The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission will hear this week that the cost of upgrading the city's unreinforced masonry buildings is more than the buildings are worth.
Some Christchurch schools are so worried about the impact of February's earthquake on their students that they want special consideration to be given in their exam marks.
Cosmo Kentish-Barnes finds out how the rural recovery is going near the epicentre of the Canterbury Earthquake that shook the province in the early hours of September 4th.
The owner of a building that collapsed in last February's Christchurch earthquake - killing four people - has faced questioning about why he did not get recommended strengthening work done.
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard that evidence crucial to working out what caused the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building, was destroyed by the firm which oversaw its design.
It's been revealed that the Earthquake Commission knew a wall which crushed two people in Christchurch's February earthquake was at risk of collapsing.
A Christchurch couple has been told they can't use a driveway that no longer leads to any houses because the Earthquake Recovery Authority may need access to it.
A presentation which explains that NZTA have adopted SCIRT's approach to utilities management and sets out the reasons why. This presentation was created in 2015.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A empty section at 498 Avonside Drive. The house that once stood on the section has been demolished".
A view down Robson Avenue in Avonside showing damage to the road surface and the footpath that has resulted from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A house on Avonside Drive that has been abandoned due to damage from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Its front garden has become overgrown.
Emergency tape reading, "Danger keep out" that has been blocking the garden path of a house on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside. It has come loose.
A worker walking past demolition rubble that used to be the Lava Bar on London Street in Lyttelton. A digger claw can be partially see on the left.
Damage to the Kenton Chambers building. Diagonal cracking between the windows shows that the building has suffered major structural damage.
A brick fence has been spray painted after the building was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
Building rubble littering the steps and footpath outside the badly-damaged Peterborough Apartments. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A memorandum of understanding that sets out how SCIRT and InfraTrain planned to work together to build an industry training framework and skilled workforce.
A photograph of workers spraying down a building that is being demolished. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "753-757 Colombo Street".
A revised memorandum of understanding that sets out how SCIRT and Connexis planned to work together to build an industry training framework and skilled workforce.
A building with temporary sheet metal weatherproofing on the roof, replacing the fallen brickwork. Scaffolding has also been erected next to the building so that repairs can be made.
A PDF copy of a poster promoting Hidden Strengths quiz. The poster includes a photograph of balloons that read, "Find your hidden strengths".
A photograph of a window of Piko Wholefoods on Barbadoes Street. A red sticker has been taped to the window, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of 100 Bealey Avenue. USAR codes can be seen spray painted on the front fence. A yellow sticker in the window indicates that entry to the building is restricted.
A photograph of the sign next to the entrance of the Lancaster Hotel on Ferry Road. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A variety of bicycles are chained to the wire fence that encloses the site of Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
A report that maps earthquake induced topographical change and liquefaction in the Avon-Heathcote Estuary.
A view down Robson Avenue in Avonside showing damage to the road surface and the footpath that has resulted from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Detail of the fence and entrance around an apartment block. On the fence are spray painted codes left by USAR following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
Damage to the front of Christ Church Cathedral. The photograph was taken from a walkway that was opened up from Gloucester Street to the Square to allow the public a closer look.
The Cranmer Centre seen from across the street. A section of the roof has been covered, and piles of rubble that have been sorted can be seen behind the cordon fence.