Unidentified quake victims may get Erebus-style mass grave
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The Chief Coroner says the remains of 12 victims of the Christchurch earthquake may never be identified.
The Chief Coroner says the remains of 12 victims of the Christchurch earthquake may never be identified.
Police have named three more victims killed in the Christchurch earthquake, with more names expected to be released shortly.
We hear the latest from Latimer Square where a make-shift hospital has been set-up outside the Canterbury TV building.
The Law Society is criticising the Government for rushing its Canterbury earthquake recovery legislation through Parliament under urgency.
Businesses struggling after the Canterbury earthquake are vowing to keep up the pressure on the Government for more assistance.
Christchurch has been shaken by another strong aftershock. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit ten kilometres east of Lyttleton harbour.
Scientists are calling for more ground testing to be carried out before reconstruction starts in earthquake devastated Christchurch.
Gaps in the government's insurance cover will leave many schools damaged by the earthquakes in Canterbury out of pocket.
Several families of Christchurch earthquake victims have chosen to keep their inquests open, despite the main hearing finishing up today.
A Christchurch arts event that took one of the biggest hits in the September earthquake last year, was the annual Body Festival.
The Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust has spelled out how it will allocate almost 70 million dollars in quake donations.
The Problem Gambling Foundation says people in Christchurch are turning to gambling to combat stress after the city's major earthquakes.
Let's return to the situation in Christchurch where there have been nine earthquakes this morning, cutting power to 10 thousand homes.
The mayor of Christchurch, Bob Parker, has admitted the city council's handling of the September 2010 earthquake was not good enough.
In Christchurch, people have been marking one year on from the deadly 6.3 magnitude earthquake.
The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, says he's nearing the end of his tether with the Christchurch City Council.
The Government is welcoming a report from the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission that calls for urgent changes to building standards.
The Earthquake Commission has increased its liability for the Canterbury earthquakes by 4 billion dollars to 7.1 billion dollars.
Christchurch resident Nigel Rushton recently cycled through Japan and spent a week helping with the clean-up of another earthquake ravaged region.
Canterbury was shaken by a 5.1 earthquake just after 5.30 this morning.
The annual arrival of the godwits in Christchurch has been marked, despite the city's cathedral being out of action following February's earthquake.
Canterbury University has been heavily reshaped by the earthquakes. It suffered damage to buildings, and also a significant drop in enrolments.
The last unidentified victims of the Christchurch earthquake have been laid to rest in a ceremony in Christchurch.
At least 20 thousand people gathered at the public memorial service in Christchurch to remember the earthquake that occured one year earlier.
Complaints about the response of emergency services after the February earthquake in Christchurch will be examined by a Coroner.
The Government will be asked to provide special funding to help save small Christchurch businesses facing ruin after the earthquake.
The police in Christchurch say reports of domestic violence have jumped by half since Saturday's destructive earthquake.
Civil Defence says a state of emergency will remain in place in earthquake ravaged Cantebury for at least another day.
In earthquake-ravaged Canterbury, a state of emergency remains in place despite hopes it would be lifted today.
The Social Development Minister, Paula Bennett, says there are thousands of unemployed people in Christchurch who could help rebuild the city.