
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Some of the recommended items to keep in an emergency kit following the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
A photograph of a sign reading, "Emergency, campus closed, no entry". The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Canterbury University post earthquake".
A man talking to two soldiers in front of a cordon on Worcester Street. 'Emergency Police' tape has been placed across the street.
The twisted and broken Medway Street bridge, cordoned off with emergency tape. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
The twisted and broken Medway Street bridge, cordoned off with emergency tape. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
The twisted and broken Medway Street bridge, cordoned off with emergency tape. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
Emergency grants will be available from tomorrow for Christchurch residents who are no longer able to live in their homes because of earthquake damage.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office inspecting The Painted Room on Colombo Street. The roof of the building has caved in and can be seen inside the building through the smashed windows. The front facade has begun to peel away at the right. Wire fencing and tape has been used to create a cordon around the building.
A photograph of Tim Shadbolt, Mayor of Invercargill, talking to members of Civil Defence at Cowles Stadium on Pages Road. The stadium was set up as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. To the left, volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office are working in the reception area of the stadium.
The Law Society has added its voice to condemnation the government is giving itself far too much power by passing the emergency Canterbury earthquake legislation.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "An emergency tape cordons off an ever-deepening sink hole in Orrick Crescent, Wainoni, two months after the September 4 earthquake".
A photograph of a sign on the corner of Ilam Road and University Drive at the University of Canterbury. The sign reads, "Emergency, campus closed, no entry".
A photograph of a police car blocking the road outside Christchurch Art Gallery. The Christchurch Art Gallery was used as the emergency operations centre after the September earthquake.
The Government responded to Canterbury's plight by putting through Parliament emergency legislation to give special powers to the Earthquake Recovery Minister to deal with the effects of the quake.
Photos from around chch on the day of the earthquake
A video of a press conference with Mayor Bob Parker about the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The conference is held outside the temporary Civil Defence headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery. Parker announces that he had declared a state of emergency for Christchurch. He also gives advice to residents, telling them to conserve water, avoid flushing the toilets, to not go out and 'rubberneck', and to check on their neighbours.