Detail of a house which has been damaged by the earthquakes and is on a noticeable lean.
Looking inside the cordon fence towards the demolition work on the Manchester Securities House on Gloucester Street.
Detail of a damaged house that has sunk to one side, showing damage to the roof tiles.
The words "we're ok" spray painted on the fence of a house located in the CBD.
A photograph of a digger sitting on the remains of the demolished house at 116 Centaurus Road.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Slumping in Kerrs Road (this house is in the red zone)".
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
A photograph of an abandoned house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
Detail of damage to Beaufort House on Latimer Square. Wooden braces are used to support the walls.
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
A photograph of a house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "5 Brynn Lane, Bexley".
Detail of damage to Beaufort House on Latimer Square. Wooden braces are used to support the walls.
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Broken house at 8 Jean Batten Place, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
A photograph of a buckled downpipe on a house on Moncrieff Place in the Horseshoe Lake district.
Houses in Lyttelton viewed from Reserve Terrace. The Port Hills are hidden by mist in the background.
A house in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Corner Avonside Drive and Morris St".
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
A photograph of a man and woman stopping to look at a collapsed house on Worcester Boulevard.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls, exposing the wooden framing beneath.
Damage to the Dorset Apartments. The house has been red stickered and is on a noticeable lean.
A red-stickered property where most of its wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the house.
Several vehicles on Gloucester Street which have been crushed by falling masonry from Wave House (Winnie Bagoes Gourmet Pizza Bar). Emergency personnel have spray painted two of the cars with the word "Clear" to indicate they have been checked for trapped or injured people. The scene has been cordoned off by New Zealand Fire Service tape.
A photograph of Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Allfrey has placed a sign in the garden which reads, "It's been a lot of fun - yeah right!". The photographer comments, "'It's been a lot of fun' is a quote from John Key about the Canterbury earthquakes and the 'yeah right' is a play on the Tui Beer advertisements".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. Marsha Witehira had the bricks from the wall of her house fall onto her bed where she was sleeping. Both sides of her house have collapsed. Witehira (L) is comforted by a friend".
A digitally manipulated photograph of a letterbox lying on the ground in front of a red-stickered house. The photographer comments, "An abandoned red stickered house just outside the four avenues that surround Christchurch CBD. The letterbox came down when the wall it was attached to collapsed. The occupants would have had strict instructions to stay out as the property is too dangerous to enter in case there is another earthquake or big aftershock".
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.
A photograph of a sign in the garden of Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. The sign reads, "It's been a lot of fun - yeah right!". The photographer comments, "'It's been a lot of fun' is a quote from John Key about the Canterbury earthquakes and the 'yeah right' is a play on the Tui Beer advertisements".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. Marsha Witehira had the bricks from the wall of her house fall onto her bed where she was sleeping. Both sides of her house have collapsed. Witehira (R) is comforted by a friend".
