Photo of Poynters track taken by Kate Roughan, 8 September 2010.
The Christchurch City Council has voted to fast track the demolition of two heritage buildings that it says were severely damaged in September's earthquake and pose an immediate danger to people's safety.
Aerial footage of Canterbury and the Christchurch central city after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The footage shows the earthquake damage to Homebush, St John's Church in Hororata, the railway tracks near Rolleston, and Westende Jewellers on Colombo Street. It also shows flooding in the streets of New Brighton.
Christchurch command 2118 keeping track of units around town. Outside art gallery EOC (Emergency Operation Control)
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Train tracks bent and broken near Railway Road near Rolleston".
A plan to revitalise the centre of the small rural service town of Kaiapoi will be fast-tracked in the wake of the Canterbury earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake. Track, fence and hedge showing horizontal displacement".
Parliament has unanimously supported legislation giving Government ministers the power to make exemptions to almost every law on the statute books, to help fast-track reconstruction efforts in Canterbury.
Shows a graph illustrating the 'Growth forecast' for the economy. A large finger representing the 'Reserve Bank' squashes the growth arrow as though it is a fly and it starts to zig-zag crazily downwards. The statement made 16th September looked a shadow of the bright one the Reserve Bank published three months ago. With its forecasts finalised the day before the Canterbury earthquake struck, the Bank has taken secateurs to its economic growth track, and a carving knife to its interest rate path. Instead of GDP growth pushing 4% this year and next, for example, it now struggles to reach 3% in each. It's tempting to think this has been driven by the wobbling international news over recent months. In fact it's been because of a suddenly sombre view around NZ consumer spending and the housing market. (Interest.co.nz) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).