After a year's earthquake-enforced absence, the New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival is back and opens in Christchurch this evening.
Ruth Todd is a stalwart of the Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival - which returns after a four year hiatus due to the earthquakes.
Read by Rima te Wiata Tyger the cat finds out just where home is after an earthquake in Christchurch. For years 6-10 years.
Christchurch's tourism sector is poised for a strong rebound five years after the Canterbury earthquakes, but tourist operators and leaders say there is still work to do.
After being largely shut off to the public since the earthquakes, Christchurch's iconic Arts Centre is set to reopen its Great Hall to the public tonight.
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The end of the Volcano Restaurant, Lyttelton, after Feb EQ".
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Our shed after the neighbour’s chimney went through it.".
A world class centre for music and the arts has opened in Christchurch, after The Music Centre of Christchurch was damaged beyond repair in the 2011 earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Road cracks".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Fallen rocks in the Port Hills after a 6.3 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Caledonian Hall".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Maruschke Barnard and her daughter Dianthe, born minutes after the Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Strategy House, now leaning and in danger of collapse after another aftershock".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Young women relaxing after a cycle ride, outside the Prince Margaret Hospital on Cashmere Road".
The building at 128-130 Lichfield Street after the earthquake with a large crack visible in the middle of the building.
A frontal view of the Hotel Grand Chancellor through the arc of the Bridge of Remembrance after the June aftershock.
Colour photograph of the north side of St. Elmo's Courts after the 4 September 2010 earthquake, during which it suffered extensive structural damage.
A photograph of the Wellington Emergency Management Office team deployed in Christchurch after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of signs outside a Recovery Assistance Centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in Christchurch central after the September 4th earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Family walking in front of Coyote soon after Oxford Terrace was re-opened".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Armagh Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning".
Looking over the Avon River to the Liquidity Bar and Restaurant. On the walls are spray painted markings left by USAR after it was checked.