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Economists now expect Reserve Bank to cut interest rates

Cartoon: Christchurch recovery

Christchurch earthquake: City rallies to 'our friends'

Christchurch earthquake: Soccer-lover loses leg but survives

"I have lost a leg. They had to cut it off to save me." Those were the first words rescued student Kento Okuda said to his mother.

Christchurch earthquake: Sister lay trapped with dead brother

A woman found beneath the rubble of a building held her dead brother's hand as she cried out for help from under the debris - and her heart-wrenching cries prompted rescuers to carry on digging until they freed him.

Christchurch earthquake: 5-month-old Baxtor youngest victim

Baxtor Gowland was born two weeks after the September earthquake in Christchurch. Yesterday, he was named the youngest victim of Tuesday's quake.

Christchurch earthquake: Disaster levy touted as EQC faces being 'cleaned out'

Christchurch earthquake: Wrecker's tip for leaning tower

Christchurch earthquake: Rescue teams switch focus to grim task

Emergency teams hoping to find survivors in the rubble have switched focus to the grim task of retrieving the dead.

Christchurch earthquake: Deadly tremors rebounded on city

Rock near the quake's epicentre may have compounded the effect of the tremor by reflecting greater seismic activity towards Christchurch city.

Christchurch earthquake: Tourists feared buried under church rubble

As many as 22 tourists are thought to be buried in the rubble of Christ Church Cathedral and its spire.

Christchurch earthquake: Bexley's heartache starts all over again

The people left in Bexley grabbed spades and started again, shovelling and scraping at the charcoal grey sludge which clung to their homes.

Christchurch earthquake: After the miracles, a day of gloom

Evacuation in the Christchurch suburb of Redcliffs

Help by going to NZ for holidays, says Australian PM

Twenty Chinese listed as missing in Christchurch quake

Twenty Chinese students at an English language school in Christchurch are missing following the massive tremor, Beijing says.