A concrete-block fence has been spray painted after the building was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
The building that housed the New Zealand College of Early Childhood Education and Antiqueworld has been cordoned off. Spray painted marks left by USAR after it was checked can still be seen.
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 28 April 2012 looking south from Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton. The foreground of the photograph shows a blue temporary water supply pipe and markings spray painted on the footpath in preparation for repair work. The fence has a home made sign painted with the Fulton Hogan (FH) logo satirized to ...
An abandoned residential property at 11 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The front yard and footpath are covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. "HM" has been spray-painted on the front of the house.
A temporary public space created by Greening the Rubble. The space is on Gloucester Street and includes three giant green armchairs and a coffee table. The road has been spray-painted with daisies.
A store on Manchester Street with "NO GO" spray-painted in the front window as well as other search and rescue codes. 'Danger keep out' tape has been placed across the property.
A house on Main Road in Redcliffs showing signs of severe damage. The walls of the house have broken in places and it has been spray painted with the words, "Danger, keep out".
A damaged building, the brick cladding of which has fallen, exposing the wooden structure beneath. A wooden plank props up part of the building, and "Do not demoli." has been spray-painted on the wall.
Detail of spray painted codes on a gate outside a house, left after it had been cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
USAR codes have been spray painted in pink on a building on Gloucester Street. The windows have been boarded up and graffiti can be seen in the bottom-left corner.
The damaged Sumner Surf Lifesaving Club building. The rear of the building has been demolished, and spray-painted notices on the walls read "No entry, not safe" and "No parking, not safe".
A photograph of an abandoned property in Bexley. The windows of the house have been boarded up and one of the boards has been spray-painted with graffiti.
Damage to a block of flats, with silt from liquefaction around the footpath, and road cones outside the property. The fence has been spray painted with the words "All units damaged. Keep out".
Damage to the front entrance of the Knox Church. The building has been spray-painted with USAR codes. In the background is a row of damaged buildings where the front walls have fallen onto the footpath.
The entrance to the CMS House on Victoria Street has been spray painted after it was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
The window of Kum Pun Thai Restaurant on Victoria Street has been spray painted after it was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
A man stands next to a garage spray painted with codes left after the property was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
Damage to a block of flats, with silt from liquefaction around the footpath, and road cones outside the property. The fence has been spray painted with the words "All units damaged. Keep out".
A brick fence has been spray painted after the building was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked. Seen through the cordon fence.
A demolition site with the words "No Go" spray painted on a fence that has been mostly demolished. Demolition rubble is still contained within the grounds. A portaloo can be seen on the footpath.
A photograph looking east down Cashel Street towards the intersection of Colombo Street. A section of one of the buildings on the left has collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto the street. A van has been crushed by the fallen rubble. The message, 'clear', has been spray-painted on the windscreen of the van. In the foreground signs from several shops are still on the street. There is also earthquake damage to the building on the right. Sections of this building's facade have crumbled and the bricks have spilled onto the street below, damaging the awning.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house on Marine Parade in North Brighton. The front section of the house has collapsed, the rest buckled. The wall of the gable has also collapsed as well as part of the lower front wall. A red sticker in the window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter. A message has been spray painted on the front window, reading, "Roof tiles, $3 each". Police tape has been used to cordon off the house. Public notices can be seen on the fence, on the roof of the collapsed section and the section behind.
The entrance to the central Library on Gloucester Street has been boarded up and USAR codes have been spray-painted on the concrete pillar. A 'Library open' sign remains outside.
A house on Cambridge Terrace with "No demo" spray-painted on the entranceway. A sign on the front says, "Attention, power has been removed". A bicycle with a rusted chain is leaning against the house.
A shipping container, with the words 'coffee' spray-painted on the front, outside the Wunderbar on London Street in Lyttelton. The walls of the Wunderbar has collapsed and piles of demolition rubble remains around the site.
The fence around a property has been spray painted after it was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked. Restricted access tape has been placed across the gates.
A photograph of an access hole in a residential street in Christchurch which has lifted out of the road. A road cone and spray-painted lines have been placed on top to warn road users.
Damage to a residential property on Bealey Avenue. "No go" has been spray painted on the brick fence, and danger tape cordons off the driveway. Behind the fence, fallen bricks and rubble can be seen, and the garage is red stickered.
Shipping containers protect the road from rockfall in Sumner. On the cliffs above, damaged houses teeter on the edge of the cliff. One of the containers has been decorated with an artwork, and another has been spray-painted, "Sumner rocks".
A photograph of a spray-painted message on a fence reading, "4 sale - handy mans dream. Mild reno's needed. Easy indoor/outdoor flow - with water feature!" The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "New Brighton by QEII Drive".
