New ZealandEarthquake looter admits break-inA looter is being held in custody after admitting breaking into a house damaged in the earthquake.12 Sep 11:51 PM
New ZealandGovernor-General tours earthquake zoneThe Governor-General has expressed his shock over the devastation after last Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Canterbury.12 Sep 11:20 PM
New ZealandChristchurch schools open after earthquakeMost Canterbury schools today reopened after the September 4 magnitude 7.1 earthquake, but aftershocks continue.12 Sep 09:44 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Recovery could take yearsEarthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says Christchurch will take years to return to normal.12 Sep 04:16 AM
Opinion<i>Paul Holmes:</i> A city battered but not bowedBroadcaster Paul Holmes returns to the city where he began his career to see how locals are coping in the wake of the earthquake.12 Sep 04:00 AM
New ZealandHundreds at Cathedral earthquake massAbout 400 people today gathered in Christchurch's Cathedral Square for the Cathedral's first mass since last week's earthquake.12 Sep 02:00 AM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Pregnant and homelessA bewildered and pregnant Renee Rushton is living in a Christchurch holiday park after last week's earthquake.11 Sep 10:44 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake victims ask: When will it stop?As Christchurch tries to make sense of the earthquake destruction, a child questions how much 'braveness' she has left.11 Sep 10:43 PM
New ZealandParents read of daughter's plane deathAnnika Kirsten, 23, was one of nine people to die in the skydiving plane crash at Fox Glacier on September 4.11 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch quake blamed for deathA 53-year-old grandmother was searching her home in the darkness to find her grandchildren when she suffered a heart attack.11 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandThree victims killed in crash namedThree Gisborne teenagers died after a two-vehicle smash on one of the country's worst accident blackspots last night.08 Sep 02:33 AM
New ZealandThree killed on horror highwayPolice are investigating whether alcohol played a part in last night's two-vehicle crash on one of NZ's most notorious stretches of highway.07 Sep 08:57 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Buildings, residents suffer with aftershocksChristchurch residents just want the shaking to stop after Saturday's earthquake.07 Sep 07:30 PM
New ZealandSkydive crash victim was afraid of flyingAn Australian skydiving instructor with a fear of flying was one of those killed in one of NZ's worst aviation disasters in 17 years.07 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandThree killed in Waikato crashThree people are dead following a collision between a car and a ute in the Waikato tonight.07 Sep 09:30 AM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Fresh water enroute to stricken cityKiwiRail is sending almost 300,000 litres of water to Christchurch, where around 15% of people remain without it.05 Sep 01:43 AM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake 'inevitable' - scientistChristchurch was "inevitably going to be brought to its knees" by an earthquake because of the nature of the ground it stands on, a scientist says.05 Sep 12:54 AM
New ZealandChristchurch coming to terms with earthquake"It's essentially a ghost town. You can see utter devastation," said Prime Minister John Key.04 Sep 11:46 PM
OpinionKerre McIvor<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Shock and awe in the South"It's a reminder to us all that in the case of natural disasters, it's not a matter of if, but a matter of when."04 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: 'It was like a tank rolling in'They were partying, working, sleeping - then came 90 minutes of terror they will never forget. This is their story.04 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandCity awakes to billion-dollar aftershock"It was like a giant had picked up our house and was just shaking it, shaking and shaking," said one resident.04 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionHow to cope in gridlock cityOrganisers of the country's largest motorway closure are praying they have scared enough Aucklanders off the roads this weekend to avoid the city grinding to a halt.03 Sep 05:30 PM
