On the one year anniversary of the February 22nd, flowers were placed in road cones across Christchurch to remember the earthquake victims.
On the one year anniversary of the February 22nd, flowers were placed in road cones across Christchurch to remember the earthquake victims.
On the one year anniversary of the February 22nd, flowers were placed in road cones across Christchurch to remember the earthquake victims.
On the one year anniversary of the February 22nd, flowers were placed in road cones across Christchurch to remember the earthquake victims.
On the one year anniversary of the February 22nd, flowers were placed in road cones across Christchurch to remember the earthquake victims.
On the one year anniversary of the February 22nd, flowers were placed in road cones across Christchurch to remember the earthquake victims.
The Insurance Council is mounting a legal challenge against the Christchurch City Council over its rules regarding earthquake-prone buildings.
The Christchurch Casino opens again tonight for the first time since February's earthquake left about 500 people out of work.
Several families of Christchurch earthquake victims have chosen to keep their inquests open, despite the main hearing finishing up today.
Business owners in the earthquake-stricken Christchurch suburb of Sydenham hope some of their many problems will be resolved tomorrow.
A video of a CERA press conference about the plans for the Christchurch central city. Warwick Isaacs, Chief Executive of the Central Christchurch Development Unit, announces that Boffa Miskell will be the lead company in a consortium of businesses that will design the central Christchurch rebuild. Don Miskell, Director of Boffa Miskell, talks about the company and their excitement about the job.
A video of Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams touring the Christchurch central city Red Zone. Williams visited Christchurch for two days during his New Zealand tour to offer his support to the city. The video includes footage of Williams visiting the ChristChurch Cathedral, and meeting locals. It also includes an interview with Williams about the demolition of the ChristChurch Cathedral.
Radio NZ's Vicki McKay among those honoured at an awards ceremony in Christchurch for heroism, service or acts of kindness by organisations and individuals during the Canterbury earthquakes.
Christchurch people who have had to battle insurance companies over the repair or rebuild of earthquake damaged homes are welcoming the Labour party's idea of an earthquake court to settle disputes.
Staying with earthquakes and three years on from the deadly quake in Christchurch an increasing number of children are turning to counselling services for help.
An additional 300 people could have died in the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch, if it wasn't for the earlier quake in September.
A digitally manipulated image of liquefaction around a house in Avondale. The photographer comments, "The bottom of the gates were swallowed up by liquefaction, but the house still looked in good condition, which was confirmed by builders just going in to work on the property. It is in the Christchurch red zone, which after testing has been deemed unsuitable for houses to be built on. All the land will be bought by the Government and they would also buy any properties that could be repaired. The remaining insured property owners will get a payment from the insurance company. All the buildings are condemned to be knocked down".
Graffiti on a damaged building on Colombo Street. The photographer comments, "This street art has been unseen by the general Christchurch population as it was off limits in the Red Zone".
A damaged brick building on Tuam Street. Bricks have fallen from the wall exposing the interior, where a wooden structure can be seen to have collapsed. The photographer comments, "This is the damage caused by the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand. It closely resembles a face and the round blob in the square hole at the top of the nose is a pigeon".
A transcript of Rev Darryl Tempero's interview for the Church in the Quakes Project. The interview was conducted by Melissa Parsons on 3 October 2012. At the time, Darryl Tempero was a Minister at Hope Presbyterian Hornby, the Presbyterian Earthquake Coordinator, and the Co-Chair of Christchurch Post Earthquake Churches' Forum.
A huge fist representing 'quakes', that is wearing a boxing glove, thumps a man who represents 'CHCH' (Christchurch) 'WHUMP! WHUMP! WHUMP!' The man is knocked out. Context - Magnitude 6.0 and 5.5 earthquakes rocked Christchurch again at 1pm and 2.20pm on 13th June 2011. These quakes follow the first earthquake on September 4th 2010 and the second on February 22nd 2011. (www.stuff.co.nz, 13 June 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Liquefaction in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "This is the liquid part of liquefaction left when the heavier sand content has dropped down. After the double quake in Christchurch local to me I found these strange lines of bubbles on the surface".
A video of Dr Winston Chang, Diabetes Registrar for the Christchurch Hospital, talking about his experiences of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Protest spokesman Ross Gray speaking at the protest outside the new civic office today, trying to save the Manchester Courts building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Protest spokesman Ross Gray speaking at the protest outside the new civic office today, trying to save the Manchester Courts building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Protest spokesman Ross Gray speaking at the protest outside the new civic office today, trying to save the Manchester Courts building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Firefighters have had a busy day in Kaiapoi pulling down suspect chimneys, with north-west winds predicted to reach gale force".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake. The fault line running through a woolshed near West Melton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gareth James, general manager of the South Island Transpacific Waste Management. Spoiled food being dumped at the Parkhouse Road transfer station".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake. The fault line ripped across a road which has been repaired".