Gabi Moshe Ingel, 22, was last seen checking out of a hostel in Manchester Street with a friend shortly before the earthquake.

Jayden Andrews-Howland, of Aranui was heading into town when the earthquake struck a day before his 15th birthday.

Andrew Christian Ross Craig, 46, was killed when the bus he was driving was buried by a falling building.

Whether in front of the camera or behind it, Matty Beaumont was equally at home.

Fresh journalism graduate Rhys Brookbanks was in his first weeks of work when the earthquake struck.

Teresa McLean, 40, worked as a nurse at The Clinic, a medical centre in the CTV building and died when it collapsed in the earthquake.

Father-of-two Owen Morris Wright survived the initial earthquake of February 22, 2011, but was tragically killed in a rock fall during an aftershock near his home several hours later.

Natasha Sarah Hadfield, the owner of Wick's Fish in Worchester Street, has been confirmed as one of the victims of last week's earthquake.

In her last moments in the CTV building receptionist Dian Falconer prayed. Knowing that made her loss a little easier to bear, daughter Tere-moana Wilson said.

Owen McKenna is believed to have been shopping when debris fell on his car.

Scott William Emerson Lucy was looking forward to becoming a husband and starting a family with his fiancee, Gemma Shefford.

The body of Melissa Ann Neale was recovered from Cashel Mall, where she was eating lunch with her mother moments before the earthquake devastated Christchurch.

Five-month-old Baxtor Gowland was born two weeks after the first earthquake rocked Christchurch in September.

Neil Glyn Stocker has been described as a devoted family man who was dedicated to his work and was a well-known face in the Timaru community.

Rolleston man Paul Clarence Dunlop, 67, was part of a team of eight dismantling an organ at the Durham St Methodist Mission Church when the quake hit.

Tattoo apprentice Matthew Stuart McEachen (Matti) died as Southern Ink Tattoo in Manchester St came crashing to the ground.

Jaime Gilbert was running for his life from the bar he worked in when he became trapped under rubble.

Murray John Wood's day job was managing director of Canterbury Television. But outside his office he would often be found hammering the keys of his piano around the Garden City.

Jeff Pelesa Sanft, 32, was travelling on a bus in Christchurch's city centre when the earthquake struck.

Gregory James Tobin, 25, is thought to have been working at Joe's Garage, in the central business district when the earthquake struck.