A photograph of an opened filing cabinet at the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The filing cabinet opened during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of an opened filing cabinet at the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The filing cabinet opened during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of an opened filing cabinet at the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The filing cabinet opened during the 4 September 2010 earthquake. There are also cracks in the wall to the right.
A photograph of several filing cabinets in the Diabetes Centre which have opened and toppled over.
The Cabinet is likely to approve emergency legislation today that will smooth the way for reconstruction efforts in Canterbury.
Cabinet will today decide how the Government will contribute to the clean up in Canterbury following Saturday's massive earthquake.
A photograph of an office in the Diabetes Centre. Several filing cabinets have toppled, and the files have spilt across the floor.
The Cabinet has decided to make an initial 5-million-dollar contribution to the Christchurch mayoral fund set up to help with the earthquake clean up.
Filing cabinets toppled in the Vice Chancellor's office.
A filung cabinet fallen over in an office in the Registry Building.
Toppled filing cabinets and drawers in an office in the Rutherford building.
Detail of damage around a cabinet, inside a house in St Albans.
A graphic illustrating the relationship between Cabinet and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission.
A filing cabinet fallen and broken in an office in the Registry Building.
Filing cabinets broken, a pot plant smashed in an office in the Registry Building.
Filing cabinet draws fallen out and damaged in an office in the Registry Building.
A filing cabinet fallen over and draws shaken open in an office in the Registry Building.
Earthquake damage in a Commerce office on campus, papers fallen on the floor, and a filing cabinet toppled.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cabinet Minister for Social Development, Paula Bennett in Christchurch after the September 4th earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cabinet meet on the top level of the Beehive to discuss emergency relief for quake-affected Canterbury".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cabinet meet on the top level of the Beehive to discuss emergency relief for quake-affected Canterbury".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cabinet meet on the top level of the Beehive to discuss emergency relief for quake-affected Canterbury".
The Prime Minister John Key says the day will be a provincial holiday in Canterbury, but the Cabinet ruled out declaring a national holiday.
Changes are on the way for the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority which from today becomes part of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
An emergency Cabinet Meeting is being held at Parliament as reports begin to come in of the damage in Canterbury caused by this afternoon's earthquake.
The new Cabinet is reportedly considering a rebuild plan for the Christchurch Cathedral, damaged in the 2011 earthquake. Supporters of restoring the cathedral say the signs are promising.
Around a hundred million dollars has been earmarked by Cabinet as its initial contribution to Canterbury following the earthquake, but the Prime MInister says the final bill will be far higher.
Cabinet papers show the government's one-billion-dollar plan for reorganising Christchurch schools in the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes is one of the most expensive options it could have chosen.
The four members of a panel set up to monitor emergency regulations governing the rebuilding of Canterbury say they did not ask for the higher-than-standard fees set by the Cabinet.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre. Several filing cabinets have opened and files have fallen off the bookcases on the left and right, spilling onto the floor and furniture.