Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Memory Javagnwe's baby, Hayley, was born on September 4 2010 when the earth moved for all Cantabrians".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Sumner residents drove up towards Summit Road for fear of a tsunami".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Meeting for earthquake affected residents at Burwood Primary to get EQC and insurance information".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Midnight Youth do a sound check for Saturday's Band Together concert in Hagley Park. Guitarist-vocalist Simon Oscroft".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emma Goodall from Brooklands who wants to be paid out for the earthquake damage to her two houses".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emma Goodall from Brooklands who wants to be paid out for the earthquake damage to her two houses".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together in Christchurch's Hagley Park as a post-earthquake party. Fun in the sun for the crowd".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emma Goodall from Brooklands who wants to be paid out for the earthquake damage to her two houses".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lance Corporal Clem Williams from Linton base sits down for dinner midway through his shift in Sydenham".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Showing support. Clutha Valley Primary school's Kanuka group show their support for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get watered on a hot day".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get watered on a hot day".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children at Frankley School dressed in Canterbury colours last week to help raise funds for earthquake victims".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. A local takes a short cut at the fair".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get watered on a hot day".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get watered on a hot day".
The days of aftershocks have got too much for the Wingfield family who are getting out of Christchurch in an effort to calm their deeply distressed children aged two and five.
The Real Estate Institute says earthquake related delays in getting LIM reports for house purchases in Christchurch could ruin the livelihoods of real estate agents.
The Christchurch earthquake was obviously a huge story this year, and for one couple it will always be particularly memorable. Christchurch lawyer Katherine Ewer and her husband David got married that day.
Thousands of people are being evacuated from the Christchurch city centre with Civil Defence officials saying its simply too dangerous for residents to stay there.
The Bishop of Christchurch has asked parishioners to think about the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Bishop Victoria Matthews is appealing to Canterbury Anglicans to give at least $100,000 for quake relief in Haiti.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 October 2010 entitled, "Personal or Professional?".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 7 September 2010 entitled, "Labouring with Love".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 16 September 2010 entitled, "Earthquake Update 16/9".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 20 September 2010 entitled, "Earthquake update 20/9".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Jason Kerrison (left) and Matt Treacy from Opshop".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 24 September 2010 entitled, "Let the wild rumpus, I mean the school holidays begin...".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. A local takes a short cut at the fair".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker plays with The Bats during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Maxi Hitterhouse and her boyfriend Mike Riley enjoying the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".