Welfare centres have been set up at Linwood College, Addington Raceway, Kaiapoi Rugby Club and Rolleston Community Centre. (The Kaiapoi centre is now at the rugby clubrooms not the school. People should go to the clubrooms in the first instance.)
Linwood College (open overnight)
Aldwins Road, Linwood
Addington Raceway (open overnight)
Jack Hinton Drive, Addington
Kaiapoi Rugby Football Club
Smith Street
Kaiapoi (only open during the day)
Rolleston Community Centre
94 Rolleston Drive
Rolleston (only open during the day)
Note: Rolleston Welfare Centre is not an overnight centre and is only open 9am to 6.30pm (subject to change daily)
Schools
Because of the aftershocks, all schools and early childhood centres in Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri districts are closed today.
Civil Defence advise some Christchurch schools may open by tomorrow.
Individual Boards of Trustees are to consider the safety of their school when deciding whether to reopen.
Canterbury University
Canterbury University has decided to delay its progressive recall of staff by 24 hours to allow confirmation of building status.
The university was badly damaged during Saturday's 7.1 quake.
Public transport - rail
Passenger rail services are all running after a delay this morning for line checks.
KiwiRail spokesman Kevin Ramshaw said trains were stopped after this morning's aftershocks.
Mr Ramshaw said two South Island-based passenger trains were scheduled to run today for the first time since Saturday's quake.
The TranzCoastal service would now arrive late in Picton after being stopped just north of Rangiora by an aftershock.
The Greymouth-bound TranzAlpine which had been scheduled to leave Christchurch at 8.15am had been replaced by buses.
He said freight services are unlikely to be affected.
Shopping Malls
Three shopping malls have been closed in Christchurch following this morning's big aftershock.
The shallow quake which measured 5.1 on the Richter scale struck just before eight this morning.
It's understood The Palms, Eastgate and Northlands have all closed their doors while they're assessed for damage.
Supermarkets
Three Countdown supermarkets in the Christchurch region have closed following the aftershock that struck the region earlier this morning.
The closed stores are Colombo St, Ferrymead and the Palms.
The other nine Countdown supermarkets in the region suffered minor stock damage and are open and operational.
Christchurch Hospital
Christchurch Hospital has cancelled all outpatient clinic appointments today because it says people are not keen on leaving their homes after this morning's aftershocks.
Hospital staff have attempted to contact affected patients.
Tomorrow's appointments will proceed for those able to make it in, others will be rescheduled.
Hornby community cafe, Diamond Harbour drop in centre
A free community cafe has been set up in the Christchurch suburb of Hornby.
The cafe will be open during the day at the Hornby Presbyterian Community Church.
On the other side of the city, the Parklands Baptist Church is opening its doors for people to have a cup of tea and chat if they are feeling frightened.
Civil Defence have opened a drop in centre at the Diamond Harbour Fire Station on the Akaroa peninsula, there is also a soup kitchen being organized at the local church hall.
Churches
St John's Church, Hororata, near the epicentre of the earthquake, is perhaps the worst-damaged church building.
In the central city, St John the Baptist, Latimer Square, has had damage to its bell tower.
St Luke's in the City has lost brick from a number of its window peaks.
Other churches further out have also been affected. The Anglican and Catholic cathedrals appear to have survived extremely well.
Christ's College has come through very well - past work strengthening the buildings has been remarkably successful. The chapel appears unscathed.
Post
You can still send mail to and from Canterbury. The majority of New Zealand Post infrastructure is intact and most of its services are operating.
Postal deliveries are being made to all areas where access and safety permit. If deliveries cannot be made to your house, they will be held at the nearest branch. Call 0800 501 501 and a staff member will tell you where you can collect your mail.
The majority of PostShops across Canterbury are open, except for:
Cathedral Square North PostShop
Colombo Street South PostShop
Sydenham PostShop
Kaiapoi PostShop (PO Box deliveries redirected to Rangiora PostShop)
Lincoln PostShop
Shirley PostShop
Barrington Mall Postshop
Eastgate PostShop
Edgeware PostShop
Sockburn box lobby
Beckenham PostCentre
Akaroa PostCentre
Lincoln University PostCentre
High Street PostCentre
Rolleston PostCentre
Bower Avenue PostCentre
Fuel
Mobil NZ confirms that there is no fuel shortage in Canterbury and fuel is being distributed from Woolston.
Airport
Christchurch airport remains open and fully functional this afternoon.
A statement from airport management says both domestic and international terminals and the runways have been certified by engineers as structurally sound.
All public areas are open and fully functional an all retail outlets, including food and beverage, are operating as normal
Christchurch libraries
Seven of the Christchurch City Council libraries will reopen tomorrow.
They are Bishopdale, Fendalton, New Brighton, Papanui, Shirley, South and Spreydon. These libraries have all been assessed and safe to resume operations.
The other libraries currently remain closed until assessments have been completed. This includes the Central Library and the mobile library service.
The Libraries' call centre, the Finger Tip Library, will open tomorrow, but with limited services.
Christchurch City Council
All Christchurch City Council facilities (excluding libraries), including art galleries, are closed until further notice.
