In the wake of last week's devastating earthquake in Christchurch, political parties put aside partisan differences as they offered support to the city.
Matthew Hooton and Sue Bradford on politics including the political implications of the Christchurch earthquake.
It's no longer politics as usual in Christchurch following a series of devastating earthquakes. Not everyone in the city and its surrounding areas is happy with last week's offer to buy out those households on land which has suffered the worst damage. Our political editor Brent Edwards investigates.
MPs are pledging not to let politics get in the way of helping rebuild earthquake-devastated Christchurch.
The political consensus over the response to the Christchurch earthquake is in danger of collapsing.
Unanimous political support for legislation vesting the Government with extraordinary powers for Christchurch has broken down.
Photo inside of Level 2 of Pegasus Building taken by Angela Dean, 9 June 2011
Photo of the Copthorne Hotel from the Aoraki Building taken by Angela Dean, 9 June 2011.
Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, Rhys Jones, speaking to sailors on the HMNZS Otago. The ship travelled to Lyttelton after the 22 February 2011 earthquake to help in the relief effort.
Photo inside of Level 2 of Pegasus Building taken by Angela Dean, 9 June 2011.
Photo inside of Level 2 of Pegasus Building taken by Angela Dean, 9 June 2011.
Photo inside of Level 2 of Pegasus Building taken by Angela Dean, 10 June 2011.
Photo inside of Level 2 of Pegasus Building taken by Angela Dean, 5 January 2011.
Photo inside of Level 3 of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.
Photo of damage of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.
Photo inside of Level 2 of Pegasus Building taken by Angela Dean, 5 January 2011.
Photo of damage of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.
Photo inside of Level 3 of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.
Photo of damage of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.
Photo of outside of the Aoraki Building taken by Angela Dean, 9 June 2011.
Photo of damage of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.
Photo inside Level 3 of Pegasus Building taken by Mike Gaudin, 25 November 2011.
Photo of demolition of Aoraki Building taken by Wayne Thomas, 21 December 2011.
Photo of damage of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.
Photo inside of Level 2 of Pegasus Building taken by Angela Dean, 5 January 2011.
Photo inside of Level 2 of Pegasus Building taken by Angela Dean, 5 January 2011.
Photo inside of Level 2 of Pegasus Building taken by Angela Dean, 9 June 2011.
Photo inside of Level 2 of Pegasus Building taken by Angela Dean, 9 June 2011.
Photo inside of Level 2 of Pegasus Building taken by Angela Dean, 5 January 2011.
Photo inside of Level 2 of Pegasus Building taken by Angela Dean, 5 January 2011.