Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi devastation. Waimakariri Mayor Ron Keating stands outside the historic Blackwells department store".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Beckenham shop owners consult with engineering staff outside their earthquake-devastated shops on Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Beckenham shop owners consult with engineering staff outside their earthquake-devastated shops on Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Beckenham Footwear & Engravers shop owner, Fred Arnesen. Standing outside his earthquake-devastated Colombo Street shop in Beckenham".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Safe distance. A police officer patrols Colombo Street in Sydenham, by the devastated Ascot Electronics Service Centre".
The Christchurch Methodist Church van takes a hit from the falling gable end of the church.
A local resident walks to the nearest dairy for essentials after the 7.1 magnitude quake, that has caused major infrastructure damage to Christchurch City.