Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to Bridge Street, following Canterbury's earthquake".
An earthquake-damaged bridge, the approach to which has slumped. The photographer comments, "Due to lateral spread and the land slumping the road leading to this bridge has moved down greatly. Just imagine making the street lamps upright and how much that section of road would rise up at the end. When you go over bridges in the east side of Christchurch it is quite a climb up and a big drop down on the other side. The bridges in most cases coped very well, but not so the land leading to them".
Cashel Mall/Cashel Street
A photograph of a make-shift bridge over the dug-out basement of the Cranmer Centre.
People examine large cracks running alongside Bridge Street where the land has slumped towards the river.
20130211_2645_1D3-840 South New Brighton bridge damage (under repair)
Earthquake damage (that right hand abutment should be vertical with the bridge and the hand rail level). Bridge is closed to eastbound traffic (to left) and has a 3500kg weight limit as well.
The eastern approach is the same. Damage caused mainly in the 04/09/10 and 22/02/11...
The badly twisted Medway Street footbridge. The photographer comments, "The September 4th 2010 earthquake in Christchurch was so violent that the banks of the Avon River moved towards each other. This footbridge being metal had to twist sideways to release the pressure of being pushed from both river banks. It looked like it had been wrung out like a wet towel".
A view of the bridge over the Avon River at Hereford Street. Buildings in the background have been cordoned off and an army truck can be seen in the background.
A view of Cashel Mall looking looking towards the Bridge of Remembrance, which can be seen in the background. A section of the street has been cordoned off from the public.
Demolition underway on the old Government Life building on a walk around the city September 7, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.
People stand beside the cordon fence on the Worcester Street bridge. The photographer comments, "This was some of the many people waiting for the White Lights of Hope to be turned on, but when they were we hardly noticed. Sadly it was a big disappointment".
The small wharf area of the now gone Pleasant Point Yacht Club has already been taken over by the Pied Shags (cormorants).
It is under water now except for low tide. Note the dead pine tree in background. Many have died because of the salt water their roots are in.