Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bumper sticker".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The front wall of the I-Stay Hotel on Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The front wall of the I-Stay Hotel on Cashel Street".
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Christ Church Cathedral has been granted a stay of execution after a High-Court ruling today to stop the planned demolition of the earthquake-damaged Christchurch central landmark.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Street looking east from near Manchester Street, with 'Twinkle Toes', the huge nibbler".
An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 27 September 2013 entitled, "We did it.... the Bull is here to stay :)".
In the UK, fans and travel agents are staying positive about any changes to the Rugby World Cup schedule forced by the Christchurch earthquake.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 10 September 2010 entitled, "Things that help me stay sane....".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 29 November 2011 entitled, "The dummy: should it stay or should it go???".
A sign on a fence in Bexley reads "17 19 21. We are all home, smiling, staying positive, looking forward, A.J. included." The photographer comments, "These three neighbour families in the Bexley Christchurch red zone are all great friends. They are so fond of each other that they want to buy a big parcel of land and then build three homes next to each other".
Spray-painted message on a fence reading "Stay clear wall unsafe".
Broken windows and damaged cladding on the iStay on Cashel hotel.
Looking across to the Town Hall. Will it stay or will it go?
The private education sector in Christchurch is working on how to convince foreign students to keep coming to the city after last week's earthquake.
Some Christchurch residents were able to get out of the city to stay with relatives.
A photograph captioned, "We went to Nigel's place for breakfast and stayed for three months".
The north-west corner of Manchester Street and Cashel Street.
Police have confirmed the death toll from the Christchurch earthquake has reached 145.
A large crack between a row of trees and the riverbank. A fence lining the riverbank has collapsed. The photographer comments, "On the 22 February 2011 we had an earthquake in Christchurch, which ripped us apart literally. This is what happened to the riverbank at New Brighton. Some trees stayed in place and others dropped 2 feet. The amazing thing was that they all stayed upright".
Tens of thousands have left Christchurch since the earthquake, and many are planning to stay away for good.
NZ Fire Service tape around a damaged property. A sign in front of the gate reads "Stay away".
An apartment complex that has been taped off. The words "Stay Clear" have been spray painted on a fence.
Fallen stonework and bricks at the base of a wall. A spray-painted sign reads "Danger!!! Wall unstable, stay clear".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Cashel and Manchester Streets - north-east view".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The IStay Apartment building on Cashel Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The BNZ building (going) and the Millennium Hotel (staying), in Cathedral Square".
The iStay building viewed from Liverpool Street. A broken window and warped awning can be seen over the security fence.
Broken windows and damaged cladding on the iStay building. Security fences have been placed around the building to restrict access.
A photograph of a chalked message on the side of a building in New Brighton. The message reads, "Stay strong".