Days after the city of Christchurch was devastated by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, This Way Up's presenter Simon Morton traverses the city using the Avon River as his route. Travelling on a bicycle from the source of the Avon in the West to Heathcote Estuary in the East, where the Avon meets the Pacific, everyone has a story to tell.
Parliament was adjourned as news of the earthquake came through. Party leaders made statements to the House as the seriousness of the situation became clear.
Advice from the Earthquake Commission for insured residential property owners recovering from the Canterbury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011.
Broken windows on Leicester House. Broken filing cabinets and other fittings lie on the ground in front of the building. The photographer comments, "As you can see the game did not last very long".
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Catriona Macleod summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
An update on the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
A short symphony written by eight-year-old Bob Gaudin in response to the Christchurch earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
GNS seismologists explain why the Darfield and Christchurch earthquakes were so damaging and 'punchy'
The Aromaunga Flowers nursery in Heathcote, Christchurch sits right above the point where the earthquake struck on 22 February. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits the growing business to find out what damage has been done and how owner John Baxter and his partner Elisabeth Marsh are coping.
The Earthquake Recovery Minister accuses parts of the Christchurch council of slowing the recovery.
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Photographs of people gathered in the grounds of Parliament on 1 March 2011 to observe two minutes silence to remember the people killed in the Christchurch earthquake on 22 February 2011. Arrangement: Images were originally in a folder labelled '2 Minutes Silence for Christchurch Earthquake Mar 1 2011' within the folder '300111 Fairs, Festivals & Protests Jan to July 2011' Quantity: 15 digital photograph(s).
Website of the EQR (Earthquake Recovery) Project Management Office, established by the EQC and managed by Fletcher Construction, that responds to claims for the repair and rebuilding of houses damaged in the Feb. 2011 Canterbury earthquake.
Site of the official New Zealand Government appeal to help the people of Christchurch and the Canterbury region following the Feb. 22 earthquake.
Provides a map, the geological background, describes the effects, both in Christchurch and its surrounding areas, the damage to notable buildings, the financial exposure, the emergency response and relief efforts and the media coverage of the earthquake.
Suzie Ferguson gives advice for people in Christchurch.