Emergency Management personnel outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was used as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "NZ Police arriving at Christchurch Air Force Air Movements terminal to provide support for the earthquake effort".
An Air Force Boeing overshadowed by an American C-17 at Christchurch Airport. The Boeing supported evacuations from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An emergency Cabinet Meeting is being held at Parliament as reports begin to come in of the damage in Canterbury caused by this afternoon's earthquake.
Nilgun Kulpe a counsellor with Relationship Services in Christchurch who was working on the 5th floor of the CTV building when the earthquake struck.
In Avonside, one of the suburbs most badly affected by the September 4th earthquake in Christchurch, a second massive clean-up operation is underway.
Some residents have been waiting for the verdict on the fate of their home and land since the first earthquake hit in September last year.
This morning tens-of-thousands are expected to gather to mourn the lives lost in Tuesday's earthquake. We hear from the Anlican Bishop of Christchurch.
The task of rebuilding Christchurch is being compared to what was required to restore the Japanese city of Kobe after its massive earthquake in 1995.
Christchurch firefighters who were sent to the CTV and Pyne Gould Corporation buildings after Tuesday's massive earthquake share some remarkable stories of bravery and survival.
The collapsed PGC and CTV buildings in the Christchurch CBD were both"green stickered"by city council inspectors following the earthquake in September last year.
Ethnic migrants from Christchurch displaced by the earthquake are being given some much needed cultural and spiritual comfort from a centre in Auckland's Waitakere district.
The Treasury is forecasting the Christchurch earthquake will slow economic activity, taking about 15 billion dollars out of the economy over the next five years.
An expert worried about Christchurch art in the wake of the earthquake has set up a website to identify items which may be at risk.
Rural GPs from the South Island have been sharing their experiences of dealing with the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake at a conference in Wellington.
A former Civil Defence controller for Canterbury says years of planning to reduce the impact of a major earthquake in Christchurch has proven its worth.
The Law Society is warning disruption to services following last month's earthquake in Christchurch is likely to lead to a massive bottleneck of court cases.
A PhD student from the United States who moved to Canterbury to study earthquakes says his firsthand experience in Christchurch has been extremely useful.
When the destructive February earthquake hit Christchurch, one of our reporters, Bridget Mills, was recording an interview at the very moment the earth started shaking.
When the destructive February earthquake hit Christchurch, one of our reporters, Bridget Mills, was recording an interview at the very moment the earth started shaking.
The first details surrounding the deaths of 18 people in the PGC building collapse in February's earthquake have been revealed at an inquest in Christchurch.
A Christchurch couple who fled to Auckland after the earthquakes are now assessing damage at their new house, after a tornado tore through their suburb.
Students at Christchurch's Shirley Boys High School were upbeat about their return today to their old school, for the first time since the February earthquake.
Almost six months after the devastating earthquake which killed 181 people in the Canterbury, there are still human remains yet to be identified and buried.