A series of aftershocks rattled New Zealand’s quake-devastated city of Christchurch again today.

A series of strong earthquakes shook the quake-weary New Zealand city of Christchurch today, briefly trapping two people inside a church.

An aftershock has rattled buildings in the earthquake-ravaged city of Christchurch, New Zealand. No serious damage or injuries have been reported.

The last nine victims of New Zealand’s devastating earthquake were declared dead today, ending a painful wait for the families of people whose remains have not been found.

The last wishes of an Irish man killed in the New Zealand earthquake will be fulfilled today as he is laid to rest in his home soil.

The body of an Irish man believed to have been in a building which collapsed in the aftermath of last month's earthquake in New Zealand has been identified.

Police cordons around the most devastated section of New Zealand’s earthquake-struck city of Christchurch were relaxed today, allowing businesspeople and residents to salvage their valuables nearly two weeks after the quake that killed at least 166 people.

Searchers today declared that no one had died in the rubble of Christchurch’s cathedral – a rare piece of good news in the final days of a grim recovery operation following an earthquake that devastated New Zealand’s second-largest city and killed at least 165 people.

New Zealand's Prime Minister has ordered an investigation into why so many buildings collapsed during the Christchurch earthquake.

Residents held open-air prayers for the dead and missing today on the lawns of churches cracked and shattered in New Zealand’s earthquake while teams continued their search through debris of one of the country’s worst disasters.

Survivors are believed to be in a collapsed building where an Irishman was caught up in the New Zealand earthquake.

Fears were mounting for two more Irish people in New Zealand after the devastating earthquake that crushed a Monaghan man to death in his car.

Eyewitnesses have been telling of scenes of suffering and damage following the 6.3-level earthquake in New Zealand, which killed at least 65 people.

The earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand and killed at least 65 people, also caused some 30 million tons of ice to break off from New Zealand's biggest glacier.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it is urgently working with local officials in New Zealand to find out whether any Irish people have been affected by the earthquake in Christchurch, in which at least 65 people have died.

New Zealand’s prime minister has said at least 65 people have been killed in the earthquake that hit the city of Christchurch.

Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand’s South Island early today.

New Zealand’s South Island was under a state of emergency today and rocked by aftershocks after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake caused widespread damage.