New Zealand government has bought the site of the former Canterbury Television building in Christchurch and promised victims’ families they will still be able to visit it in the near future.

It attracted more publicity when it couldn’t be made than when it was freely available, but the much-hyped “Marmageddon” is over.

Marmite will return to New Zealand shelves in two weeks time, although some lucky Christchurch families got a special early tasting.

The devastating earthquake that hit Christchurch at 12.51pm on February 22 2011 was remembered at events over the city.

A remembrance service is being held in London on Friday evening to mark the second anniversary of the devastating second Christchurch earthquake.

The Christchurch earthquake is going to cost the New Zealand government more than $NZ13 billion ($A10.46 billion), its parliament has been told.

Anglican church officials gave up on the Christ Church Cathedral three months after the February 2011 earthquake, it has been revealed in court

The Serious Fraud Office is looking into a possible insurance fraud in Christchurch worth tens of millions of dollars.

The Government has been slammed for the shambolic release of information related to an education shake-up in Christchurch, which proposed the closure of 13 schools and merging 18 others.

Gerry Brownlee has apologised for offending Christchurch residents after saying he was “sick and tired” of their moaning.

A man whose company designed the CTV building which was destroyed during the Christchurch earthquake has accepted full responsibility for its failings.

London based musician Jayson Norris was so impressed with the exploits of Flat Man that he approached New Zealand’s mystery avenger to star in a video of his song, ‘Superhero’.

A glamorous charity ball is being held in London this June to benefit The Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.

The New Zealand Fire Service has defended the search and rescue effort in the wake of last February’s Christchurch earthquake after it was criticised at a commission of inquiry.

One year ago in Christchurch more than 140 disaster assistance specialists and taskforces made their way to New Zealand to rescue and assist people caught up in the country’s most deadly earthquake.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her thoughts are with New Zealanders as they mark the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Christchurch.

As central Christchurch buildings came crashing down last February, Polish man Erwin Polczak rushed from the Colombo Street jewellery store where he worked to rescue those trapped by the rubble.

He’s been lauded as a hero for saving the lives of a mother and her two young children among the collapsed wreck of the CTV building but unassuming Christchurch man Evan McLellan says he was just doing what anybody else would.

Standing shoulder to shoulder, the people of Christchurch supported each other as they gathered to remember the victims of the earthquake that shattered their city exactly a year ago.