Overgrown garden on Chester St East.
Street cordons on Chester St East.
Voters in Christchurch East say many are still suffering - three years on from the devastating earthquakes and want a new MP who will breathe life into the electorate.
A map showing the Kaiapoi East red zone.
A view down High Street, looking south-east.
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A page banner promoting an article titled, "East v. west".
As Christchurch prepares to mark 10 years since its deadly earthquake, the impact of that day continues to be felt differently. The less affluent eastern suburbs, which bore the brunt of the damage, continue to lag behind the rest of the city in their recovery. The former dean of Christchurch and fellow east sider, Peter Beck, told Conan Young that while government agencies such as EQC often failed people in their hour of need, what did not fail was the willingness of people to help out their neighbours.
Ballantynes and Hobdays on Cashel Street in 1882 The Burton Brothers captured this softly lit image of Cashel Street, the main commercial street of Christchurch. The camera sits at the corner of Hi…
Damaged house on Chester St East with the windows boarded up.
Damaged house on Chester St East with the windows boarded up.
A graphic comparing house prices in the east and south-west of Christchurch.
A signpost pointing 'West' and 'East'. The sign pointing West is intact; that indicating East is broken and barely hanging on to the post. Refers to the condition of Christchurch City after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011; the western wealthier suburbs were less damaged than the poorer Eastern suburbs. Also, progress on repair and rehabilitation of eastern housing had been slow. The redesign of the city centre seemed to be a western suburb priority which ignored the poverty and misery of living conditions on the east. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A front page graphic for The Press. The main headline reads, "East side story".
A map showing the location and magnitude of an aftershock 10km east of Lyttelton.
A Christchurch Heritage Trust plaque outside a house on the section 86-100 Chester Street East.
After the demolition - ex-Thom Autoglass building south-east corner St Asaph St and Barbadoes Street
Six years on from the Christchurch earthquakes, one in five residents of the city say the disaster is still taking its toll. The latest wellbeing survey by the Canterbury DHB found people living in north-east and east Christchurch were the most likely to be suffering from issues such as anxiety, from ongoing aftershocks, being in a damaged environment, and surrounded by construction.
A view down Cashel Street looking east. The Westpac building and Holiday Inn building are in the background.
Detail of the damaged house on Chester St East where some of the windows have been boarded up.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Homes on Chester Street East".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Homes on Chester Street East".
A photograph looking east down the footpath along Oxford Terrace. The photograph was taken from outside 402 Oxford Terrace.
A photograph looking east along the footpath along Oxford Terrace. The photograph was taken from outside 402 Oxford Terrace.
Christchurch has been shaken by another strong aftershock. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit ten kilometres east of Lyttleton harbour.
A new temporary housing village for residents with earthquake-damaged homes in Christchurch has opened in the east of the city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "MDC Senior Building Control Officers Bill East and Jeff Atkinson survey a historic homestead in Cass Road, Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "MDC Senior Building Control Officers Bill East and Jeff Atkinson survey a historic homestead in Cass Road, Kaiapoi".
A silt castle has been built by Christchurch East that wins the competition. Context: The eastern suburbs have had a lot of problems with liquefaction following earthquakes and aftershocks. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A video of an interview with Prime Minister John Key about several topical issues. One of these issues is the housing crisis in Christchurch. Key talks about fast tracking the release of land in Christchurch, making sure there are enough resources in the city for building, and working with the Christchurch City Council around consenting. He also talks about the possibility of the National Party winning the Christchurch East by-election.