We're broadcasting today from Christchurch on the second anniversary of the six point three magnitude earthquake which devastated this city. One hundred and eighty five died in the quake and today at midday a memorial service will be held in Latimer Square. After two years, the pace of the rebuild is growing, but for some, so is frustration. More than seven thousand property owners in the residential red zone received a buyout offer from the government. Most of those have taken it - but there are a few who haven't.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers demolition site on Armagh Street viewed through a barbed wire fence. Water has filled the basement area.
Vehicles drive through a flooded road in New Brighton. A sign advertising the stronger Christchurch website reads, 'Rebuilding for our future'.
Vehicles drive through flooded roads in New Brighton.
Scaffolding surrounds the Bridge of Remembrance on Cashel Street.
The damaged Bridge of Remembrance on Cashel Street. The bridge is surrounded by scaffolding. A security fence placed around the site to restrict access.
Damage to the north side of ChristChurch Cathedral. The damaged windows have been boarded up and weeds can be seen growing in the lawn. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Red stickered. 402 Oxford Terrace, Avon Loop".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Red stickered. 402 Oxford Terrace, Avon Loop".
The damaged Bridge of Remembrance on Cashel Street. The bridge is surrounded by scaffolding. A security fence placed around the site to restrict access.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Red stickered. 402 Oxford Terrace, Avon Loop".
Vehicles drive through flooded roads in New Brighton.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Red stickered. 402 Oxford Terrace, Avon Loop".
The partially-demolished BNZ building in Cathedral Square.
A photograph of a house with a damaged chimney. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "On River Road, red zone".
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Kaiapoi.
An aerial photograph of Locksley Avenue in Dallington.
A photograph of Doug Sexton.
An aerial photograph of Kairaki over the Waimakariri River.
An aerial photograph of Kairaki over the Waimakariri River.
An aerial photograph of Horseshoe Lake, a residential area in Burwood.
An aerial photograph of Horseshoe Lake, a residential area in Burwood.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bonnington's on Manchester Street".
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Kaiapoi.
An aerial photograph of Avonside and its surrounding suburbs.
A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. The grass has been recently mowed but the dead grass has not been removed. One of the windows has been boarded up with plywood. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that access to the house is restricted. The photographer comments, "The lawn was mowed as part of the maintenance project on red-zoned properties".
A video telling the story of a Dallington house which was built by Bill Cooper in 1957. The house was demolished last month as part of the clearance of the Christchurch residential red zone. The story of the house is used to illustrate what is happening in many Christchurch suburbs. The video also includes the story of a sea elephant that lived in the Avon River in the 1970s and 1980s.
Water from the river at high tide crosses Evans Avenue and enters a now abandoned "red zone" house via the garage. Next door (to the left) is the garage containing a car that was destroyed by fire last week (see earlier photos).
Artist Peter Majendie's decorated tree on the corner of Manchester Street and Cambridge Terrace. The tree has been covered with a large frost cloth and hi-vis material for the launch of an earthquake fund by the Canterbury Community Trust.
A view from Cambridge Terrace of the damaged Our City O-Tautahi building, formerly the Municipal Chambers. Scaffolding and steel bracing has been placed along the front of the building.