Damage to the facade of a church in the central city.
Cracks along a facade in a building in the city centre.
Damaged building in the city centre is protected with plastic sheeting.
Damage to the wall of a building in the city centre.
A view into the city cordon from approximately 333 Manchester Street.
A view into the city cordon from approximately 333 Manchester Street.
Just last week the city was rocked by four small earthquakes.
Christchurch city experienced a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on September 4, at 4:35 am. The epicentre was 40 km west of the city. It is the most damaging earthquake in New Zealand since the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931, but there was no loss of life. It was fortunate the earthquake occurred when the central city streets were deserted, as there ...
Christchurch city experienced a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on September 4 at 4:35 am. The epicentre was 40 km west of the city. It was the most damaging earthquake in New Zealand since the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931, but there was no loss of life. It was fortunate the earthquake occurred when the central city streets were deserted, as there w...
Despite Government pressure on the Christchurch City Council to sell off some of its assets to help fund its 40% share of the city's earthquake repairs, the council has instead decided to raise rates, and rents.
A video of an address by Raf Manji, Finance Spokesperson at the Christchurch City Council, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. In this talk, Mr. Manji shares his take on the progress of the rebuild, positive signs of advancement and what's in the pipeline; and how the main obstacles can be resolved.
A map showing the locations of proposed developments in the central city.
A map showing proposed cycling and walking routes in the central city.
An infographic illustrating an accountability scorecard given to the Christchurch City Council.
A map showing the proposed location of the central city retail precinct.
A graphic illustrating statistics on food parcels distributed by the City Mission.
An infographic showing estimated repair costs for major Christchurch City Council facilities.
A graphic comparing healthy behaviours in Christchurch and other New Zealand cities.
A infographic giving the status of large buildings in the central city.
An infographic showing key projects in the Christchurch City Council's recovery plan.
Two people survey fallen bricks from a building in the city centre.
The Christchurch Art Gallery, with the City Gallery Apartments in the background.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage around the city boundary".
Roof of a church protected with a tarpaulin in the central city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage around the city boundary".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage around the city boundary".
Taped and boarded up windows on a building in the city centre.
Damage to the roof of the Redpath's Building in the city centre.
A map showing the locations of proposed developments in the central city.
A timeline for the consultation process for the draft Central City Plan.