Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Men's undies are in high demand, while EFT-POS traffic is slow. Jill McDavitt, owner of Haydn's Menswear in the Bush Inn Centre, prices up some new undies to hit the shelves".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "As a gesture of goodwill following the earthquake the Christchurch City Council's Recreation and Sport Centres are offering free admission to the pools this weekend. Jamie Curd (9) swimming for free at the Centennial Pool".
A photograph of the Animal Rescue Unit preparing to drop off food at welfare centres and other sites in earthquake affected areas after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, a member of SPCA Canterbury is being interviewed by TVNZ.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Mens undies are in high demand while EFT-POS traffic is slow. Jill McDavitt owner of Haydn's Menswear in the Bush Inn Centre prices up some new undies to hit the shelves".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emma Howard was married today to Chris Greenslade at the Christ the King church centre on Greers Road, Burnside. Howard was pulled out of the collapsed PGC building after February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner of Victoria, Montreal and Salisbury Streets. The site on the right is where Strategy House was before urgent demolition. The large building in the centre, at 123 Victoria Street, is to be demolished".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Anne Edmond (proprietor) of Annie's wine bar and restaurant located in the Christchurch Arts Centre. Business is returning to normal despite the damage and closure of surrounding buildings caused by the September earthquake".
A photograph of local artist Gaby Montejo in a cow onesie, before his Milk Fight event. Milk Fight was a dairy-fuelled urban food fight, which was part of FESTA 2014.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Civil Defence centre has now moved from the Christchurch Art Gallery to the new civil offices in Hereford Street. Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt has been working on the phones for the last two days".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPXqb7k4azU Details inside a half demolished theatre in central Christchurch. November, 2012. Christchurch, NZ. (c)Mike Brebner. All rights reserved.
A photograph of the Butterfly fence on Ferry Road. The artwork on the fence shows the word "Butterfly", written with butterflies. There are also Māori motifs in the centre of the fence.
A photograph an Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing next to car inside a building in the Christchurch city centre. The car is a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Super Bee.
A photograph of Ryan Reynolds (left) and a participant in Milk Fight, before the start of the event. Milk Fight was a dairy-fuelled urban food fight by local artist Gaby Montejo. The event was part of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of Milk Fight participants Hera Hjartardottir, Audrey Baldwin and Brie Sherow, before the start of the event. Milk Fight was a dairy-fuelled urban food fight by local artist Gaby Montejo. The event was part of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of local artist Gaby Montejo in a cow onesie. Montejo is drinking from a large tank of milk before his Milk Fight event. Milk Fight was a dairy-fuelled urban food fight, which was part of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of local artist Gaby Montejo in a cow onesie. Montejo is drinking from a large tank of milk before his Milk Fight event. Milk Fight was a dairy-fuelled urban food fight, which was part of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of local artist Gaby Montejo in a cow onesie. Montejo is bending over a large tank of milk before his Milk Fight event. Milk Fight was a dairy-fuelled urban food fight, which was part of FESTA 2014.
A PDF copy of pages 352-353 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Breaking Wonderful'. Photos by Jesse Roscoe
A photograph of a stretcher with blankets and pillows sitting in the corner of Cowles Stadium. In the background, boxes full of supplies from the Red Cross and wrapped-up mattresses can be seen. The stadium served as temporary accommodation for refugees from the 4 September earthquake.
A photograph of wrapped up mattresses and boxes of tracksuits from the Red Cross in Cowles Stadium. The stadium served as temporary accommodation for refugees from the 4 September earthquake. These mattresses and tracksuits were given to people whose belongings were destroyed or unreachable.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The city blocks encompassed by Manchester, Gloucester, Latimer Square and Hereford Streets are amongst those with the most demolished buildings in the city centre at the moment".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city with the BNZ at the bottom right, the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Westpac Building and Holiday Inn clustered in the bottom centre, and Latimer Square upper".
Urban forager and food writer, Liv Sisson finds all sorts of tasty treats in the Otautahi city centre.With some of the housing and buildings destroyed in the earthquakes, a rewilding has taken place providing a range of edible plants. Liv Sisson gathers produce thriving on berms and near the Avon River.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The food caravans that used to operate in the Arts Centre, now travel to several places in the city. Here they are in the quad at Canterbury University with the lunchtime queues".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The church of St Michaels and All Angels is undamaged after the two earthquakes. The pipe organ suffered significant but reparable damage. This church is now the only operational church within the city centre".
Earthquake bus survivor, Mike Ardagh - Christchurch Hospital, Reporter Erina O'Donohue live from Christchurch, Where to obtain water, Murray McCully thanks international community, Cowles Stadium welfare centre closed, Man escapes from 12th floor of Forsyth Barr building, Aussie medics set up field hospital, Schools need significant rebuilding and Fourteen supermarkets closed in Christchurch.
Plumbers say EQC paying bills too slowly, Earthquake Commission defends its claim process, Events centre, not stimulus package, for West Coast, Harawira calls meeting to consider forming new party, Government, Auckland council split over development, Search work in Christchurch central city nears completion, Power in South Christchurch threatened by cut cable.
Christchurch has unveiled an ambitious $2 billion plan to re-create the central city as a green, people friendly, low rise zone, inside a garden. Almost six months on from the destructive February earthquake most of the centre still sits cordoned off, and half the buildings need to come down.
In Christchurch the Court Theatre is about to reopen, more than nine months after the earthquake ruined its inner city premises. The country's most successful professional theatre, which used to be in the 19th century gothic style Arts Centre, has moved to a shed in the suburbs.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to St. Mary's Anglican Church Timaru resulting from 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake centred near Darfield . (L to R): St. Mary's parishioner Craig Perkins and builder Kevin Deam secure the final damaged spire to be removed from the church tower".