Dominating a once simpler Cathedral Square, are the formidable buildings – Government Life Insurance Building, the Grand Theatre, the Crystal Palace Theatre, the Reuters Telegram Company Buil…
A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Lyttelton Coffee Company building, London St, Lyttelton. 25 Feb 2012.".
A photograph of a staff member behind the counter at the Samo Lyttelton cafe.
A photograph of a customer reading a newspaper in the Samo Lyttelton cafe.
Mayor Bob Parker speaking to members of the ships' company from HMNZS Canterbury, HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Pukaki.
Mayor Bob Parker speaking to members of the ships' company from HMNZS Canterbury, HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Pukaki.
Mayor Bob Parker speaking to members of the ships' company from HMNZS Canterbury, HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Pukaki.
Mayor Bob Parker speaking to members of the ships' company from HMNZS Canterbury, HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Pukaki.
Mayor Bob Parker speaking to members of the ships' company from HMNZS Canterbury, HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Pukaki.
Mayor Bob Parker speaking to members of the ships' company from HMNZS Canterbury, HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Pukaki.
A photograph of street art on the wall of the Textile Bag & Sack Company building on Byron Street.
A photograph of street art on the wall of the Textile Bag & Sack Company building on Byron Street.
Mayor Bob Parker speaking to members of the ships' company from HMNZS Canterbury, HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Pukaki.
Christchurch woman Pam Sharpe has endured earthquakes, fires and dealing with insurance companies, but then she received a parking ticket. She tells Checkpoint what happened next.
Frustrated Christchurch residents are banding together to take on their insurance companies, who they say are taking too long to process their earthquake damage claims.
New Zealand’s first skyscraper was built on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets between 1905 – 06 for the New Zealand Express Company. This state of the art seven storey buil…
In 1886, an English woman who called herself ‘Hopeful’, wrote of her experiences after emigrating to Christchurch, New Zealand. She berated the agents of shipping companies who painted…
A Tale of Convicts, Ship Wrecks, Strange Family Relations, and a £500 Bequest. Before the Canterbury Settlement was inaugurated, a young Australian lad landed at Port Cooper in the company of his f…
The Canterbury electricity lines company, Orion, says electricity use in its region is starting to recover following the earthquakes, helping it lift both annual profit and sales 3 percent.
The Charter is an agreement on health and safety between the leaders of a number of government organisations and companies leading the rebuild.
Cars parked outside two new buildings on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. Advertisements for fencing companies hang on security fences that surround the buildings.
Record fines for two companies and a director who illegally dumped contaminated demolition material has highlighted problems with the costs of dumping earthquake rubble from Christchurch.
The Christchurch couple taking their insurance company to the High Court over their earthquake payout have knocked almost a quarter of a million dollars off their claim.
The company hired by the Government to carry out earthquake repairs in Canterbury is refusing to install insulation at the same time as it replaces old cladding on houses.
Listed general insurance company Tower has reported a bigger first half loss on lingering Canterbury earthquake claims and a write down in its computer systrems.
“…the advent of a new Company that will sell goods at reasonable profits for cash…” To the Editor of the Press. Dear Sir, All undertakings of a public beneficial nature, whi…
A research project on news coverage about Maori, has found that tangata whenua are still regarded as lower class citizens; Ngai Tahu iwi says it's learnt from the Canterbury earthquakes, just how important it is to safeguard important documents such as its whakapapa database in a digital form, in case there's another natural disaster; New Zealand's largest Maori owned fishing company wants to see the unique Maori story pushed by companies doing business in Asian countries; Meanwhile Ngati Kahungunu Chairman, Ngahiwi Tomoana, who was the business group convenor, says Maori business leaders are keen to set up an office in China
A research project on news coverage about Maori, has found that tangata whenua are still regarded as lower class citizens; Ngai Tahu iwi says it's learnt from the Canterbury earthquakes, just how important it is to safeguard important documents such as its whakapapa database in a digital form, in case there's another natural disaster; New Zealand's largest Maori owned fishing company wants to see the unique Maori story pushed by companies doing business in Asian countries; Meanwhile Ngati Kahungunu Chairman, Ngahiwi Tomoana, who was the business group convenor, says Maori business leaders are keen to set up an office in China.
A photograph of boxes of flowers ready to be given out during All Right?'s 'Flower Bombing' project on 4 September 2013. Moffatts Flower Company donated thousands of flowers for the All Right? 'Flower Bombing' project. With the assistance of BNZ 'Closed for Good' staff, flowers were given out at the EQC call centre, Lyttelton Main, Lyttelton West and Phillipstown Schools, Eastgate Mall, and SCIRT rebuild sites. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 21 February 2014 at 3:05pm.
A photograph of a single rose with a tag around the stem which reads, "When did you last show a little love?" Moffatts Flower Company donated thousands of flowers for the All Right? 'Flower Bombing' project. With the assistance of BNZ 'Closed for Good' staff, flowers were given out at the EQC call centre, Lyttelton Main, Lyttelton West and Phillipstown Schools, Eastgate Mall, and SCIRT rebuild sites. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 3 September 2013 at 3:26pm.