The state of emergency imposed in Canterbury after the magnitude seven point one earthquake 11 days ago will be lifted today.
The state of emergency imposed in Canterbury after the magnitude seven point one earthquake 12 days ago is expected to be lifted today.
Camera is on groun level. Drain lifted
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A young man waits for a lift home".
Road seal along a street in Avonside which has been lifted by the earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Avonside Drive lifted off its foundations".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Avonside Drive lifted off its foundations".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Avonside Drive lifted off its foundations".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Avonside Drive lifted off its foundations".
A photograph of pipes lifted out of the ground at a petrol station in New Brighton.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
A photograph of crumpled pavement on a footpath where the ground underneath has lifted during the earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
In earthquake-ravaged Canterbury, a state of emergency remains in place despite hopes it would be lifted today.
The cordon in central Christchurch that has been in place since Saturday's earthquake has not been lifted as expected.
The Treasury expects rebuilding after the Canterbury earthquake will help economic growth next year and put upward pressure on inflation.
Parliament has passed emergency laws to help speed the reconstruction of Christchurch after the magnitude seven point one earthquake 11 days ago.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Heave-ho: Luke Hoddinott (left) and Andy Gordon give Waimakariri residents a lift with free removals".
Cracking along the bottom of a house in Avonside Drive. The house has lifted a few centimetres off its foundations.
A photograph of a fence post that lifted out of the ground during the earthquake, pulling a clump of soil with it.
Damage to the Coastguard Building in Kaiapoi. One of the concrete panels on the footpath has lifted, revealing an empty space underneath.
A gap between the house and the foundations along Avonside drive caused when the house was lifted during the 4 September earthquake.
The University of Canterbury's E-Learning team's temporary office in the James Hight building. The photographer comments, "First looks at our new temporary (maybe) office space. Our group will stay here until April or May 2011, then will move to another floor in the Central Library. Foyer lifts etc. Female toilets are off the foyer to the left. These lifts start at Level 2 of the Library, and are heavily used by students. (Once the building is repaired after the earthquake; several floors are still in a mess)".