Photos from Christchurch's Hagley Park, where artists performed a free concert as a gift to the people of Christchurch following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in September.

A star-studded line-up of Kiwi musicians will perform tomorrow in earthquake-hit Christchurch.

The demolition of an earthquake-ravaged historic building has begun despite an outcry from heritage campaigners.

Aftershocks have continued this afternoon after a magnitude 5.0 quake hit late this morning, causing panic, power outages and damage.

Civil Defence say today's 5.0 aftershock would have felt on the ground like a magnitude 7 quake.

A pioneer homestead shattered by the Canterbury earthquake is to be pulled down.

Fletcher Building, expects the residential property market to pick up next year when rebuilding begins in Canterbury and the government's response to 'leaky homes' comes into effect.

Another aftershock has hit Christchurch late this afternoon.