Shane Warne will headline a cast of former cricketers and current sporting identities in a Christchurch earthquake appeal charity cricket match.

Images of the quake's aftermath captured by Herald photographers.

Tooth and claw competition is what we need, not John Key's mothering.

Search and rescue crews found two more bodies overnight, lifting the death toll from the February 22 Christchurch earthquake to 163.

With the rescue phase over in Christchurch's central city, authorities are working to restore vital services to the eastern suburbs.

Jeff Sanft was on his way to meet his partner and two young daughters for lunch when the bus he was on was buried under falling debris.

Resilience and comradeship will help us rebuild and be stronger than ever

Sustainable mining solves quake bill and creates jobs and wealth to boot

Accommodation providers renting out homes for the Rugby World Cup are clinging to hope that the tournament will still be held in Christchurch.

Come what may, the squad will be playing for the people and the province

After 218 hours and nine minutes of desperate searching, hope of finding any survivors among the rubble of downtown Christchurch was officially extinguished.

Bert and Pat Archbold are in their 90s, nearly blind and without water or power, but they are refusing to leave their Christchurch home.

Thousands of Christchurch schoolchildren have fled the quake-stricken city and are now attending schools across the country.

If this was any old round three Super 15 match there would be no need for the Crusaders to bring in a mental skills coach.

Mike Brown was meant to be working on the ninth floor of the Copthorne Hotel at the time of the earthquake but had decided to take a long lunch.

Timaru has grown by 20 per cent as 7000 traumatised quake survivors shift down.

Let me introduce you to a country you may never have realised you know

Katherine Irvine has found people from all walks of life doing what they can to contribute to the earthquake appeal.