In the wake of the February disaster, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority was set up to coordinate the overall recovery.
The 2011 Christchurch earthquakes and the sewage outfall diversion have had profound impacts on the Heathcote-Avon Estuary
An economic recovery programme for Christchurch - including multi-billion dollar investments - has been announced by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister.
Christchurch has been rattled by a series of earthquakes with the latest measuring 5.5 on the richter scale.
A new slew of Christchurch businesses are in limbo after Merivale mall was closed because of earthquake risks.
Colleagues of a Christchurch man killed in February's earthquake today relived the frightening moments when the quake struck.
It's been a year since Pip Ranby was rescued from the top floor of the five storey Canterbury Television building.
The Ellerslie International Flower Show opens in Christchurch today, a year after the February earthquake stopped the show.
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says he's sick of insurance companies giving baseless excuses for delaying earthquake claims in Christchurch .
Why some male spiders become eunuchs during mating and how the earthquakes in Christchurch may have increased mosquito numbers.
A photograph of painted chairs in the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
A house in Richmond being demolished. Rubble is piled in the garden. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A crane parked on the corner of Liverpool and Cashel Streets.
Volunteers preparing trees to be transported to the site of the Pallet Pavilion.
Palm tree standing in the grounds of The Pump House. In front is a bin of corrugated iron.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Great Wall of Sumner container art".
A photograph showing a 'red zoned' home in Dallington, following the series of earthquakes in Christchurch.
A photograph of an overgrown driveway. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Great Wall of Sumner container art".
Nikki Evans, Department of Social Work and Human Services, who has been researching human-animal relationships after the earthquakes.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gap Filler Monopoly Board site, corner Manchester and Dundas Streets".
A photograph of a damaged footpath. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
Sign on the cordon fence ouside the Crowne Plaza Hotel. It says "Cafe Decadence Victoria Street open now!".
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