Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St John's Church in Hororata undergoes repairs to its tower after it was damaged in the September earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St John's Church in Hororata undergoes repairs to its tower after it was damaged in the September earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St John's Church in Hororata undergoes repairs to its tower after it was damaged in the September earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St John's Church in Hororata undergoes repairs to its tower after it was damaged in the September earthquake".
More than 600 Christchurch home-owners face a wait of up to 18 months before its decided who foots the bill for earthquake repairs that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. The problem - first revealed on Checkpoint in March - is that owners bought homes thinking all quake damage had been identified and fixed - only to find more problems that weren't addressed. The people affected cannot claim on their insurance - because the damage pre-dates them buying the house - and any grant from the Earthquake Commission is capped. EQC has publicly apologised to those affected but the Minster, Megan Woods, says it's unclear who will pay for the needed repairs.
A photograph of a bathroom in the Diabetes Centre which has been prepared for repairs. A tarpaulin has been used to cover the floor.
A photograph of an office in the Diabetes Centre. The office furniture has been pushed together to prepare the room for earthquake repair work.
Ongoing repair and deconstruction work on Victoria Street. The car park to the left of the image was left after the demolition of a building.
The Transport Agency says initial repairs to State Highways damaged in the Canterbury earthquake could cost up to six million dollars.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St John's Church in Hororata undergoes repairs to its tower after it was damaged in the September earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workers from Calcon repair burst water pipes at the corner of Avonside Drive and Linwood Avenue after Saturday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workers from Calcon repair burst water pipes at the corner of Avonside Drive and Linwood Avenue after Saturday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workers from Calcon repair burst water pipes at the corner of Avonside Drive and Linwood Avenue after Saturday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Chimney repair work at a house on Hackthorne Road, Cashmere".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workers from Calcon repair burst water pipes at the corner of Avonside Drive and Linwood Avenue after Saturday's earthquake".
A protest is underway outside insurance company Vero's Christchurch's office, with building owners dismayed to be still fighting for earthquake repairs 10 years on. The protest was organised by the owners of an 11 unit apartment block in New Brighton, who says Vero is purposefully delaying progress to wear them down. RNZ's reporter Rachel Graham is at the protest and spoke to Meriana Johnsen
A worker repairs a leaning power pole in Bexley. The photographer comments, "I was told that this electricity pole in Bexley always leans after every big earthquake. Maybe it might take more than a one man and one shovel to put 'straight'".
The Christchurch City Council says it needs Government money to help repair its earthquake damaged heritage and character buildings.
A cordon check point on Durham Street. The demolition site was a building that housed Laycock Collision Repairs. The Christchurch Casino can be seen in the background.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts the turret of the top of the Great Hall at The Arts Centre for repairs after the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts the turret of the top of the Great Hall at The Arts Centre for repairs after the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts the turret of the top of the Great Hall at The Arts Centre for repairs after the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts the turret off the top of the Great Hall at The Arts Centre for repairs after the earthquake".
The Minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, says the recovery process from Canterbury's earthquake is moving quickly, despite strong aftershocks yesterday setting back repair work.
The Plumbers industry body says some plumbers helping Christchurch quake victims are struggling to stay afloat, because the Earthquake Commission is not paying out fast enough for emergency repairs.
Christchurch people who have had to battle insurance companies over the repair or rebuild of earthquake damaged homes are welcoming the Labour party's idea of an earthquake court to settle disputes.
A photograph of a member of the Diabetes Centre team standing in the entrance way to the Diabetes Centre. In the background, a carpenter is working on building repairs.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake. The fault line ripped across a road which has been repaired".
Canterbury earthquake victims with the most damaged homes could have to wait more than two and half years for their houses to be fixed - but one owner says her problems are nothing compared to the misery of the Pike River mine disaster.
In its latest update, the Earthquake Commission says it will have to manage repairs to 50-thousand homes moderately or seriously damaged by the Canterbury earthquake four weeks ago.