I was just leaving Newstalk ZB's building for the day when all hell broke loose. Fast-footing it in the middle of Worcester Street, I watched in raw terror as the Christchurch Club collapsed in front of me.
The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that demolished parts of Christchurch, New Zealand, last week has climbed to 147, authorities said Sunday.
He had a passion for life that was infectious and a caring nature that made him a natural teacher. But it wasn't until Tetaki Tai Rakena, better known as "Wally," turned 50 that he plucked up the courage to get his teaching certificate.
We drove through the streets of the earthquake affected suburb of Brighton, on the outskirts of Christchurch, and came across a collapsed two-story building where Adele Stokes, covered in dust, was picking though the wreckage, looking for anything she could salvage.
A major earthquake toppled buildings and left several people trapped beneath the rubble in Christchurch, New Zealand.
"I was finding it hard to breathe, and I really thought that was it for me. I thought 'this is it - I'm not coming out of here,'" said earthquake survivor Anne Vos.
Christchurch quake witness Cameron Betts tells CNN he hasn't returned to his apartment in the center of town.
Rescue workers in the quake stricken city of Christchurch on Wednesday abandoned a bid to recover victims from the Canterbury Television (CTV) building saying the damage to the structure was 'not survivable'.
Rescue teams in New Zealand continued to search for survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake rocked downtown Christchurch, killing scores of people, toppling buildings and leaving others trapped beneath piles of concrete.
A man trapped on the 12th story of a Christchurch building on Tuesday told how aftershocks rumbled through the damaged building, rattling the nerves of the 19 other co-workers trapped on the same floor.
A boulder comes crashing down a hillside after a massive quake hits Christchurch, New Zealand.
The United States is sending a disaster assistance group that includes an urban search-and-rescue team to New Zealand to help recovery efforts after the Christchurch earthquake, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday.
A series of aftershocks hit near Christchurch, New Zealand, on Sunday morning, leaving cracks in buildings and sending stocked items falling off shelves in stores and malls.
While rescuers wait for the go-ahead to try to reach 29 men stuck underground for three days, fresh details have emerged on two of their colleagues who escaped the New Zealand coal mine after an explosion.
New Zealand's air force has gone to the rescue of a sick American -- in Antarctica.
A New Zealand reporter describes how the earthquake struck as she was in her bed.
Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful predawn earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled.
CNN's Terry Baddoo discusses the sex scandal that has rocked the Australian National Rugby League.
When opposition rugby teams line up against the New Zealand All Blacks, there's a common game plan: Get Carter.
An eight-year-old girl was ejected from a junior tennis tournament in New Zealand when officials discovered she was wearing a hidden radio earpiece to receive instructions from her father.
iPhone welcomed to Tokyo by its top tech fans. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
New Zealand police are investigating a "serious allegation" against four England rugby internationals following an alleged incident at their team hotel in Auckland.
Earth Hour
updated: Sat Mar 29 2008 17:07:00
Sydney's Opera House and Harbour Bridge went dark on Saturday night to raise awareness of climate change.
On Saturday, March 29, people all over the world turned off their lights for one hour. Why?
A 33-year-old New Zealand woman was in police custody Friday after she allegedly attacked two pilots of an Air New Zealand charter plane during a flight from Blenheim to Christchurch on the South Island, authorities said.
A gang of apparently drunken Santas go on rampage in a New Zealand cinema complex.
Buildings collapsed, power lines were knocked out and gas pipes ruptured when a powerful earthquake hit the northeastern coast of New Zealand late Thursday.
Something keeps drawing me back to New Zealand. I suspect something always will.
The World Heritage Committee will soon pick another list of natural and human-made wonders most in need of protection
It was the best birthday present Linda Boffo had ever received, ending days of emotional turmoil.
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