTV building when it collapsed.

More than 10 per cent of buildings demolished in Christchurch following last month's quake were levelled without the knowledge of their owners.

Bruised and battered earthquake survivor Anne Malcolm will finally get to meet her guardian angel.

Lin Lin Xu, 26, also known as Christina, was a student of the King's Education language school in the CTV building.

Hundreds of Cantabrians have turned out to attend the funeral of former Canterbury TV host Jo Giles, who died in the February 22nd earthquake, while police have revealed one of their own was also a victim of the quake.

Mary Louise Anne Bantillo Amantillo, 23, from the Philippines, sent a text message to her parents back in the Philippines as she lay trapped in the rubble of the CTV building.

A group of about 30 Christchurch business people protesting over not being allowed into their CBD businesses have met with Civil Defence officials this afternoon after angry protesters broke through the red zone cordons yesterday.

Tamara (Lia) Harca, was teaching her English language class at King's Education in the CTV building when the earthquake hit.

Civil Defence could have communicated better with frustrated business owners in Christchurch, its minister John Carter says.

Real estate agency Bayleys Canterbury is predicting a broader but lower central business district will arise in Christchurch after last month's earthquake, while demand is expected to escalate for residential properties in more stable areas

About 120 Christchurch business owners stormed the inner-city cordon yesterday.

Some government programmes will be axed as budget spending is cut to pay for rebuilding Christchurch, Prime Minister John Key says.

People who force their way through cordons into Christchurch's quake-ravaged central business district (CBD) could be killed, police say.

Protests from angry Christchurch business owners locked out of the damaged CBD have intensified today, with police physically intervening when several protesters went inside the cordon.

"It is not enough to design purely for life safety," says Auckland architect Barry Copeland.

CTV building survivor Anne Malcolm wants a simple question answered: Who is the man helping her in this photo?

Prince Charles offered architectural advice to Christchurch but didn't visit, whereas Prince William shelved ongoing wedding plans last week to support our quake victims. So, who should be New Zealand's next King?

Collaboration has helped many of the city's businesses to get up and running after the quake.

My anti-nuclear friends are having a field day debunking my myopic view that a modest nuclear power plant would sensibly take care of New Zealand's energy needs for the next 100 years.