Gold Award recipient Anthony Rohan, from Invercargill, Student Volunteer Army financial management. Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.
Gold Award recipient Sam Johnson (from Mayfield), Student Volunteer Army founder and leader. Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.
Emergency Management personnel outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was used as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Silver Award presented to Dean Manson (originally from Ashburton but studied in Christchurch). Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.
Silver Award recipient, William William, who is originally from Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia. Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.
A crane driving piles in for the foundations of the new New World supermarket in Kaiapoi. The old New World was demolished after being damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Bob Parker, Christchurch mayor and Peter Townsend, chief executive of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce. The Christchurch City Council has unveiled its $2 billion vision for the rebuild of earthquake-hit central Christchurch.
Heavy snow is forcing schools to close across the country. It's a double blow for Canterbury students who have already lost weeks of precious school time due to the earthquakes.
The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes continues today, with overseas experts critiquing a New Zealand report that calls for a two-billion dollar upgrade to strengthen earthquake-prone buildings.
In Christchurch power is back on for all but a small number of customers after Monday's earthquakes, but the city council is warning it could be six months before water supplies return to normal.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 31 December 2011 entitled, "2011 in review".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 7 May 2011 entitled, "Returning to the present briefly".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 February 2011 entitled, "Avon Loop - inside the Christchurch cordon".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 March 2011 entitled, "Day 13, 8am - inside the Christchurch cordon.".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 March 2011 entitled, "Day 20, 6pm - inside the red zone".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 18 March 2011 entitled, "Day 25, 3pm - inside the red zone".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 October 2011 entitled, "Don't ask, don't tell".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 April 2011 entitled, "Day 46 - Clearing Kilmore".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 4 April 2011 entitled, "Day 42- inside the red zone".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 April 2011 entitled, "Day 48 - Foraging and Fences".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 June 2011 entitled, "Circumnavigating the City".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 31 March 2011 entitled, "Day 38 - inside the red zone".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 March 2011 entitled, "Day 17, 9am - inside the earthquake red zone".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Office for the deconstruction of the AMI Insurance Building at 29-35 Latimer Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south along Manchester Street from Kilmore Street to the giant crane being readied for the demolition of the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking down Victoria Street towards the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Keep an eye on this as nearly all these buildings are due for demolition".
Pipes from the Durham Street Methodist Church's historic and valuable organ, which workers from the South Island Organ Company have been dismantling for removal.
A component of the Durham Street Methodist Church's historic and valuable organ, which workers from the South Island Organ Company have been deconstructing for removal.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Containers for the new shopping complex in Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wharetiki (aka Grenfell House) built for Matthew and Mary Barnett and completed in 1904, 854 Colombo Street".