Daffodils in Hagley park. The earthquake had not destroyed spring in the garden city.
Magnolia blooms in a private garden on the Cashmere hills.
A photograph of spring flowers in the garden of a residential property on Glenarm Street. Large cracks can bee seen in the soil.
A photograph of spring flowers in the garden of a residential property on Glenarm Street. Large cracks can bee seen in the soil.
A flowering fruit tree provides spring colour after the September earthquake.
Spring flowers among the rubble of St John's Church, Latimer Square, Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gaye Bruce with the spring that has appeared on her property since the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gaye Bruce with the spring that has appeared on her property since the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. Local fire-fighters put on a display".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. A local takes a short cut at the fair".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. A local takes a short cut at the fair".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. Caleb Barr (3), centre, finds the treasure in the haystack".
A photograph of a house on Glenarm Terrace in Dallington. The chimney fell off the roof during the September earthquake and the bricks are still lying on the ground. A tarpaulin has been placed over the top of the hole to prevent water damage inside the house. Ironically, it has been weighed down with bricks. Spring flowers can be seen in the garden.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch, Jeff Springer takes some water from a Civil Defence centre in Kaiapoi North School".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. No. 8 'Christine', a three year-old ewe, clears the second jump to win the Hororata steeplechase just ahead of the rest of the field".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. No. 8 'Christine', a three year-old ewe, clears the second jump to win the Hororata steeplechase just ahead of the rest of the field".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. No. 8 'Christine', a three year-old ewe, clears the second jump to win the Hororata steeplechase just ahead of the rest of the field".