When Jilly Murphy rushed back into her favourite store after the Christchurch earthquake, she had one thing on her mind - her family.

Henry Ross Bush, 75, a bricklayer, died when the facade of a bakery on Riccarton Road collapsed during the earthquake.

On February 22, Normand Lee parked at the South City Shopping Centre carpark and is believed to have walked into the CBD from there.

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Police have released the names of 13 more people who died in the February 22 Christchurch earthquake, including the partner and five-week-old baby of a man who is lying injured in Dunedin Hospital.

Kelsey Sinitta Moore, 18, was walking down Manchester St with her five-week-old baby daughter when the earthquake hit.

Five-week-old Taneysha Gail Prattley was being walked down Manchester St to a bus stop with her mother, father, aunt and grandfather when the earthquake struck.

It is believed St Albans resident Desley Ann Thomson, 32, was on her lunch break in the Christchurch CBD when the earthquake struck.

It was a lot more enjoyable during playtime at Christchurch's Wharenui School today than a fortnight ago, when students and teachers were huddled on the grass as the earth shuddered beneath them.

The shaking and devastation caused by the Christchurch earthquake have been measured in new radar imagery taken from space.

Police have relented and allowed bail for a young man with autism who became "the face of looting" in the days after the February 22 quake.

The February 22 earthquake has left a mark on everyone in Christchurch - and for many, quite literally.

Businesses and residents may be able to retrieve important belongings from earthquake-damaged areas of Christchurch's CBD from next week.

I've always found ancient places of worship to be strangely moving. Probably it's because the dominant role of organised religion in bygone times meant the greatest talents of the age were harnessed to make these churches.

Joanna Clare Didham, 35, died when the CTV building, where she had worked for the past 13 years, collapsed in the earthquake.

The date for a National Memorial Service to honor victims of the Christchurch earthquake has been named. The service, which will be held in North Hagley Park, is being organised by the Christchurch City Council and the Visits and Ceremonial

Maureen Valerie Fletcher, 75, was confirmed as a victim of the earthquake on March 6.