A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Community Law Centre, Madras Street, from Avon River side".
Christchurch's plan to have 20,000 people living in the city centre within the next few years looks increasingly set to fail. Official figures from last year show the Central Business District's population hovering at around 7000, stubbornly lower than before the earthquakes struck more than a decade ago. Reporter Anan Zaki has more.
An aerial photograph looking west over the Christchurch central city, centred on Cashel Street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Army truck on Montreal St in city centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Army truck on Montreal St in city centre".
A video of interviews with four enterprising young Christchurch residents recorded two years after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video includes interviews with Gap Filler Director Coralie Winn, Arts Centre Director Andrew Lovatt, artist Mike Hewson, and Student Volunteer Army leader Jason Pembleton. The interviewees are asked four questions: 'What do you think Christchurch city centre will look like in 10 years?', 'What do you most want to see in the new city?', 'What do you miss most about the old city?', and 'What keeps you in Christchurch?'.
Hundreds of sunflowers have been planted in empty Christchurch sites to brighten up the city centre.
A video of a presentation by André Lovatt, Chair of Regenerate Christchurch, during a panel at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference. The panel has three themes:A City on the Move: Collaboration and Regeneration: "'Christchurch is now moving rapidly from the recovery phase into a regeneration stage with Central and Local Government working with the wider community, including the business community to ensure we get optimal outcomes for greater Christchurch' (CECC)."Looking Back: Remembering and Learning: "What are the milestones? What are the millstones? What have we learnt? What have we applied?"Looking Forward: Visioning and Building: "What do we aspire to? What are the roadblocks? What is the way forward?"
An aerial photograph of Kilmore Street in the central city with the Town Hall complex in the centre and Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion on the cleared site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Christchurch has unveiled an ambitious $2 billion plan to re-create the central city as a green, people friendly, low rise zone, inside a garden. Almost six months on from the destructive February earthquake most of the centre still sits cordoned off, and half the buildings need to come down.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cambridge Terrace, central city and Band Rotunda (centre left)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Army truck on Gloucester Street in the city centre".
A photograph of a city centre map attached to a cordon fence on Hereford Street.
A photograph of a city centre map attached to a cordon fence on Hereford Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Community Centre at 141 Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Community Centre, 141 Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Aerial view of the centre of the city, with the cathedral in the centre, and the art gallery in the foreground".
A photograph of a Hutt City Emergency Response team member talking to a police officer on Victoria Street as a group of workers watch on.
An aerial photograph looking north over the Christchurch central city from Moorhouse Avenue centred on Manchester Street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Christchurch City Council holding an emergency meeting at the Beckenham Service Centre in Colombo Street. Mayor Bob Parker is in the centre (white shirt) with CEO Tony Marriott beside him".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Christchurch City Council holding an emergency meeting at the Beckenham Service Centre in Colombo Street. Mayor Bob Parker is in the centre (white shirt) with CEO Tony Marriott beside him".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre building, corner of Madras and Armagh Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre building, corner of Madras and Armagh Streets".
The story of the city’s urban marae, Ngā Hau e Whā, built from 1981 onwards, begins in the migration of Māori from their tūrangawaewae to cities. The marae project is linked to a desire among city elders to move Māori out of the city centre to the east.
Te Pae, Christchurch's near $450 million convention centre, has been officially opened this afternoon with a pōwhiri and unveiling by Mayor Lianne Dalziel and Minister Megan Woods. Billed as a legacy for the city, it replaces the old centre which was demolished following the Canterbury earthquakes. Niva Chittock is at the ceremony and joins Lisa with the details.
This winter-eve is warm, Humid the air! leafless, yet soft as spring, The tender purple spray on copse and briers! And that sweet city with her dreaming spires, She needs not June for beauty's heightening, Lovely all times she lies, lovely to-night!— From "Thyrsis: A Monody" by Matthew Arnold 1822–1888
An aerial photograph looking south-east across the Christchurch central city, with Ferry Road at the top centre.
The popular bar, restaurant and music venue was a fixture of the city's Arts Centre for decades before the 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of participants in the walk to celebrate Chinese National Day and the Moon Festival. In the foreground, there are two performers doing a lion dance. The walk was held at the Upper Riccarton Library in September 2015. It was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre) and was part of the Christchurch City Council's Walking Festival.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. City centre as captured at early hours of the morning".