A huge team of engineers is in Christchurch to assess the state of buildings damaged but still standing after Tuesday's earthquake.
We hear the latest from Latimer Square where a make-shift hospital has been set-up outside the Canterbury TV building.
Canterbury University has been heavily reshaped by the earthquakes. It suffered damage to buildings, and also a significant drop in enrolments.
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Canterbury earthquakes concludes its hearing into the collapse of the Pyne Gould building today.
A photograph submitted by Jo Reid to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Strategy Building coming down, the final push..".
A photograph of rubble from demolished buildings on St Asaph Street. An excavator has been parked on the road in front.
A photograph of an artwork by Mike Hewson. The mural is a reflection of the Government Life building in the background.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition of the Brannigans Building, on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Gloucester Street".
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the basement of a building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
A photograph of the Manchester Courts Building on Manchester Street. Broken glass and wood can be seen lying on the footpath.
A photograph of an artwork by Mike Hewson. The mural is a reflection of the Government Life building in the background.
A photograph of the former Bank of New Zealand Building on the corner of Williams Street and Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The McKenzie & Willis building on Tuam Street with bracing to support the facade".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The building at 141 Gloucester Street was braced after the September earthquake, to no avail".
Building rubble and liquefaction on the footpath outside the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
Building rubble and liquefaction on the footpath outside the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
Building rubble and liquefaction on the footpath outside the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.
A sign for the Antique Store on the footpath of Salisbury Street, amongst broken glass and debris from the building above.
A sign on Victoria Street reading, "No through route". In the background, a crane can be seen rising above the buildings.
A damaged building on Colombo Street, near the Tuam Street intersection. The brick facade has collapsed, exposing the wooden structure beneath.
A damaged brick building. The wall of the upper storey has collapsed, and part of the lower wall is leaning outwards.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The police station viewed from the top of the BNZ building in Cathedral Square".
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and the parapet has partly collapsed.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the basement of a building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
A photograph of a building with a boarded up window. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "162 Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The construction of a new building on the corner of Colombo and Kilmore Streets".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street with McKenzie & Willis building (right) and CPIT (centre and left)".
A view looking west down Norwich Quay in Lyttelton, past the old Harbour Board Office building, which was built in 1880.
USAR codes have been spray painted on the door of Korea House on Gloucester Street. The building has been yellow stickered.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the basement of a building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".