It suffered heavy damage in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and was devastated in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake . Following this second earthquake , the Central City Red Zone was set up and , with a gradually shrinking area , remained inaccessible except to authorised contractors until June 2013 . However , proposals to relocate the city centre elsewhere , to avoid future damage , were considered both uneconomical ( as much of the infrastructure was still mainly intact ) and unnecessary , as the rebuilt city centre would be to modern building standards so as to be able to withstand similar quakes and liquefaction in the future
2010 Canterbury earthquake
2010 Canterbury earthquake
Christchurch Central City