The city still has big swathes of empty land after the earthquakes - but critics say fast-forwarding development is the wrong approach.
The original Commonwealth Games venue was destroyed in the earthquake.
Six years after being severely damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and after two years of repairs, Mona Vale has reopened its doors to the public.
A baby siamang has successfully been born in Christchurch in the midst of the earthquakes in the region.
Earthquakes have rocked the upper South Island overnight, with nearly 200 aftershocks felt in just the last 12 hours.
Red Cross believes it will be responding to earthquake-related issues in north Canterbury for years to come, dealing with the psychological toll.
Carriages used on the Coastal Pacific, cancelled for the rest of the season because of the Kaikoura earthquake, are being shifted to other services.
The number of people displaced by the latest Canterbury earthquake will be clearer by the end of Tuesday, acting Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
Kaikoura is now in a recovery phase as the HMNZ Canterbury returns with supplies.
Te Papa has been cleared to reopen after structural assessments following Monday's earthquake centred in North Canterbury.
A Christchurch family who fled their home after the large earthquake on Monday morning returned home just hours later to find they'd been robbed.
PwC's post-2011 earthquake return to Christchurch has seen a brief delay following Monday's 7.5 magnitude tremor in Hanmer Springs.
A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Canterbury has rocked a number of regions nationwide - here are the ones that have suffered most from the tremors.
One of the two victims from Monday's earthquake lived in the remote alpine settlement of Mount Lyford in north Canterbury.
A 152-year-old Christchurch building damaged by an earthquake and then an arson attack is to be restored to its former glory.
The 'moderate' quake struck 5km southwest of Christchurch.
Christchurch has been shaken by another moderate intensity earthquake 17km below the surface.
International leaders in disaster recovery are lining up to learn the lessons New Zealand has gained from the Christchurch earthquakes.
The University of Canterbury and student's association still need a further $5m to reopen the UCSA building badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake.
The Earthquake Commission has announced it is slashing 480 jobs as its repair work in Canterbury enters its final phase.
Two Christchurch Scout groups say their national body is refusing to give them insurance payouts for earthquake damage.
At 12:51pm 10 years ago on Monday, Christchurch was changed forever.
"You displayed great fortitude in the face of sudden, overwhelming loss."
Ten years on and these recordings are a raw reminder of that fateful day.
As New Zealand remembers the disaster a decade on, here is a look back at the devastation.
"It can be years down the track that things pop up, you know, you just can't ask him a question."
"They represented a lot of safety and stability to me."
The Christchurch Art Centre's Great Hall has reopened for the first time since the 2011 earthquakes.
A man who set fire to a Christchurch church told police it was retaliation against God for killing his friends in the earthquake.
He's been fighting the insurance company since the 2011 earthquakes.