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.
The Government is flying more than thirty counsellors into Christchurch, to help people feeling the strain of the earthquake's aftermath.
The cordon in central Christchurch that has been in place since Saturday's earthquake has not been lifted as expected.
Saturday Morning's commentator on children's books talks about being in her old home city of Christchurch last Saturday during the earthquake.
Thousands of school children in Canterbury went back to school today, for the first time since the earthquake nine days ago.
The Treasury expects rebuilding after the Canterbury earthquake will help economic growth next year and put upward pressure on inflation.
The incumbent mayor Bob Parker has been voted back in Christchurch with support apparently gained after Canterbury's devastating earthquake.
Fletcher Construction says it may take years to repair an estimated 50-thousand homes in Canterbury following the September 4th earthquake.
Canterbury earthquake victims say they've got new cause for anxiety - whether or not insurance companies will reinsure them.
While buildings and businesses bore the brunt of the Canterbury earthquake, some popular outdoor recreation places have also been hit.
Business owners in the earthquake-stricken Christchurch suburb of Sydenham hope some of their many problems will be resolved tomorrow.
Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock reports from outside the Christchurch City Art Gallery which is being converted into a Civil Defence centre.
The Government's response to the Canterbury earthquake, and the South Canterbury Finance bail-out and republicanism.
More evacuations as dams caused by the earthquake threaten to breach in Marlborough and Kaikoura evacuees are given temporary accommodation in Christchurch.
As aftershocks from Canterbury's 7-point-one magnitude earthquake continue, scientists are gathering massive amounts of scientific data and personal accounts.
There are 10 fresh regulations already in place under emergency powers rushed through Parliament to deal with the Canterbury earthquake.
After commemorating the anniversary of last year's deadly earthquake in Christchurch, many are now looking to the region's future.