Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker is surrounded by national and international media during a tour of the inner city yesterday".
A document which describes how SCIRT led the co-ordination of its huge repair programme with those of other utilities.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Forsyth Barr building at 764 Colombo Street (left) and 779 Colombo Street (right)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Forsyth Barr Building, corner Armagh and Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "National MP Nicky Wagner hosts a meeting at the Town Hall updating on earthquake-related issues. About 130 people attended".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "National MP Nicky Wagner hosts a meeting at the Town Hall updating on earthquake-related issues. About 130 people attended".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "National MP Nicky Wagner hosts a meeting at the Town Hall updating on earthquake-related issues. About 130 people attended".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Education minister Anne Tolley, local National list MP Kate Wilkinson and Kaiapoi Borough School Principal Ash Maindonald discuss earthquake damage".
A photograph of a protest sign reading, "National, the best government money can buy". The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woodham Road, Linwood".
Members of the New Zealand Defence Force saluting during the singing of the National Anthem at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Torrens House, Hereford Street which housed the Department of Conservation, Christchurch Outreach Studylink, National Property Trust Limited, Natcoll Design Technology and Aurecon".
Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, photographed in front of rubble from the damaged Cranmer Courts on Montreal Street.
Liquefaction silt surrounding a power pole in Ferry Road, next to a cut-out of a smiling and waving David Carter, National MP for the Port Hills electorate.
Liquefaction silt surrounding a power pole in Ferry Road, next to a cut-out of a smiling and waving David Carter, National MP for the Port Hills electorate.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Key visit at Woodend School. John Key (second from right) and Kate Wilkinson National MP (right) demonstrate the turtle earthquake procedure to young pupils".
A reconnaissance report on the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The report was compiled by a team from the US National Science Foundation-sponsored Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association.
A reconnaissance report on the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The report was compiled by a team from the US National Science Foundation-sponsored Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association.
A photograph of graffiti on one of the walls of the kitchen in Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Parts of the graffiti read, "Quakes, a national disaster", "Recovery, a national disgrace", "Ring fn EQC, ring fn insurance", "Useless fn council", "Don't let the bastards get you down", "Avon Loop - park or developers fodder?", and "Never trust a Carter". There are also shopping and to-do lists scrawled amongst these messages.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Armagh Streets looking south-west".
Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, being interviewed by the media in front of the Cranmer Centre about the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the lounge in Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. A bed has been placed in the middle of the room. Graffiti on the walls reads, "CHCH recovery, a national disgrace".
Mitchell Brown from the USAR National Management Team farewelling the Taiwanese Search and Rescue Team at the Christchurch International Airport. The team is heading home after helping with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi Senior Constable Anna Stenhouse can still share a laugh with National list MP Kate Wilkinson and Minister of Police Judith Collins after losing her house in the 4 September quake".
Mitchell Brown from the USAR National Management Team farewelling the Taiwanese Search and Rescue Team at the Christchurch International Airport. The team is heading home after helping with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, briefing members of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) upon their arrival in Christchurch to assist with search and rescue efforts.
Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, briefing members of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) upon their arrival in Christchurch to assist with search and rescue efforts.
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Christchurch National Memorial Service – watching videos of the Central City, which most of us had not seen anything of in months.".
A video of opera singer Placido Domingo meeting the NZSO National Youth Orchestra at the CBS Arena. Domingo talks about his experiences in the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, which claimed the lives of four of his relatives.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph depicting a line of police officers at a protest against the Springbok Tour in 1981. The photograph was taken on the National Day of Shame, 22 July 1981.
Kao Wei, Team Leader of the Taiwan USAR team, hugs Mitchell Brown from the New Zealand USAR National Management Team. The Taiwanese team is heading home after helping out with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.