Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "From left, John and Carol Crouch and Sharon and Chris Moran. All four were staying at the Copthorne Hotel in Christchurch when the earthquake hit. The Crouches helped save Mr Moran, who is tetraplegic".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Canterbury Earthquake Business Benefit Dinner hosted by the Prime Minister, was held tonight at Sky City in Auckland. Shown at the dinner is Telecom CEO Paul Reynolds (left) with Fonterra CEO Andrew Ferrier".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Canterbury Earthquake Business Benefit Dinner hosted by the Prime Minister, was held tonight at Sky City in Auckland. Shown at the dinner is the waiting staff who all wore the Canterbury rugby jersey".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Canterbury Earthquake Business Benefit Dinner hosted by the Prime Minister, was held tonight at Sky City in Auckland. Shown at the dinner is Richie McCaw who was one of the bid spotters".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Eileen Woolf and her husband Bevin are now living in a caravan and motor home on their front lawn after the September 4 M7.1 earthquake has left their Pine Beach home unlivable".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Historic building owner John Phillips wants the red tape to go so he can pull his very badly damaged heritage building down and start again so the businesses in the premises can start again".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cirque Mother Africa, the first show to be put on at the Theatre Royal since the September earthquake. Zulu Dancers (left to right): Noma Mkwananazie, Silethemba Magonya, Bongi Mtshali, Brenda Mafojane and Christina Jacob".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Deutsche Bank education ensembles an opera singer and a brass quartet to entertain and enthuse schools that have been badly hit by the Earthquake. Simon Rennie (bass- Southern Opera Chorus) entertains with song".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. No. 8 'Christine', a three year-old ewe, clears the second jump to win the Hororata steeplechase just ahead of the rest of the field".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. No. 8 'Christine', a three year-old ewe, clears the second jump to win the Hororata steeplechase just ahead of the rest of the field".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. Building damage in Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "New Zealand's Governor-General Anand Satyanand and his wife Susan Satyanand visited sites around earthquake stricken Canterbury today. Lady Susan Satyanand looks through a window of a classroom at badly affected Halswell Primary School".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Civil Defence centre has now moved from the Christchurch Art Gallery to the new civil offices in Hereford Street. Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt has been working on the phones for the last two days".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "(L-R) Andrew Kelso and father Roger Kelso owners of Westends Jewellers which was demolished after the Christchurch earthquake have been taken in by Bell Antiques and are trading from their Gloucester Street store".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Maling Street in Avonside. From left: Tamatea Briggs (12), Ngarita Briggs (8) and Walton Briggs sit under a makeshift shelter while they wait for a wood fire to boil water".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Vandals broke into and damaged the 1885 historic Church of the Good Shepherd in Phillips Street after the September earthquake. Constable Geoff McLean (crime scene officer) lifts clear prints where the vandals gained access".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Large cracks along the stop bank".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A big day of moving out of the caravan up the drive of their house to a rental home, for earthquake-stricken Kaiapoi mum and children. Tyler Entwistle (13) with boxes stacked in the caravan".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage caused by the aftershock to the wall of the old wages building. Pencil lines mark the latest movement".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Acland Ave and other nearby residents upset about houses that are green stickered being unliveable. They cannot access any relief funds. A meeting in the cul-de-sac where there are still piles of liquefaction".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Transpacific staff donate to a relief fund to help other staff after the earthquake. Tom Nickels, managing director of Transpacific Industries Group NZ (left), with Dave and Kathy Youngman, whose house in Kaiapoi was damaged".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Transpacific staff donate to a relief fund to help other staff after the earthquake. Tom Nickels, managing director of Transpacific Industries Group NZ (left), with Dave and Kathy Youngman whose house in Kaiapoi was damaged".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cirque Mother Africa, the first show to be put on at the Theatre Royal since the September earthquake. Plastic Boys. From the top: Lazararus Gitu (27) and Hassan Mohamed (22) from Kenya and Tanzania, respectively".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cirque Mother Africa, the first show to be put on at the Theatre Royal since the September earthquake. Plastic Boys. From the top: Lazararus Gitu (27) and Hassan Mohamed (22) from Kenya and Tanzania, respectively".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury Home Show exhibition sales manager Sharon Spyve has managed to organise this year's show despite the fact that her own home was wrecked by the September earthquake, causing major disruption to her personal life".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Transport Minister Steven Joyce considers comments by Waimakariri District Council Chief Executive Jim Palmer at a press conference in Kaiapoi this week. With them is local National List MP and Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Taking refuge at Linwood College, the McLeod family are too scared to go back to their house. From left: Lorraine McLeod, Aaron McLeod (11) and Grant McLeod".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury Home Show exhibition sales manager Sharon Spyve has managed to organise this year's show despite the fact that her own home was wrecked by the September earthquake, causing major disruption to her personal life".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lion Nathan staff clean up the warehouse in St Asaph Street. Even though there has been huge destruction, beer supplies have been restored with the arrival of 55 shipping containers filled with beer from Auckland".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lion Nathan staff clean up the warehouse in St Asaph Street. Even though there has been huge destruction, beer supplies have been restored with the arrival of 55 shipping containers filled with beer from Auckland".