A state house tenant in the Christchurch suburb of Avonside is withholding her rent, saying Housing New Zealand has left her in the lurch following the big earthquake.
The Law Society has added its voice to condemnation the government is giving itself far too much power by passing the emergency Canterbury earthquake legislation.
Plans for the reconstruction of earthquake damaged parts of Christchurch are slowly taking shape as priority is given to restoring fundamental services to residential areas of the city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Alan Wheatley's house on Avonside Drive is a write off".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cafe Valentino's owner Michael Turner after the Christchurch earthquake. Valentino's is reopening Friday 17th September".
A photograph of Sumner beach and the Avon-Heathcote estuary taken prior to the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Shag Rock is visible at the left of the photograph.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Major damage to St Pauls on Gayhurst Street. Building is condemned".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Major damage to St Pauls on Gayhurst Street. Building is condemned".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Major damage to St Pauls on Gayhurst Street. Building is condemned".
A photograph of a woman walking past an earthquake-damaged building. Bricks from the building litter the footpath, which is cordoned off with chain-link fencing.
A photograph of a woman walking past an earthquake-damaged building. Bricks from the building litter the footpath, which is cordoned off with chain-link fencing.
A photograph of Sumner beach and the Avon-Heathcote estuary taken prior to the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Shag Rock is visible to the left of the photograph.
Cracking in the bricks of the old Civic Chamber's tower. The facade is temporarily being held in place with web strapping.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Alan Wheatley's house on Avonside Drive is a write off".
Large cracks run across Avonside Drive, marked off with road cones. In the foreground is a temporary road sign showing a road works symbol with "on side road" written beneath.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Major damage to St Pauls on Gayhurst Street. Building is condemned".
Diggers working at the corner of Charles and Jones Streets in Kaiapoi. The street partially blocked off by safety fencing and road cones, and a portaloo is visible in the background.
Nearly two weeks after the 7.1 earthquake, and a week after demolition started, this is the end of The Valley Inn in Heathcote.
The pumping station at the corner of New Brighton Road and Palmers Road. New Brighon Road is still closed (2 weeks after quake) at this point.
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...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Chef Sam Tait is back at work at the Megawatt Cafe, despite losing his home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "80 year-old Evan Ross from Richmond, Christchurch, is pictured looking around the destruction in the city".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "80 year-old Evan Ross from Richmond, Christchurch, is pictured looking around the destruction in the city".
The final remains of the historic Courthouse in Williams Street, Kaiapoi. A digger on the property is clearing the rubble away.
The Australian-owned, ANZ Bank, is betting small and medium sized firms will drive earnings next year, bolstered by the Rugby World Cup and rebuilding of the earthquake-hit Canterbury region.
Cosmo Kentish-Barnes finds out how the rural recovery is going near the epicentre of the Canterbury Earthquake that shook the province in the early hours of September 4th.
The Bishop of Christchurch has asked parishioners to think about the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Bishop Victoria Matthews is appealing to Canterbury Anglicans to give at least $100,000 for quake relief in Haiti.
Stonework from St John's Anglican Church where it fell during the 4 September earthquake. It is October and the daffodils have almost died.
A view through the cordon fence on Hereford Street, where just past the T & G Building is a demolition site. A digger and building rubble can be seen in the background.
Damage to a row of shops on Barbadoes Street. The brick facades have collapsed, crushing the awnings. The building is cordoned off with road cones and police tape.