What are the lessons from the Christchurch earthquakes? The Government was slow in their quake response, but does that mean we should give more property market power to the private sector?
A new Bill looks to make life easier for people affected by major disasters, following the human disaster created by shortcomings of the Earthquake Commission in its response to the Christchurch earthquakes.
Christchurch's Graffiti House... This Cranford Street house was damaged in the earthquakes and is due for demolished this week but has been given a Graffiti Makeover by local Street Artists.
A sight becoming more common in post-earthquake Christchurch - lifting earthquake-affected buildings to allow their foundations to be replaced and or completely replaced.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wharetiki (aka Grenfell House) built for Matthew and Mary Barnett and completed in 1904, 854 Colombo Street".
A photograph of a house with an overgrown garden. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "100 Bealey Avenue".
Damaged house.
Photos taken in Lyttelton showing the demolition of various buildings following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-05-20-Lyttelton-Demolition-P1120470 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Typical of many homes in Kaiapoi still to be demolished and rebuit.
Wednesday 28 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-28-IMG_0911 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Wednesday 28 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-28-IMG_0897 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
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Wednesday 28 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-28-IMG_0898 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
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Wednesday 28 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-28-IMG_0908 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
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Wednesday 28 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-28-IMG_0907 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
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Wednesday 28 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-28-IMG_0909 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Wednesday 28 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-28-IMG_0912 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Wednesday 28 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-28-IMG_0903 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.