A photograph taken out the window of a car on Ferry Road near the intersection with Ensors Road. In the distance, a group of people in high-visibility vests and hard hats can be seen congregating in front of a shop.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops along Ferry Road. The top of the brick walls have crumbled. The fallen bricks have been cleared from the footpath below. Wire fencing, road cones and police tape have been used as a cordon.
A photograph of cracking in the footpath along Gayhurst Road, where the pavement has lifted in places and sunk inwards in others. A road cone has been placed on top of the uneven pavement to warn people. A portaloo can be seen in the background.
Road cones cordon off a large crack in River Road where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "Lateral spreading towards the river is very obvious here".
The north end of the bridge on Gayhurst Road. During the earthquake, the bridge was forced about 15 centimetres towards the river, the land falling away under the road. Fencing has been placed around the footpath, and the road filled and resealed so that it can still be used by traffic.
The north end of the Gayhurst Road bridge, cracked down the side, the posts bent inwards and the road buckled. Tape has been woven across the bridge.
Road works at the corner of Queensbury Street and New Brighton Road.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a dairy on the corner of Barbadoes Street and Edgeware Road. The second storey of the dairy has collapsed, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath, taking the awning with them. Police tape and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of earthquake damage to a road in Christchurch. A hole has been filled with gravel, and a road cone placed on top. In the background, cracks and liquefaction can be seen.
A photograph of cracking in Gayhurst Road.
A photograph of cracking in Gayhurst Road.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on the corner of Barbadoes Street and Edgeware Road. The second storey of the shops has collapsed, and the bricks have fallen to the footpath, taking the awnings with them. Police tape and road cones have been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on the corner of Barbadoes Street and Edgeware Road. The second storey of the shops has collapsed, and the bricks have fallen to the footpath, taking the awnings with them. Police tape and road cones have been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A fence and Road Closed sign block off an earthquake-damaged road in rural Canterbury.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of earthquake damage near the corner of Sabys Road and Trices Road in Halswell.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield, where the faultline crosses the road.