Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Heading over Bridle Path to Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Heading over Bridle Path to Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Cathedral Square looking from the north".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Heading over Bridle Path to Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Rescuers on the PGG-Wrightson building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Second floor of The Press building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Rescuers on the PGG-Wrightson building".
The Christchurch City Council is looking to Scandinavia for help with the earthquake re-build. Two Danish based urban design experts are working with the Council over the next four weeks to develop a draft plan for rebuilding the central city.
Thirty to fourty jobs are to go at the Christchurch department store, Ballantynes, because of earthquake damage to it's central city shop.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of the collapsed PGG building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Rescuers on the PGG-Wrightson building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Rescuers on the PGG-Wrightson building".
A page banner promoting an article titled, "Epic achievement: hi-tech innovation centre opens".
A page banner for a feature titled, "Your new city: CERA's 100-day plan".
Among those businesses most affected by the end of the welfare scheme are cafes, restaurants and bars. 100 such businesses have closed in the central city alone because of the earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Emergency services set up in Latimer Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Colombo Street north of the Town Hall".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. On top of the collapsed Press building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Emergency services set up in Latimer Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. The Stonehurst Backpackers accommodation after the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Multi-story building collapsed in Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Trapped workers in the Forsyth Barr building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hannah Airey giving out free hugs in central Christchurch to make people feel better after the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. View of the Cathedral from Colombo Street".
Bridget Mills is in the Christchurch central city with one of the rescue teams.
A page banner promoting an article titled, "New Regent Street: when will it reopen?".
Police have confirmed the death toll from the Christchurch earthquake has reached 145.
A video of a CERA press conference unveiling the 100-day blueprint produced by the Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU). The video includes presentations by Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Warwick Isaacs, the Director of the CCDU. Brownlee and Isaacs announce the acquisition of properties within the central city, and the creation of a green space bordering the central city. They also announce the building of a convention centre, stadium, and sports facility.
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake which destroyed The Press Building in Cathedral Square".