A new agreement's been reached on how earthquake claims for seriously damaged mortgaged houses in Canterbury will be handled.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Backside of shops on corner of Victoria Street and Papanui Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sydenham's historic business centre's buildings have been hit hard by the earthquake on September 4".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery. Engineers have a briefing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery. Engineers have a briefing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbadoes Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A house in near the Homebush area not far from the epicentre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sydenham's historic business centre's buildings have been hit hard by the earthquake on September 4".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mattisons Pub, old Crown Hotel. Moorhouse Avenue. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A child jumps in a crack in the road by Avonside Drive".
The Coastal Living design store on London Street in Lyttelton, still open and buzzing after the 4 September earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Firefighters have had a busy day in Kaiapoi pulling down suspect chimneys".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Backside of shops on corner of Victoria Street and Papanui Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sydenham's historic business centre's buildings have been hit hard by the earthquake on September 4".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sydenham's historic business centre's buildings have been hit hard by the earthquake on September 4".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sydenham's historic business centre's buildings have been hit hard by the earthquake on September 4".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sydenham's historic business centre's buildings have been hit hard by the earthquake on September 4".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sydenham's historic business centre's buildings have been hit hard by the earthquake on September 4".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbadoes Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Paul Ward looks at the damage in his Avonside Drive home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A house in near the Homebush area not far from the epicentre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A house in near the Homebush area not far from the epicentre".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a brick wall at the entrance to a property on Gayhurst Road.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A house in near the Homebush area not far from the epicentre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbadoes Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbadoes Street".