Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Theresa Lewis who is traumatised by the Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Theresa Lewis who is traumatised by the Christchurch earthquake".
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below. In the foreground is the War Memorial.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jenny Harkerss, who is running the Rolleston Community Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Theresa Lewis who is traumatised by the Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester courts. This is the north facing wall".
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below. In the foreground is the War Memorial.
Damage to the Mandeville Tavern in Kaiapoi. Large cracks are visible in its wall and there is a gap between the building and the footpath.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below. In the foreground is the War Memorial.
Damage to the Mandeville Tavern in Kaiapoi. Large cracks are visible in its wall and there is a gap between the building and the footpath.
Damage to the Mandeville Tavern in Kaiapoi. Large cracks are visible in its wall and there is a gap between the building and the footpath.
The entrance to the Provincial Chambers Building with a red sticker on the door. This means the building is unsafe to enter.
The entrance to the Provincial Chambers Building with a red sticker on the door. This means the building is unsafe to enter.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Linwood cemetery is considered too unsafe for the public to enter".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Spectators watch as the Lincoln Hotel is demolished after earthquake damage".
Christchurch's community law centre is braced for an avalanche of cases as people confront legal issues associated with the Canterbury earthquake.
Labour is calling for the Government to rethink how the Earthquake Commission insures homeowners, in the aftermath of the disaster in Canterbury.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gerry Brownlee is interviewed in front of the Arts Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Shops on Cranford Street. Neighbour is Nancy".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Shops on Cranford Street. Neighbour is Nancy".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gerry Brownlee is interviewed in front of the Arts Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Linwood cemetery is considered too unsafe for the public to enter".
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi. In the background is the Kaiapoi Co-operating Parish Church.
Damage to the House of Travel in Merivale. On the cordon fence is a chalkboard sign with a skull and crossbones and the words "Stay back".
Madras Street. Built 1903 by Alfred William Fielder. The handsome facade is visible here: www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterRe...
sorry not a good photo but this is a quick trip to the supermarket 3 days after the earthquake in Christchurch
A view of the ICTS building at the University of Canterbury, seen from level 7 of the James Hight building. The photographer comments, "First looks at our new temporary (maybe) office space. Our group will stay here until April or May 2011, then will move to another floor in the Central Library. We look down on the IT Building, which is doomed. The ugly draughty IT building is going to be demolished in the next campus revamp. The 'Butterfly Building' behind, originally the mainframe computer centre, will remain, as it's architecturally significant, apparently".
Yes, it was a joke. The tours, that is, not the yard filled with earthquake-caused sand volcanos. They were very real. You can see one covering the driveway in this photo. The signs read as follows. "Tours run 1/2 hourly. $5.25 admission. Eftpos unavailable." "If you think this is bad... you should see the back!"
Manchester Courts, a seven-storey building on the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets, is a category one historic place built in 1905-1906 that up until the 7.1 earthquake, housed offices. News of the scheduled demolition provoked an emotional response from the people of Christchurch. UPDATE 14 October 2010: A group of residents is campaig...
Questions to Ministers 1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard's assessment that the economic recovery is proving to be "slow and fragile"? 2. CRAIG FOSS to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the economy? 3. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Minister for Economic Development: What specific actions has he taken since becoming Minister of Economic Development to secure the New Zealand film industry? 4. KATRINA SHANKS to the Minister of Housing: What reports has he received about the stakeholder engagement carried out by the Housing Shareholders' Advisory Group? 5. Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE to the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery: Will he support my recommendation to set up an advocacy support service to provide earthquake-affected residents with help in dealing with their private insurers to prevent them being shunted between these insurers and the Earthquake Commission? 6. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Minister of Conservation: What steps, if any, is she taking to protect the unique, rare and threatened Nevis "Gollum galaxiid", a native fish species found only in the Nevis River in Central Otago? 7. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister for Tertiary Education: How does removing $55 million from industry training help the growth of the productive economy? 8. CHRIS AUCHINVOLE to the Minister for the Environment: What progress is the Government making in improving New Zealand's freshwater management? 9. SUE MORONEY to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by all her statements about subsidies and fee controls in early childhood education? 10. Hon RODNEY HIDE to the Attorney-General: Is it Government policy to exempt the holders of customary marine title from the application of the Resource Management Act 1991 and provide the holders with the sole right to give, or deny, a Resource Management Act permission right with no right of appeal or objection against the decision, as described in Bell Gully's Newsletter Update October 2010 on the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill? 11. Hon NANAIA MAHUTA to the Minister responsible for Whānau Ora: Is she satisfied with the process to shortlist Whānau Ora providers? 12. PESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Why is the Government funding the Energy Spot advertising campaign?