Elderly residents in Lyttelton have been enjoying free meals while their supermarket is closed and their town is being rebuilt. After February's earthquake, locals found that many of the community's older members felt isolated and had no means of buying groceries for themselves. Christchurch correspondent Katy Gosset finds that Lyttelton is a town that looks after its own.
Columnist on her observations on life in Christchurch after the September and February earthquakes.
How much are insurance premiums going to increase by after the Christchurch earthquakes?
After a day of remembering the terrible events of 10 years ago, Christchurch got to celebrate last night with an international T20 match between the Black Caps and Australia. It was the first international match played under lights in the city since the earthquake. Conan Young headed along to Hagley Oval where a sold out crowd was treated to some champagne cricket.
A second attempt at a symposium aimed at learning from the Canterbury earthquakes has been labelled an attempt to re-write history. The first was cancelled by the previous government two months after it was announced, and after over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars had been spent on preparations. The revamped symposium is a joint venture between the government and the Christchurch City Council.
When the magnitude-7.8 earthquake shook North Canterbury nearly three years ago, a 3.5-metre high wall of earth formed on Dave and Rebekah Kelly's sheep and beef station. The 'Wall of Waiau' – as it's now known – sits on a faultline that cuts across a scenic hillside.
A rare glimpse of how Rutherford's Den and Christchurch's iconic Arts Centre are being restored after the earthquakes
Three time capsules, recovered after the Christchurch earthquake, have been opened in the city today.
People can walk over Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance once again, after nearly seven million dollars in earthquake repairs.
Kim Button of the Neighbourhood Trust talks about the emotional scars Christchurch child are bearing after the earthquakes.
How Christchurch museums, galleries and libraries which store many of NZ's treasures have fared after the earthquake.
Divine Cakes in Christchurch has had a tough past five years building up again after the 2011 earthquakes.
Belinda McCammon tracks progress in Christchurch 5 years after the earthquake that killed 185 people
After calls for an inquiry into Christchurch home repairs, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee joins Checkpoint.
A business owner wants more stringent background checks for people creating professional online profiles after discovering a potential business advisor is currently on home detention for corruption. Gerard Gallagher was convicted in June after trying to personally profit from information obtained while working for the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority and Ōtākaro Limited between 2014 and 2017. Online, he promotes himself as a Business Advisor despite still serving a sentence of 12 months' home detention. Niva Chittock reports.
An icon of Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour is set to re-open tomorrow, after being damaged in the Canterbury Earthquakes. The Governors Bay jetty, locally known for its extraordinary length and unofficial jetty jump competitions, has been closed since 2015. Now, it's back to its former glory, just in time for summer. Niva Chittock went for a sneak peek ahead of the official opening. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338047392112
Shopping or retail therapy is helping some Christchurch residents return to normality after the February earthquake.
A week after the devastating earthquake many are still needing assistance to get essential provisions such as food and water.
The Reserve Bank says it sees little pressure on inflation from rebuilding after the Canterbury earthquake.
An historic Christchurch clock tower damaged in the earthquakes was unveiled today, after undergoing more than eight hundred thousand dollars of repairs.
The grass roots organisations that sprang up after the 2011 Canterbury earthquake are showing little sign of fading away.
Consumer confidence has stabilised after falling to a two year low in March, following the Christchurch earthquake.
An earthquake aftershock measuring five-point-one on the Richter Scale shook Christchurch this morning, just after six o'clock.
Filipino caregivers, after working long hours in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake, are now being denied work permits.
The transport agency says its earthquake strengthening of bridges has repaid itself in Canterbury after September's quake.
A new slew of Christchurch businesses are in limbo after Merivale mall was closed because of earthquake risks.
The Ellerslie International Flower Show opens in Christchurch today, a year after the February earthquake stopped the show.
New research shows many Cantabrians are still struggling to cope with the after effects of the earthquakes.
Kaikōura's struggling business community wants a container mall similar to Christchurch's re-start mall set up after the Canterbury earthquakes.
More than four years after the February 2011 earthquake devastated Christchurch's city centre, the rebuild in and around the iconic Cathedral Square has stalled.