Damage to a wooden house at the top of a cliff.
A view of Scarborough Hill from Sumner Beach. Freshly exposed cliff-face can be seen where part of the cliff collapsed.
A damaged house perched on the edge of the cliffs above Sumner. The photographer comments, "This house has slowly gone over the edge since the big earthquake in Christchurch in February 2011. Subsequent earthquakes has caused the rock face to crumble more and more".
Part of a stone wall left sticking out over the edge after the cliff below it collapsed. The photographer comments, "A viewing platform in Clifton has its foundations exposed after the cliff face collapsed".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A Clifton Hill house shunted to the cliff edge".
A digitally manipulated image of a sign reading "A bit of dirt never hurt". The photographer comments, "This was a sign put up on a section of land in the Port of Lyttelton where an earthquake damaged building had been removed. The cliff at the back had collapsed down probably during the demolition process".
Rocks were falling from the cliff at Whitewash Head near Scarborough in Sumner following the 23rd December 2011 aftershock.
Rocks were falling from the cliff at Whitewash Head near Scarborough in Sumner following the 23rd December 2011 aftershock.
Rocks were falling from the cliff at Whitewash Head near Scarborough in Sumner following the 23rd December 2011 aftershock.
Rocks were falling from the cliff at Whitewash Head near Scarborough in Sumner following the 23rd December 2011 aftershock.
Houses teetering on the edge of the cliff above Sumner, which collapsed, taking one house with it. Below, a line of shipping containers protect the road from falling rocks.
Part of a house left sticking out over empty space after the cliff below it collapsed. The photographer comments, "Kinsey Terrace, Clifton, Christchurch viewed from Main Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them. Daniel Currie, ground support crew, steadies the monsoon bucket on takeoff".