An aerial photograph of Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
Staff working at the Emergency House after the September earthquakes.
Toppled filing cabinets and drawers in an office in the Rutherford building.
USAR personnel in front of Henry Africa's on Stanmore Road. Bricks have fallen from the upper storey onto the road below, and the building is cordoned off with emergency tape. The photographer comments, "Damage to Henry Africa's restaurant in Stanmore Rd".
Steel bracing erected against the wall of a damaged building to prevent any further damage.
Workers survey a street in Avonside where there are large cracks, piles of liquefaction dug up from people's houses, fenced off portions of the street and an army vehicle parked, after the September 4th earthquake.
Photo of damage in Canterbury, taken by John Weeber.
Photo of earthquake damage in Christchurch taken by James Thompson, 6 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Christchurch CBD, taken by Compliance Enforcement.
A photograph of large cracks in the pavement in front of St Paul's School in Dallington. Liquefaction silt can also be seen. Police tape has been draped across the entrance of the building to the left.
A photograph of a hole in the footpath outside St Paul's Church where liquefaction has forced its way up.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Dallington Dairy, Gloucester Street. Post earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Paul Ward looks at the damage in his Avonside Drive home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tattooist Zach Hart climbs over the remains of his business in Christchurch".
An aerial photograph of the port of Lyttelton following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Valley Inn demolition, Friday 10th September 2010".
A view through the cordon fence on Hereford Street, where just past the T & G Building is a demolition site. A digger and building rubble can be seen in the background.
NZi3 building reopens after the September earthquakes.
Photo of damage in Halswell & Tai Tapu, taken by Dan Harrison, 10 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Canterbury, taken by John Weeber.
A photograph of a damaged retaining wall of a garden. The wall has collapsed and is lying on the ground. Two cracks can be seen in the middle.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up".
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. Road cracks along New Brighton Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Demolition workers on the corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. The Valley Inn in Heathcote gets demolished. Locals watch the pub get knocked down".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Council works moving furniture of Mike Whiteford who has been forced to leave his flat in South Brighton after being told by the council they have to move out after initially been given green stickers after the Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage following the 7.1 earthquake".
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield, where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield, where the faultline crosses the road.