The 19th-century cathedral that was destroyed during the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand had been rebuilt temporarily using cardboard.
The company that makes New Zealand’s favourite spread, Marmite, says it has run out of the product after being forced to close its factory months ago.
New Zealand’s Christchurch has been rocked by a fresh series of powerful earthquakes, sending terrified people fleeing into the streets.
The Crusaders will play another Super Rugby season away from home as the Lancaster Park stadium needed to be demolished because of earthquake damage.
The Crusaders aim for an eighth Super Rugby crown and hope it serves as a morale boost for those who survived the 6.3-magnitude quake in Christchurch.
New Zealand on Tuesday said the latest Christchurch earthquake had confirmed fears that thousands of homes in the city would have to be abandoned.
The Christchurch earthquake dented Rugby World Cup ticket sales but plans for the biggest event ever staged in New Zealand remain on track.
While the Crusaders’ match at Twickenham on Sunday was an on-field success, the New Zealand club says it was not the financial lifeline it hoped for.
The International Rugby Board on Wednesday said five pool matches have been moved from Christchurch because of damage caused by the earthquake.
Earthquake-devastated Christchurch will not host any matches at this year’s Rugby World Cup, New Zealand’s World Cup minister said on Wednesday.
The Canterbury Crusaders are hoping to host the Sharks in London in what would be Super Rugby’s first match outside the southern hemisphere.
Fiji resort operators say they will offer residents of earthquake-devastated Christchurch free beach holidays to help them recover from the disaster.
After a deadly earthquake left homes creaking and wiped out buildings and jobs, thousands of residents have turned their back on Christchurch.
It will take 10 years to rebuild Christchurch, officials said on Thursday, warning it would be months before they can reopen the quake-hit city.
Last week’s earthquake, which caused an estimated $15-billion in damage to Christchurch, has become New Zealand’s most expensive natural disaster.
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/ 28 February 2011
A five-month-old boy was laid to rest on Monday at the first funeral for the victims of New Zealand’s quake, as the confirmed death toll rose to 148.
New Zealand warned relatives to brace for the worst on Friday as toiling rescuers failed to find any more survivors after a devastating earthquake.
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/ 25 February 2011
A doctor described how a pocket knife and a hacksaw were used to amputate the legs of a man trapped under rubble after Christchurch’s earthquake.
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/ 24 February 2011
The death toll from the Christchurch earthquake climbed past 100, while hundreds more remained missing, officials said on Friday.
International rescuers intensified their search for earthquake survivors in New Zealand, despite fading hopes of finding any more people alive.
Hundreds of rescuers swarmed over twisted buildings on Wednesday in a frantic search for survivors after New Zealand’s catastrophic earthquake.
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/ 22 February 2011
At least 100 people were reportedly buried in rubble as teams worked through the night to try to reach them through slabs of crumbled concrete.
Helicopters and cranes plucked terrified survivors from quake-hit buildings in New Zealand on Tuesday, but many remained trapped as night fell.