The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
The New Zealand Army, along with Police, were minding the cordons.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
The New Zealand Army, along with Police, were minding the cordons.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
The New Zealand Army, along with Police, were minding the cordons.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
Monumental masons is a gravestone maker.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
This was a headstone makers store.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Darfield man Craig Smith with earthquake damage to farm paddocks near Christchurch".
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of The New Zealand Army, along with Police, minding the cordons. This was beside The Press building, and behind the Christchurch Cathedral.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
A second hand dealer store. This is next to Penny Lane which had to relocate down the street.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
Ascot TV. This has relocated further south on Colombo Street. Apparently their building on Cranford Street was also severely damaged.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the qu...
The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
Angus Donaldson copy service. This has moved down the road on Colombo Street. It is now sharing the premises with Penny Lane Records.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the qu...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Di and Craig Roberts refuse to look at their earthquake-damaged house near Darfield".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury earthquake. Amy Taylor from Darfield photographs the damage to St Johns church in Hororata".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Rachel Hood (Darfield) with her daughters Izra (3) and Jasmine (1) who she is putting on an aircraft and getting out of Christchurch because of the earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Rachel Hood (Darfield) with her daughters Izra (3) and Jasmine (1) who she is putting on an aircraft and getting out of Christchurch because of the earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Rachel Hood (Darfield) with her daughters Izra (3) and Jasmine (1) who she is putting on an aircraft and getting out of Christchurch because of the earthquakes".
Ground heaving on the faultline from which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
One multi-coloured soft-cover book entitled 'Quake: the Big Canterbury Earthquake of 2010' with colour photographs by David Wethey and text by Ian Stuart. ‘Quake: The Big Canterbury Earthquake of 2010’ contains aerial photographs of the damage to many major heritage sites in Canterbury between Kaiapoi and Darfield after the 4 September 2010 ear...
Heaving and subsidence on the faultline left scars where the magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Saturday 4 September 2010 originated.
The latest (but temporary) tourist attraction in mid-Canterbury! This was the previously unknown faultline where the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
Tension cracks at least 300 mm deep, on the previously unknown faultline from which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Long trek: Darfield's Cameron Carter is going on a fundraising walk to Christchurch with his mum Bridget, after overcoming his fear of earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St Paul's Presbyterian Church on Seddon Street, Timaru, which was damaged by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake centred near Darfield on 4 September".
One oblong perspex covered 3-D model of the fault plains associated with the 4 September 2010 Darfield earthquake; top of the model also acts as a map overlay. Geologists continue to study the 4 September 2010 earthquake and consider it is likely to have been a complex event with several faults rupturing simultaneously. This model provides one ...
Looking across the faultline where the Saturday 4 September 2010 magnitude 7.1 earthquake originated. Note how much the previously straight fence is now out of alignment.
Looking across the faultline where the Saturday 4 September 2010 magnitude 7.1 earthquake originated. Note how much the previously straight fence is now out of alignment.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St. Mary's Anglican Church in Timaru is cordoned off due to the risk of falling masonry after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake centered near Darfield".