Schools are an important part of any community, and two years on from the start of the earthquakes in Canterbury many are still coping with damage to classrooms, and with dramatically reduced rolls.
A structural engineer has denied he rushed the inspection of earthquake repairs to a Christchurch bar so it could re-open in time for New Years Eve.
The owner of a building that collapsed in last February's Christchurch earthquake - killing four people - has faced questioning about why he did not get recommended strengthening work done.
Two separate chances to inspect the Canterbury Television building were missed before the February earthquake saw it pancake to the ground last year, killing 115 people.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "One of the Army personnel who staff the cordon and check people and vehicles travelling in and out of the cordon standing in front of one of the cordon huts".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Gloucester Streets, looking east along Gloucester Street, which has been newly opened for public access".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The machinery used in the demolitions keeps getting more sophisticated as the taller buildings are dealt with. This is the large crane put in place to work on the deconstruction and demolition of the BNZ Building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Triangle Centre to the cranes dominating the skyline. This picture would be a challenge for one of those puzzles where you are asked to say how many triangles there are in the photo".
A photograph of flowers in two road cones on a traffic island. On the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake, people were encouraged to place flowers in road cones as a way of honouring those who lost their lives during the earthquake.
Presentation by Associate Professor Kate Van Heugten (Human Services and Social Work Department) on "Challenges and Rewards of Working in the Human Services in the Aftermath of the Canterbury Earthquakes 2010/2011".
A photograph of people watching a model posing in a large inflatable ball as part of the In Your Face installation at LUXCITY.
A photograph of the installation titled In Your Face on the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street. The installation is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of the installation titled In Your Face on the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street. The installation is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of the installation titled In Your Face on the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street. The installation is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of the site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel taken from Radio New Zealand House on Durham Street. The hotel has been demolished, leaving large piles of rubble which an excavator is working to clear.
A photograph of members of the public walking along the edge of the cordon on the intersection of Colombo and Gloucester Streets. In the background, the Forsyth Barr Building can be seen as well as the partially-demolished PricewaterhouseCoopers Building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The future of Calendar Girls is uncertain, because although it survived the earthquakes well, it is now within the zone called 'The Frame' and may not be deemed to be a suitable use for that zone".
A photograph of the north-west corner of the ChristChurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square. The tower to the right has been partially demolished with only the lower section remaining. The door to the tower can be seen through the broken walls.
A photograph of Barnaby Bennett with a cardboard model of the Pallet Pavilion, at a public talk by Gap Filler about the upcoming temporary project. The talk was part of FESTA 2012.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
The PricewaterhouseCoopers building photographed from Cambridge Terrace, across the Avon River. A skip can be seen on the road as well as wire fencing and a road cone. Some of the windows above are broken and have been boarded up with wood.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A pile of building rubble from the BNZ bank with the All Seasons Hotel (left) and Holiday Inn (right) in Cashel Street. Photo taken in Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view across Cathedral Square looking north-east from the roof of the Ibis Hotel in Hereford Street".
A photograph of a vacant site on the corner of Manchester Street and Worcester Street. This is to be the location of the Archrobatics project, which is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of architecture students in hard hats and high-visibility vests assembling the temporary bar and installation titled Tonic. The bar is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of architecture students in hard hats and high-visibility vests assembling the temporary bar and installation titled Tonic. The bar was part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of architecture students in hard hats and high-visibility vests assembling the temporary bar and installation titled Tonic. The bar is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph looking across a car park on Manchester Street to crowds at LUXCITY. Part of a large-scale hanging sculpture titled Altitude can be seen on the left.
A photograph of a vacant site between Manchester Street and Latimer Square. The site is to be the location of Kloud, a large-scale installation which is part of LUXCITY.
A photograph of a vacant site between Manchester Street and Latimer Square. The site is to be the location of Kloud, a large-scale installation which is part of LUXCITY.