Today the country fell silent at 12.51pm, one week since the earthquake split Christchurch history into Before and After. Except it didn...

So relieved. My friend at The Press got back to me today: he'd just stepped out of the building a few minutes earlier to have lunch next...

The newspapers are hard reading this morning: full of images, personal accounts and overviews of the current situation in Christchurch and a...

A hot sunny Saturday, all the now-scattered family free at once, so off together to Waiheke Island again to remind ourselves in one after...

Would I live in Christchurch again? It's a good question. Before Tuesday the answer would have been yes: it's where my roots are, ...

The names of the dead are beginning to trickle out now. Amongst the first are presenters who worked in the Canterbury TV building that...

This is the statue of John Robert Godley that stands opposite the front of Christchurch Cathedral. Stood. It's now on the ground, brok...