The official death toll in the Christchurch earthquake has risen to 113 with 228 people still missing.
Christchurch police commander Superintendent Dave Cliffn says the bodies are being held in a temporary morgue in the city.
He's unable to identify any more victims warning the identification process is slow.
Officials say the city is not running out of food or fuel and there's no need for residents to stockpile supplies.
The city's mayor Bob Parker says water connections are now up over the 50 per cent mark while bottled water is being used for emergency supplies.
Civil Defence chief John Hamilton says the urban search and rescue operation is continuing.
No one has been pulled alive from the rubble since Wednesday afternoon.
Services return
Half of Christchurch now has a basic mains water supply following Tuesday's earthquake, but the city's Civil Defence management is advising the public to conserve water and boil it before drinking.
It says 75 per cent of the New Zealand city now has power, but progress may be slow due to road damage as much of the electricity network is underground.
Some roads and bridges around the city remain closed, with people asked to travel only when essential and take extreme caution when driving.
Two hundred portable toilets have been distributed and another 1200 are due to arrive in the city.
The army has desalination plants processing five thousand litres of water per hour.
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