Message for Press Staff from Andrew Boyle

A fast-tracked recovery plan for Canterbury is still being organised and won't be announced till next week.

It was a case of last orders at the Valley Inn Tavern as the 133 year-old pub was torn down following this week's big quakes.

4.05pm: More of inner-city Christchurch will re-open this afternoon but police have imposed a 30 kmh limit for safety reasons.

Did your pet go missing in Canterbury's magnitude 7.1 quake on Saturday 4 September? Or has one of the many aftershocks scared them off?

Waimakariri District Mayor Ron Keating says Kaiapoi may close off its roads this weekend, to stop ''macabre'' tourists descending on the ruined community.

Emergency services are attending an injury crash on Christchurch's Northern Motorway this afternoon.

The earthquake that shattered much of Christchurch has affected many suburbs differently. Help us provide a picture of the city's damage in this suburb-by-suburb rundown.