A photograph of a painted sign on the Excelsior Hotel , exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
A vehicle and caravan being unloaded from the HMNZS Canterbury. The Royal New Zealand Navy delivered machinery and equipment to Christchurch for use in the recovery effort after the Christchurch Earthquake.
Christchurch man Tom Brittenden tells Simon Mercep of the scenes of chaos around Cashel Mall with a story of both survival and tragedy.
The Crusaders rugby side had just finished training at Rugby Park when the quake struck.
How will the government pay its estimated $5 billion share of the rebuild of Christchurch?
A police officer directing members of the public on Cambridge Terrace shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An image from a Army News March 2011 article titled, "Sappers Show Their Expertise in a City Under Siege". The image shows New Zealand Army engineers working at New Brighton beach to provide desalinated water for residents affected by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An image from a Army News March 2011 article titled, "Sappers Show Their Expertise in a City Under Siege". The image shows New Zealand Army engineers working at New Brighton beach to provide desalinated water for residents affected by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An image from a Army News March 2011 article titled, "Sappers Show Their Expertise in a City Under Siege". The image shows New Zealand Army engineers working at New Brighton beach to provide desalinated water for residents affected by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 1 March 2011 showing the road between Franklin and Queenstown with an electronic road work sign depicting the words '12.51pm 2 minutes silence'. People all around New Zealand participated in gestures of support for Christchurch following the 6.3 magnitude earthquake on 22 February 2011. In Queens...
This year's census has been cancelled following the Christchurch earthquake.
International research has shed new light on why the February earthquake in Christchurch was so damaging.
The Royal Commission hearings into the Canterbury earthquake begin in Christchurch today to examine why some of the newer buildings in the city's CBD failed so badly.
Christchurch police have made their first arrest for false claims over earthquake damage, charging a local woman with obtaining by deception.
Contractors in Christchurch are due to file legal action against the Earthquake Commission tomorrow, because of thousands of dollars worth of unpaid invoices.
Warwick Isaacs, the manager of demolitions for the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority was in the red zone when the magnitude 6 quake struck.
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority boss Roger Sutton.
A video about the work which is being conducted in the Christchurch Red Zone in the weeks after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Members of the New Zealand Army and Civil Defence are working to secure business premises by boarding up broken windows and doors. The video also includes footage of the damage to the Fisher's Building, the Press Building, Ballies Bar, and ChristChurch Cathedral, and many buildings on High Street.
A video of the Christchurch central city recorded shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the video, Press reporter Olivia Carville describes the experiences of people within the central city. There is also footage of a woman being rescued from the ChristChurch Cathedral, people trapped in the Press building, damaged buildings on Colombo Street and Manchester Street, people evacuating the Forsyth Barr building using a rope, and people gathering in Latimer Square.
Showcases creative long drop toilets that Christchurch residents have installed following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
Members of Civil Defence Logistics Team conferring with the New Zealand Police at the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of Civil Defence Logistics Team conferring with the New Zealand Police at the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A truck carrying a generator being unloaded from the HMNZS Canterbury. The Royal New Zealand Navy delivered machinery and equipment to Christchurch for use in the recovery effort after the Christchurch Earthquake.
A truck carrying a generator being unloaded from the HMNZS Canterbury. The Royal New Zealand Navy delivered machinery and equipment to Christchurch for use in the recovery effort after the Christchurch Earthquake.
The Christchurch Earthquake Appeal established by the government and spearheaded by NZX Chief Executive Mark Weldon has attracted donor money from companies and individuals around the world. How will that money be spent?
Helen Gatonyi is the Manager of the Christchurch Tenants Protection Association, whose own office was destroyed in the quake.
Two shattering earthquakes and a few thousand aftershocks haven't put off a hundred immigrants becoming New Zealand citizens in Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Arnold and Joy Pohio of Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch, speak of their son Joseph Pohio 40 yrs, who was killed during the earthquake while in the central city."
A man representing 'Christchurch' kneels on the floor and tips out the pieces of the 'broken heart jigsaw'. He wonders where to start. Context - on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Christchurch which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused very severe damage. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.