Six years after Christchurch's destructive 6.3 magnitude earthquake the rebuild programme is now being used to provide training for workers from the Pacific. Twenty-four workers from Fiji, Tonga and Samoa are helping rebuild the city while learning new skills and earning money they can send home.
The Christchurch City Council is investing $156 million in 13 cycleways across the city, in a post-earthquake overhaul of the city's transport network.
It's more than eight years since the earthquakes saw Christchurch crumble. Forty billion dollars has been poured into rebuilding - but what's missing now, is people.
A wide range of information about Council business and services, bylaws, public activities. Includes media releases and information about events and facilities in Christchurch. Earthquake related information can be found in the archived instances from September 2010-
Christchurch residents forced away from their redzone homes returned today for the unveiling of the the Avon loop pathway - the first redevelopment, nine years on from the deadly earthquake. Reporter Conan Young went along to hear from them.
Construction delays and cost over-runs are prolonging the earthquake risks facing patients and staff at Christchurch hospital. Six major hospital buildings at the central city site have been listed as earthquake prone since May, but there is no safer space to shift patients into. Christchurch Hospital boss David Meates pron; Mates says the hospital is still basically a construction site. One earthquake prone building has roof tanks containing 75 tonnes of water. Mr Meates told RNZ reporter Phil Pennington removing the water from the tanks in the meantime is not an option.
The decision on what to do with Christchurch's earthquake damaged redzone is one step closer, with the end of the public consultation period on the plan for the area. Over the past month Christchurch people have been asked to comment on a draft land use plan for the 602 hectares of land. Now those pitching ideas want the authorities to get on with the next step, so they can have some certainty about whether their projects can go ahead.
Two tragedies have brought two groups of young people from opposite sides of the world together for a special tree planting in Christchurch. Twenty-eight students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida -- the scene of a deadly shooting in February -- are spending the week with the Student Volunteer Army, established after the Christchurch earthquake. Jonathan Mitchell reports.
Years after the earthquakes, Christchurch is still desperately short of theatre space. But now the city council's investment of 30-million dollars to help the Court Theatre replace its very successful temporary home in Addington, is being widely applauded.
The Canterbury earthquakes damaged the facility beyond use, and almost six years after it was demolished, a new facility known as Taiora QE2 has risen from the rubble.
A Christchurch homeowner in a five year battle with the Earthquake Commission over the damaged house she unwittingly bought says a critical new report about EQC tells her nothing new. The 27 page review by Independent Ministerial Advisor Christine Stevenson looks at how to resolve the 3,600 claims that still haven't been settled after the 2010 and 2011 quakes. The recommendations include getting the Commission to hire more staff and to stop forcing people to use the Official Information Act to get their files. It also suggests giving EQC more power to settle the on-sold claims where people bought houses under the impression all damage had been identified and fixed. Georgina Hannafin has a home that needs $260,000 worth of repairs but EQC has offered her just $48,000.
The front page graphic for an earthquake edition of The Press. The main headline reads, "Families flee shaken city".
The front page graphic for a special tribute edition of The Press.
A poster featuring the headline, 'Few seek quake hardship grants'.
A graphic for a 'Walkabout: Ward by ward' feature in The Press.
The front page graphic for a special edition of the 'At Home' section of the Press titled, 'Rebuilding'.
An infographic showing details of the 4 September 2010 earthquake, damage sustained, and services available.
An infographic giving information about roads, water and sanitation following the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A map showing the earthquake epicentre and new faultline trace.
An infographic charting aftershocks for 12 hours between 6 and 7 September.
The front page graphic for an earthquake edition of The Press. The main headline reads, "100,000 homes need repairs".
A page banner listing earthquake-related articles.
A page banner listing earthquake-related articles.
A map showing the earthquake epicentre and new faultline trace.
An infographic charting aftershocks for 12 hours between 15 and 16 September.
The front page graphic for the Mainlander section of The Press. The main headline reads, "Lessons Learned".
An advertisement for 'The Big Quake', a book about the 4 September earthquake produced by The Press.
The cover of 'The Big Quake', a book about the 4 September earthquake produced by The Press.
A map showing the location of sites for a design competition to be judged by Prince Charles.
A map showing the locations of proposed developments in the central city.