Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tim Williams, who arranged help for Bexley residents, following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Price, NZ Police, during a press conference following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Price, NZ Police, during a press conference following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker with NZ Fire Service staff following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker talks to Fire Service staff following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of a building on Victoria Street, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Andrew Deyell, head warden at The Press, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Price, NZ Police, during a press conference following Canterbury's earthquake".
Pre-February Earthquake
An aerial photograph of a window of the earthquake damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
Students eating lunch at the Ohoka/Mandeville Showgrounds where mechanical Engineer students are having their lectures following the 2011 earthquake.
Earthquake Recovery Minister Jerry Brownlee, Prime Minister John Key, and Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr at the Community Engagement Awards 2011.
Barry McKay from Civil Defence who helped organise Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleanup silt after the earthquake.
Main counter at the student centre where they are offering advocacy, welfare, and hardship advice for students following the earthquake.
Students eating lunch at the Ohoka/Mandeville Showgrounds where mechanical Engineer students are having their lectures following the 2011 earthquake.
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A photograph showing earthquake damaged homes in Dallington, following the series of earthquakes in Christchurch.
Leanne Curtis is a Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network board member and Peter Townsend is the chief executive of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce.
The man in charge of the construction of the Canterbury Television Building is continuing to refuse to give evidence at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission hearing into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building has ended for the week after four days of compelling evidence.
The Labour Party wrapped up its Canterbury Recovery Package in Christchurch today, announcing it would appoint qualified locals to govern the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority is now double checking all of its paperwork following fears earthquake rubble dumped in a Christchurch land fill could have been contaminated by asbestos.
A video of an interview with David Stanley, Director of Canterbury Biltong, about the company's experiences after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. This video is part of The Press's 'Up and Running' series, showcasing businesses which have stayed up and running despite the challenges posed by the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
A major hazard accompanying earthquake shaking in areas of steep topography is the detachment of rocks from bedrock outcrops that subsequently slide, roll, or bounce downslope (i.e. rockfalls). The 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence caused recurrent and severe rockfall in parts of southern Christchurch. Coseismic rockfall caused five fatalities and significant infrastructural damage during the 2011 Mw 6.2 Christchurch earthquake. Here we examine a rockfall site in southern Christchurch in detail using geomorphic mapping, lidar analysis, geochronology (cosmogenic 3He dating, radiocarbon dating, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) from quartz, infrared stimulated luminescence from K-feldspar), numerical modeling of rockfall boulder trajectories, and ground motion prediction equations (GMPEs). Rocks fell from the source cliff only in earthquakes with interpolated peak ground velocities exceeding ~10 cm/s; hundreds of smaller earthquakes did not produce rockfall. On the basis of empirical observations, GMPEs and age chronologies we attribute paleo-rockfalls to strong shaking in prehistoric earthquakes. We conclude that earthquake shaking of comparable intensity to the strongest contemporary earthquakes in Christchurch last occurred at this site approximately 5000 to 7000 years ago, and that in some settings, rockfall deposits provide useful proxies for past strong ground motions.
Businesses struggling after the Canterbury earthquake are vowing to keep up the pressure on the Government for more assistance.
Lectures resume at the University of Canterbury this morning after being cancelled for two weeks because of the earthquake.
After commemorating the anniversary of last year's deadly earthquake in Christchurch, many are now looking to the region's future.
A photograph of a member of SPCA helping a member of Massy University's Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT) to load medical supplies into their vehicles. VERT travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in order to assist with caring for animals.