An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 14 August 2011 entitled, "Sometimes you just need to sew a bunch of squares together....".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 2 November 2011 entitled, "Bloggers Quilt Festival: My Picking up the Pieces Quilt".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Peter Beck, Dean of Christchurch Cathedral, beside the damaged Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. View north on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Damaged shops and cars".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. View north on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Damaged shops and cars".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Damaged stone church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Damaged stone church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. View north on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Damaged shops and cars".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Damaged stone church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets".
The Christchurch Cathedral has suffered massive damage, with its spire reduced to rubble and the roof caved in. There were visitors inside the building when the earthquake hit, and it is still unclear whether anyone was trapped beneath the rubble.
The company hired by the Government to carry out earthquake repairs in Canterbury is refusing to install insulation at the same time as it replaces old cladding on houses.
The damaged Christ's College Rowing Club building at Kerrs Reach. The building has visibly slumped to one side. The photographer comments, "This is the sad state of the building after 3 earthquakes has caused the rowing club to sink like a leaky boat".
The owner of Christchurch's AMI stadium is refusing to guarantee it will insure its playing field in future, despite taking a multimillion-dollar taxpayer handout to fix earthquake damage.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 February 2011 entitled, "Avon Loop - inside the Christchurch cordon".
A story submitted by David to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Georgia to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by J Bell to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Joanna Orwin to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 April 2011 entitled, "Day 46 - Clearing Kilmore".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 June 2011 entitled, "Circumnavigating the City".
A story submitted by Sharon Stevens to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sheryl Fairbairn to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Fiona to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Nicky Taylor to the QuakeStories website.
A crane lifting material off the roof the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street.
The damaged Liquidity bar on Oxford Terrace, seen from across the river. Part of the parapet has collapsed, damaging the awnings below, and large planters in the outdoor seating area have toppled over.
A photograph of a damaged wall captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The earthquake-damaged wall of a property at 107A Courtenay Drive in Kaiapoi".
The damaged Liquidity bar on Oxford Terrace, seen from across the river. Part of the parapet has collapsed, damaging the awnings below, and large planters in the outdoor seating area have toppled over.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Extensive damage can be seen on the north-west and south-west corners of the building, and cracking is visible underneath the dome.
Photo of damage in the stairway of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.