We assess how last the earthquake has affected three major arts festivals and Christchurch's historic Repertory Theatre, and the part the arts have to play in helping the city to get back on its feet.
A review of the week's news including a 7.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Canterbury and 9 people killed in a plane crash at Fox Glacier
Businesses struggling after the Canterbury earthquake are vowing to keep up the pressure on the Government for more assistance.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mellanie Brown of Timaru encourages people to support Com'on Canterbury, to help people affected by the Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch designer Kathryn Leah Payne has had her preparations for Fashion Week in Auckland disrupted after the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch designer Kathryn Leah Payne has had her preparations for Fashion Week in Auckland disrupted after the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch designer Kathryn Leah Payne has had her preparations for Fashion Week in Auckland disrupted after the Canterbury earthquake".
The Reserve Bank says it sees little pressure on inflation from rebuilding after the Canterbury earthquake.
The Government has appointed one of its most senior ministers to oversee the rebuilding of Canterbury following Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake.
Damage to the facade of the Church of St Luke the Evangelist after the 4th of September earthquake. Barred off with "KEEP CLEAR" tape and road cones.
Damage to the Visitors Centre in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. The foundations have lifted at the back of the building, giving it a forward lean.
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 6 September 2010 showing liquefaction in Hagley Park. Liquefaction is the name of the process where water pushes sand and silt above ground. These puddles of sand and silt are left above ground. Liquefaction caused huge problems when it occurred in residential suburbs as was as likely to push thr...
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Mohammed Alsane and Mansour Alhenaki, Saudi Arabian students who were just leaving the James Hight building when the September earthquake struck.
Mohammed Alsane and Mansour Alhenaki, Saudi Arabian students who were just leaving the James Hight building when the September earthquake struck.
Members of the emergency response team look at a map of the campus at the Emergency House after the September earthquakes.
Furniture and games from the Shelley Common Room moved to the food court and Mix Cafe area after the September earthquake.
Mohammed Alsane and Mansour Alhenaki, Saudi Arabian students who were just leaving the James Hight building when the September earthquake struck.
The Australian-owned, ANZ Bank, is betting small and medium sized firms will drive earnings next year, bolstered by the Rugby World Cup and rebuilding of the earthquake-hit Canterbury region.
Deborah Nation dusts off a series of recordings made with successive generations of a Canterbury lineage whose family homestead was one of the casualties of the earthquake on 4 September 2010 .
A man knocks at the door of a portaloo and asks if the sewer has been down long. The portaloo has a TV mast, a washingline, a letterbox, and flowers planted outside. In the background is a wrecked house. . Refers to the use of portaloos in parts of Christchurch since the earthquake of 4th September because of damage to plumbing infrastructure. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Law experts have criticised the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act for creating a dangerous precedent. Our political editor Brent Edwards weighs up the arguments for and against the emergency legislation.
Lectures resume at the University of Canterbury this morning after being cancelled for two weeks because of the earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "People queue for free tickets to this weekend's Canterbury rugby game at AMI stadium. The Canterbury Rugby Union have made all tickets to the game free after the Christchurch earthquake".
Police tape cordons off large cracks in the road beside large piles of liquefaction dug from people's houses on a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Workers digging up the road on the corner of Avonside Drive and Retreat Road in Avonside, with road cones and "Road Closed" sign, after the September 4th earthquake.
A video of a press conference with Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, in the Christchurch Town Hall. Clinton talks about Canterbury's recovery after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. She also answers questions from members of the public.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "2010 Canterbury Earthquake. Workers apply steel framing to protect the historic building now the 'Octagon' restaurant on the corner of Manchester Street and Worcester Street".
The police in Christchurch say reports of domestic violence have jumped by half since Saturday's destructive earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury earthquake. Viv Montgomerie and Rick Garner with Gabrielle Montgomerie (front) 18 who sheltered in the doorway for 2 hours".