People in Canterbury who own empty houses are being urged to help put a roof over the heads of homeless earthquake victims.
Look! Kirsa found a message in a bottle under a house. Here’s how we got the message out.       Katharine Watson          
A house which has sunk on one side. Damage to the roof and garage can be seen. The property has been taped off.
A photograph captioned, "They're fixing other places first. People over the other side of town are getting their houses fixed. We wonder why".
A view into a residential property, looking over the fence. The house has sunk to one side, and the roof has collapsed.
The land and houses close to the Avon River have been badly damaged. Many road and footpaths are covered in silt from liquefaction.
The land and houses close to the Avon River have been badly damaged. Many road and footpaths are covered in silt from liquefaction.
A fallen chimney on Derby Street has left a pile of bricks on the roof of the house and damaged the fence.
Damage inside a house in St Albans. A television in the living area is showing One News's coverage of the 22 February earthquake.
The road and footpath are covered in silt from liquefaction in a residential area. A portaloo stands at the front of the house.
A house which has suffered miminal damage following the September earthquake. A small section of the roof valley has been covered with tarp.
The ANZ Bank Chambers on the corner of High and Lichfield Streets. WORLD, a clothing store, was housed on the ground floor.
A damaged property that has been fenced off with tape and road cones. A pile of building rubble sits beside the house.
Detail of a section of the brick wall on the Weston House which has crumbled. Cordon fencing has been erected around the property.
Richard is a retired High School Art/Design teacher who is now making architectural models of houses and public buildings - some destroyed in the Christchurch earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emma Goodall from Brooklands who wants to be paid out for the earthquake damage to her two houses".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workers pull down the two chimneys at Community House in Timaru after they were damaged in the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emma Goodall from Brooklands who wants to be paid out for the earthquake damage to her two houses".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emma Goodall from Brooklands who wants to be paid out for the earthquake damage to her two houses".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workers pull down the two chimneys at Community House in Timaru after they were damaged in the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workers pull down the two chimneys at Community House in Timaru after they were damaged in the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Carmel Nelmes, at the house she is moving into after her previous accommodation was destroyed in the earthquake".
A photograph of a brick from the demolished house at 116 Centaurus Road. A frog stamp in the brick reads, "A & K".
An impressive Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis) that was in someone's back yard prior to the demolition of houses post the 2011 earthquake.
Parliament was adjourned as news of the earthquake came through. Party leaders made statements to the House as the seriousness of the situation became clear.
The Earthquake Commission says 95 percent of the invoices it gets from contractors repairing houses in Christchurch are paid out within two to three weeks.
A house which has been damaged by the earthquakes and is on a noticeable lean. Building rubble and furniture are sprawled out on the yard.
A digitally manipulated image of three arched windows in a damaged stone building.
A view of the intersection of Colombo and Salisbury Streets. A damaged house that has been cordoned off can be partially seen in the background.
The road and footpath in a residential area are lined with piles of silt from liquefaction. A portaloo stands at the front of a house.