Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Shoppers at the community market at the New Brighton Pedestrian Mall.
Shoppers at the community market at the New Brighton Pedestrian Mall.
Shoppers at the community market at the New Brighton Pedestrian Mall.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
A page banner promoting an article about wall art in New Brighton.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Flooding in New Brighton".
Liquefaction silt and sand cover the lawn of a residential property. The photographer comments, "This is a garden inundated with liquefaction. Though most liquefaction is grey in Christchurch there must have been golden sandy beaches before the volcanoes erupted millions of years ago".
Liquefaction silt. The photographer comments, "After the earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand, liquefaction covered the streets, but after it had risen from below ground whilst the ground was shaking it the liquid in the liquefaction wanted to drain away".
A large crack where the foundation of a building has moved away from the adjoining carpark. The photographer comments, "The gap between Robbies restaurant and bar in New Brighton and the car park after the Christchurch Earthquake".
The brick facade has fallen from the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the rooms inside, and crushing a car parked below. The photographer comments, "The front of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. Under the pile of bricks is a luckily unoccupied blue car. The word CLEAR on the broken facade is to show that there is no one in the car. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
Damage to TJ's Kazbah in New Brighton. The tower and east end of the building have collapsed onto two parked cars. The photographer comments, "The occupants of the business and rooms all managed to escape alive. A digger was used to make the building safe and then used to sift through the rubble for any surviving belongings. It was a very emotional time for the ex-occupants. The damaged cars were removed before the digger demolished the building".
Detail of damage to the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "This is the side view of the back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. The bricks seem to be just about to fall, but stayed in place after several big aftershocks. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
A page banner promoting an article about a proposal to revive New Brighton.
Road damage and liquefaction in a residential street. The photographer comments, "A great gouge in the road caused by liquefaction undermining the road surface and a car driving over it. This was the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February 2011".