Businesses struggling after the Canterbury earthquake are vowing to keep up the pressure on the Government for more assistance.
Minister for Social Development and Employment, Paula Bennett discusses Financial assistance in the wake of the Canterbury earthquake.
A photograph of signs outside a Recovery Assistance Centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 24 May 2014 entitled, "Asking for Assistance".
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team conferring on Madras Street.
A photograph of members of the Red Cross in a Recovery Assistance Centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) which helped out in Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) which helped out in Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A PDF copy of a news item from the union.org.nz website, titled, "Further assistance needed for Canterbury workers". The article was written by Marty Braithwaite, CTU spokesperson on earthquake-related matters.
A member of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) drilling a hole in the floor of a kitchen.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) searching through the rubble of a collapsed building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of a temporary Recovery Assistance Centre set up in the Sydenham Community Centre on Hutcheson Street. To the right, a line of portaloos can be seen.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of crates of supplies outside the USAID tent in Latimer Square. In the background members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team have congregated.
A PDF copy of a news item from the union.org.nz website, titled, "Assistance Package Must Address Genuine Needs of Workers". The article was written by Peter Conway, CTU Secretary, and Marty Braithwaite, CTU Earthquake Response Coordinator.
Offers of assistance to quake-ravaged Christchurch are flooding in from around the country.
A new agreement's been reached on how earthquake claims for seriously damaged mortgaged houses in Canterbury will be handled.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conferring outside the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conferring on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) standing on the edge of the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A member of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) sitting on the edge of the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Some Christchurch businesses are accusing the government of winding down its earthquake assistance programme too soon.
Personnel from the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) outside a collapsed building on Cashel Street.
A member of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) standing near the edge of the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.