A poster created by Empowered Christchurch to advertise their submission to the CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan on social media.The poster reads, "Submission, CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan. Seismic Risk. One thing we can learn from the past is that seismic risk in Canterbury has been underestimated before the earthquakes struck. This is confirmed in a report for EQC in 1991 (paper 2005). It is also the conclusion of the Royal Commission in the CTV report. A number of recommendations have been made but not followed. For example, neither the AS/NZS 1170.5 standard nor the New Zealand Geotechnical Society guidelines have been updated. Yet another recovery instrument is the Earthquake Prone Building Act, which is still to be passed by Parliament. As the emergency response part of the recovery is now behind us, we need to ensure sustainability for what lies ahead. We need a city that is driven by the people that live in it, and enabled by a bureaucracy that accepts and mitigates risks, rather than transferring them to the most vulnerable residents."
A photograph of a tree on Manchester Street that has been wrapped in bright orange tape by artist Peter Majendie.
The front page graphic for an advertising liftout in The Press titled, 'Downtown: A city that bounced back!'.
Metal bracing that has been applied to the side of a building on Gloucester Street.
A meal that has fallen off a table can still be seen inside a cafe in the Pavilion building.
A chart showing the results of an on-line poll that asked, "Should Christ Church Cathedral be saved?".
A photograph of a sign on a cordon fence announcing that Frogmore is open at 70 Victoria Street.
A photograph of a sign on a cordon fence announcing that Frogmore is open at 70 Victoria Street.
A document which describes the process that SCIRT took to fill its operational workforce gap.
A photograph of a car that has been crushed by fallen masonry from an earthquake-damaged building.
A photograph showing ragged tarpaulins that have partly slipped off the building they were intended to protect.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "All that remains of MP Brendon Burns's office, Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "All that remains of MP Brendon Burns's office, Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "All that remains of MP Brendon Burns's office, Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "All that remains of MP Brendon Burns's office, Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "All that remains of MP Brendon Burns's office, Hereford Street".
An apartment complex that has been taped off. The words "Stay Clear" have been spray painted on a fence.
A block of shops that have been cordoned off on Colombo Street. Seen from South City Mall car park.
A block of apartments in the CBD that has been yellow-stickered. There is dried liquefaction on the driveway.
The opening of a letterbox has been taped up, perhaps indicating that the residents are no longer living there.
A photograph of a sticker on the door of a house warning that power has been switched off.
A photograph of a sticker on the door of a house warning that power has been switched off.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Close-up of some equipment that are being used on site.
Seen through the cordon fence is the damaged building that housed The Bicycle Thief Coffee Bar and Pizzeria.
Detail of the sign on doors of the damaged building that housed The Bicycle Thief Coffee Bar and Pizzeria.
The words 'Rise Up Chch' being flown over Hagley Park as part of the memorial service that was held there.
Caption reads: "At night we light up the house like a Christmas tree so that people know we’re here."
A photograph of a sign on a cordon fence announcing that Frogmore is open at 70 Victoria Street.
A photograph of bricks from an earthquake-damaged house that have fallen against a fence.
A paper sign hangs on security fencing that surrounds a demolition site. It reads, 'Voted Chch Best Demo 2012'.