Damage to the Knox Church. The walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.
Damage to the Knox Church. The brick walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.
Damage to the Knox Church. The brick walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.
A photograph of the interior of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A collapsed ceiling".
A photograph of the interior of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A collapsed ceiling".
A photograph of the interior of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A collapsed ceiling".
A photograph of the interior of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A collapsed ceiling".
A back room of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster from the walls and ceiling can be seen littering the floor.
A photograph of the interior of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A collapsed ceiling".
A photograph of the interior of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A collapsed ceiling".
A photograph of an office area in the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A collapsed ceiling".
The A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Bricks have collapsed from the top section of the building, exposing its ceiling.
A photograph of the ceiling of the City Council Civic Offices on Manchester Street. The room has been exposed by the partial demolition of the building.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged brick wall of a house on Bealey Avenue near Springfield Road. The ceiling of the building has been braced with scaffolding.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged brick wall of a house on Bealey Avenue near Springfield Road. The ceiling of the building has been braced with scaffolding.
Damage to the A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Masonry has collapsed from the top section of the building's front wall, exposing its ceiling.
Damage to the Knox Church. The walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact. A small film crew is filming in front of the Church.
A photograph of the former site of Plume on High Street with damage to the awning and window. Inside, mannequins can still be seen hanging from the ceiling.
A photograph of a collapsed ceiling in the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view through the door of an inaccessible room".
A photograph of a collapsed ceiling in the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view through the door of an inaccessible room".
Damage to a section of the A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Masonry has collapsed from the top section of the building's front wall, exposing its ceiling.
A photograph submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Suspended ceiling not looking too healthy in New World, Stanmore Road. The interior floor wasn’t all the best either. 9 March 2011".
A view of the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church. The benches and pieces of wood have been covered in dust and chips of plaster from the building's walls and ceiling.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. One of the side walls has crumbled, exposing the inside. Steel bracing is being used to hold up the ceiling inside.
A view of the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church hall. The floor has been coated with plaster from the walls and ceiling, and items of furniture have been stacked up around the walls.
A photograph of a badly-damaged shop on Colombo Street. The front wall of the top storey of the building has crumbled into the street, exposing the inside of the building. Steel and wooden bracing is keeping the ceiling up.
A view of the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church hall. The floor has been coated with plaster from the walls and ceiling, and items of furniture have been stacked up around the walls.
Plaster on the floor of the Durham Street Methodist Church that has chipped away from the walls and ceiling of the building. In the background a window that has been braced and weather proofed with timber can be seen.
A photograph of a sitting area on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A plate and magazines has fallen off the coffee table and a chair has toppled over. In the background, a piece of the ceiling under the stairs is hanging loose.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Sections of the ceiling and plaster dust have fallen onto the ground and there is a large crack in the wall to the right.