A group of angry Christchurch locals are considering legal action against one of the country's biggest insurance companies because they say their earthquake claims are taking too long to settle.
A photograph of two 'All Righties' posing with staff at State Insurance during the promotion of the All Right? Winter Survival Kit. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 1 August 2014 at 6:00am.
Mayor of Christchurch, Bob Parker tells Cantabrians to take precautions, and declares a State of Emergency.
State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie is helping to recruit the new head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Minister of Housing Phil Heatley inspects a state house on Robson Avenue in Avonside".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Minister of Housing Phil Heatley inspects a state house on Robson Avenue in Avonside".
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The Government is considering introducing a state of emergency after a series of powerful earthquakes in Christchurch this afternoon.
A scanned copy of the cover page of a thesis written by David Lockwood for a PhD in Physics at the University of Canterbury. The thesis is titled "Solid State Studies: Raman Spectroscopy and the Lattice Vibrations of CdCl2 and CdBr2" and was submitted in 1969.
The State Services Commission is investigating Canterbury earthquake insurer Southern Response. A new pharmacy council ethics code has upset doctors.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "236 Tuam Street and the inside state of the McKenzie and Willis building".
The Cathedral has been in a state of limbo since the Christchurch earthquakes. Now roosting pigeons are adding to the damage.
A huge team of engineers is in Christchurch to assess the state of buildings damaged but still standing after Tuesday's earthquake.
The Transport Agency says initial repairs to State Highways damaged in the Canterbury earthquake could cost up to six million dollars.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Minister of Housing Phil Heatley inspects a state house on Robson Ave in Avonside".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Minister of Housing Phil Heatley inspects a state house on Robson Ave in Avonside".
A press release from the United States Embassy New Zealand containing a statement by Secretary Hilary Clinton about the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "211-213 Manchester Street with part of the former Trinity Congregational Church on the right".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The damaged Octagon Live Restaurant (formerly Trinity Congregational Church), on the corner of Manchester and Worcester Street. The bell tower, badly damaged on September 4, completely collapsed during the February 22 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake. State highway 77 is still closed".
The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has described a 'state of the city' speech by the Christchurch mayor, Lianne Dalziel, as deeply disappointing.
A photograph of the Bridge of Remembrance from Cambridge Terrace. Wire fences block pedestrian access and bear a sign stating, "Extreme danger, keep out".
A photograph of the Bridge of Remembrance from Cambridge Terrace. Wire fences block pedestrian access and bear a sign stating, "Extreme danger, keep out".
The town of Lyttelton on Saturday morning (15 August) was thrown into a state of great excitement owing to a most extraordinary rise and fall of the water in the harbour…
A video of a press conference with Mayor Bob Parker about the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The conference is held outside the temporary Civil Defence headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery. Parker announces that he had declared a state of emergency for Christchurch. He also gives advice to residents, telling them to conserve water, avoid flushing the toilets, to not go out and 'rubberneck', and to check on their neighbours.
New Zealand’s first skyscraper was built on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets between 1905 – 06 for the New Zealand Express Company. This state of the art seven storey buil…
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Visiting professor Kevin Furlong from Penn State University in the USA looks at the fault line west of Burnham after Saturday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Visiting professor Kevin Furlong from Penn State University in the USA looks at the fault line west of Burnham after Saturday's earthquake".
Caricature of Roger Sutton, the State Services Commissioner, who has been appointed chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The Canterbury earthquake authority has now been legally vested with the extraordinary powers given to the Government under the state of national emergency declared after the February disaster.