Some Christchurch community groups say a programme to rebuild the city's wastewater and storm water systems to a pre-earthquake equivalent isn't good enough.
Organisers of the Ellerslie Flower Show are hoping visitor numbers will be back to pre-earthquake highs, when it opens in Christchurch tomorrow.
An aerial photograph of the Town Hall on Kilmore Street.
A view of the fenced-off Town Hall from Peterborough Street.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Town Hall from Durham Street".
A photograph of the back of the Christchurch Town Hall, taken from across the river in Victoria Square.
A photograph of the back of the Christchurch Town Hall, taken from across the river in Victoria Square.
A photograph of the back of the Christchurch Town Hall, taken from across the river in Victoria Square.
A photograph of the back of the Christchurch Town Hall, taken from across the river in Victoria Square.
An aerial photograph looking south west over Victoria Square with the Town Hall to the right.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Pallet Pavillion and Town Hall, corner Kilmore and Durham Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Pallet Pavillion and Town Hall, corner Kilmore and Durham Streets".
A video about the earthquake damage to the Christchurch Town Hall. The video shows footage of a tour through the inside of the Town Hall, recorded on a GoPro camera. It also includes interviews with Councillor Glenn Livingstone and Councillor Tim Carter about their impressions of the damage and the work that will be needed to fix the building.
An aerial photograph of Kilmore Street in the central city with the Town Hall complex in the centre and Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion on the cleared site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Looking across to the Town Hall. Will it stay or will it go?
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Pallet Pavillion and Town Hall, corner Kilmore and Durham Streets".
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The Earthquake Recovery Minister says the Christchurch City Council has wasted an opportunity in deciding to save the Town Hall, instead of building a new performing arts precinct.
Full of weeds after nearly two years of neglect. First time I have been in Victoria Square in over two years.
An aerial photograph looking south over the Christchurch CBD centred on Colombo Street. The Town Hall and beginnings of Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion can be seen to the bottom left.
An aerial photograph of Cambridge Terrace with the cleared PGC site in the upper centre. The photograph was captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The area inside the cordon that is north of the river which encompasses the PGC site and Kilmore Street. The expectation is that this area will soon be outside the cordon".