The Earthquake Commission says it's likely homes in the Christchurch suburb of Bexley, which sank and cracked in Saturday's quake, will be rebuilt. People in the hardest hit areas of Canterbury have been learning more about their insurance entitlements, as the commission's assessors arrive in Kaiapoi and Bexley to begin evaluating the damage.
PDF slides from a presentation given by Dr. Thomas Wilson from the UC Geology department at the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Forum.
Residents in one of the streets worst affected by the Canterbury earthquake say they're still in the dark about their future.
It's more tha 10 weeks since the seven point one magnitude Canterbury earthquake but the region continues to be shaken by aftershocks.
After a shaky few weeks in Canterbury thousands of earthquake survivors have been rocked again, this time by heavy metal greats, Metallica.
Labour is calling for the Government to rethink how the Earthquake Commission insures homeowners, in the aftermath of the disaster in Canterbury.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "2010 Canterbury Earthquake. Spencerville Civil Defence organised a community get together, to boost community spirits. Isriah Kara (9)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Jason Kerrison (OpShop frontman) right chats with Ashleigh-Marie Watts this afternoon at Canterbury University
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "News room set up in Newspaper Sales building after the closure of The Press building following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tim Stahl from Canterbury University maps the fault line west of Rolleston with GPS equipment after Saturday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "News room set up in Newspaper Sales building after the closure of The Press building following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "News room set up in Newspaper Sales building after the closure of The Press building following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury earthquake. Farmer Tim McNae on Telegraph Road with the generator he needs to milk his cows".
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