Today's memorial for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake is also being marked in Adelaide.
Christchurch has unveiled an ambitious $2 billion plan to re-create the central city as a green, people friendly, low rise zone, inside a garden. Almost six months on from the destructive February earthquake most of the centre still sits cordoned off, and half the buildings need to come down.
The Christchurch City Council has been questioned over whether it was playing russian roulette with its citizens with its rules on earthquake prone buildings.
Christchurch City Council abandons plan to sell its City Care maintenance bid as part of its plan to raise $600 million to repair infrastructure damaged by earthquakes.
A presentation by Dr Deirdre Hart (Department of Geography) on "Making Coastal Cities Resilient: Lessons from Christchurch" as part of the 2012 Earthquake Forums held at the University of Canterbury.
A presentation by Dr Deirdre Hart (Department of Geography) on "Making Coastal Cities Resilient: Lessons from Christchurch" as part of the 2012 Earthquake Forums held at the University of Canterbury.
Illustrations of types of inner-city housing.
A PDF copy of pages 270-271 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Christchurch Stadium'. Photo: Pam Johnson
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6 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-06-AroundChristchurch-IMG_0127 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
An infographic showing the layout of City Mall.
Santa Claus drives his sleigh at great speed towards Christchurch shouting 'Hang on Christchurch we're on our way!' Context: concern about continuing trials and tribulations of Christchurch with continuing earthquakes and aftershocks. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
The Foundation facilitates community engagement and communication through their website, providing service delivery, volunteer co-ordination and service to assist with the rebuild of Christchurch and Canterbury following the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
The Christchurch City Council is looking to Scandinavia for help with the earthquake re-build. Two Danish based urban design experts are working with the Council over the next four weeks to develop a draft plan for rebuilding the central city.
YHA Christchurch City Central, 273 Manchester Street, between Armagh Street and Gloucester Street.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-19-IMG_0272 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-19-IMG_0267 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-19-IMG_0273 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-19-IMG_0275 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-19-IMG_0268 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
The Christchurch City Council says it has reached a compromise with the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, and voted unanimously to support a plan to intensify housing in the city.
An infographic giving details of Christchurch City Council spending.
A map showing road closures in the central city.
An infographic listing the ten global cities to watch.
The Christchurch City Council's plans to to help curb a rising homeless population has left some people who live rough worried. The council is considering funding the Christchurch City Mission to employ outreach workers for the first time since the Canterbury earthquakes, and police are increasing central city patrols. Christchurch reporter Logan Church has the story.
A PDF copy of pages 46-47 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Central Station: Temporary Bus Exchange'. Photo: Tim Church. With permission: Christchurch City Council.
Shop front of Nuttalls second hand store and pawn brokers, photograph taken in 2003.
Colour photograph of front door to the Occidental Hotel, which after the September quake had suffered vandalism. The name "B. Perry" was still above the door.
After the shock and dust settled from the earthquakes, two friends, Helen Solomons and Wendy Riley, felt so strongly over the loss of the city's historic heart, they decided to put their skills to use and create this living tribute to it on the web.
An infographic showing the salaries of Christchurch City Council managers.