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Chch mayor undergoes surgery for quake injury

Parents' burden lifted as quake victim identified

Earthquake death toll hugely exaggerated: USAID report

Strong chance of another big shake

Canterbury has a nearly one-in-four chance of another massive earthquake in the next year.

Man who targeted elderly victims jailed

Quake strikes North Island's east cape

Timeball Station dismantling process begins

It is hoped that any new building that replaces Lyttelton's Timeball Station can incorporate the iconic building's mechanism.

Demolition companies defend pace of work

Demolition companies working in the centre of Christchurch have dismissed suggestions crews should be working seven days a week.

Looters have 'no conscience or empathy'

People looking for a bargain should be wary of encouraging looters in quake-hit Christchurch.

More firms taking out business insurance

Earthquakes felt in Manawatu, Canterbury

Photo recall: A time of innocence as dark clouds loom

When doomsday forecasts go wrong

US preacher predicts apocalypse starting in New Zealand today but his track record looks shaky.

Sorry, folks, it's not the end of the world yet

Murray and Michelle Smith of Cambridge respond to the "end of the world" frenzy created in the US.

Do your bit with a quake bond, Kiwis told

Public likely to be hesitant about locking up more than $1000 for four years.

Quake raiders 'vultures feeding on corpses'

Earthquake offenders were "vultures feeding on the corpses of the dead", according to a Christchurch judge.