Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
The stage party standing for two minutes in silence at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. People searching for missing family and friends report to the Papanui Police to file reports".
Hundreds of engineers are on the ground in Christchurch, assessing the damage in the wake of Tuesday's earthquake and are heading into the CBD en masse for the first time.
Damaged properties, water, sewerage and the demolition of buildings in the city centre are first on the list for the new man in charge of the recovery operation in Canterbury.
The Labour Christchurch East MP Lianne Dalziel says the city council has made a terrible decision about how it organises help for earthquake victims and it needs to be changed urgently.
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.
The Social Development Minister says staff are having to be flexible when deciding what financial support those caught up in the Christchurch earthquake are eligible for.
People living in Christchurch's orange zone will have to wait longer than expected for a decision on whether they can remain in their homes, after the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority missed one of its deadlines.
A spokesperson for the families of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake says without legal representation their voice will not be heard during the Royal Commission.
There are suggestions this morning that a Mossad agent working for the Israeli government may have been one of those killed in the Christchurch earthquake.
A payrise of nearly 70 thousand for the Christchurch City Council's chief executive has stunned people in the community, many of whom have been struggling financially since the earthquakes.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2011 entitled, "Our corner shops".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 December 2011 entitled, "'Old Bucky and Me' by Jane Bowron".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 December 2011 entitled, "Scenes in Sumner".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 23 December 2011 entitled, "Afternoon Aftershocks".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 23 December 2011 entitled, "Banks in Boxes, Strange Santa, and Tiny Trio".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 31 December 2011 entitled, "Awareness or Apprehension?".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 18 May 2011 entitled, "Where have all the fun times gone?".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 May 2011 entitled, "Stolen Sleep and Secret Stars".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 20 March 2011 entitled, "Day 27 - inside the red zone".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 March 2011 entitled, "Day 34 inside the red zone".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 16 March 2011 entitled, "Day 23 Freedom may be possible!".