every step there are cracks but we can work through them. alex, 12 years

Every step there are cracks but we can work through them. Alex, 12 years

An artistic representation of the 185 lives lost in the 22.02.2011 earthquake.

Amelia, 14 years

I’ve had a lot of fun playing mini golf here; it is sad to see it broken. Bailey, 12 years

Citizens in the central city wrote this to tell the council to try to save High Street. Brandon, 11 years

Some Christchurch residents are still without clean water since September 2010.

Celena, 14 years

My cousin Jayden gets ready to take a photograph of the damage that is a result of the earthquake. Chloe, 12 years

Containers help hold Christchurch together.Danielle, 12 years

The earthquake may have damaged our roads, but our resilience cannot be beaten.

Hamish, 13 years

I used to bike across this path. Now it is cracked for miles. Harriet, 11 years

This is my earthquake dog. We adopted her after February 22nd.

Jade, 12 years

Dew glows on the grass which has emerged from cracks in an East Christchurch footpath.

Jeremy, 12 years

A snapshot in time shows that some things remain unchanged after the earthquake in February 2011.

Joe, 14 years

The stairs to heaven.Joshua, 11 years

A little help from steel containers keep Sacred Heart Cathedral up.

Karina, 11 years

A sign that wasn’t here before the earthquake, but now it is and sadly the red zone relates to me!

Tyla, 12 years

Not even a hill is safe for people during an earthquake.

Olivia, 12 years

This badly damaged park in Bexley is soon going to be bowled (knocked down).

Paige, 12 years

A new sewer pipe replaces the broken one underneath.Paora, 12 years

The earthquakes may destroy our city, but they will never stop us doing what we want. Renee, 12 years

A lightening storm lights up the sky on the two year Canterbury earthquake anniversary, September 4th 2010.

Robbie, 12 years

Driving in my community is a lot harder than usual.Tom, 11 years

The voice of people to fight another war.Tyler, 12 years

A view from below the surface.

Harmony, 13 years

There is light at the end of the tunnel for Christchurch.

Luca, 12 years