Two women painting the base of a mural onto a wall in Sydenham.
Two women painting the base of a mural onto a wall in Sydenham.
A two-storey house where the ground level walls have been boarded up.
Empty picture frames on the exposed wall of a building on Madras Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a wall in Peterborough Street.
Painting on the wall of a broken building visible in the central city.
A wall of a building exposed by the demolition of the adjoining building.
A photograph of street art on a wall of the Wunderbar in Lyttelton.
Two women painting a mural onto the wall of a building in Sydenham.
A photograph of the Arts Centre with steel bracing holding up the walls.
A damaged house with cracks down the wall sits on an uneven surface.
A photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral with bracing supporting the front wall.
A photograph of buckled walls in a corridor of the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A damaged house, the outer brick wall of which has completely fallen away.
Part of the container wall to stop rock falls on Main Road, Sumner.
A photograph of the interior of the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre. The top of the walls have been demolished and a nearby building on Manchester Street is visible in the background. Elephants have been painted on the wall of this building.
Damage to Christchurch city following the 22 February earthquake 2011. A collapsed building on the corner of Ferry Road and Lancaster Street. The brick walls of the building have crumbled, bringing the roof down with them. The wall of the building opposite has been exposed, and there is now a doorway to nowhere.
The Wizard of Christchurch talks to a member of the public outside the damaged cathedral. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral. The tower and the front wall of the building have partially collapsed. Steel bracing has been added to the front wall for support.
A photograph of the interior of the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre. The top of the walls have been demolished, and a nearby building on Manchester Street is visible in the background. Elephants have been painted on the closest wall of this building.
Damage to Englefield Lodge on Fitzgerald Avenue. A pile of bricks lies in front of the house, windows are boarded up, and wooden bracing is propping up the walls. A spray-painted message on a wall reads "We will try to save this house." The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Englefield, Christchurch's oldest house, in Fitzgerald Ave".
A partially deconstructed house in Bexley. The roof cladding and parts of the wall cladding have been removed. The photographer comments, "Today I took a drive around the residential area between Bexley and New Brighton. It was a stark reminder to be thankful for the situation we're in and perhaps not complain too much that our garden wall hasn't yet been rebuilt".
A sign on the door of a shop reading, "I have been reclosed again by the Council due to buckled retaining wall in basement. My landlord is getting wall braced for all our safety. I hope to reopen in 2/3 weeks. I will try and keep you informed by note on shop glass. Ross".
A photograph of the back of two earthquake-damaged houses on Gloucester Street. The side wall of the house to the right has partially collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the property to the left. Plastic sheeting has been placed over the roof and the top of the wall to protect against the weather.
Damage to a house in Richmond. The brick wall is badly cracked and twisted, and some bricks have fallen, exposing the lining paper and framing below. The driveway is cracked and covered in liquefaction. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. Does that wall look straight to you?
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 28 April 2012 looking south from Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton. The photograph shows a homemade figure of Humpty Dumpty with a bandaged head sitting on a fence on top of a retaining wall awaiting repair. Contractor involved in repair work The retaining walls above and below Cunningham Terrace wer...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester courts. This is the north facing wall".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester courts. This is the north facing wall".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of Manchester courts. This is the north facing wall".
A house on Worcester Street where the side wall has collapsed, exposing the interior.
The damaged AA Centre building on Durham Street. Cracks are visible in the walls.
