A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Convent on Barbadoes Street post-earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Alan Wheatley's house on Avonside Drive is a write off".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker and Fire Service staff following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cabinet meet on the top level of the Beehive to discuss emergency relief for quake-affected Canterbury".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Roads at Pines Beach need a lot of work. Day after the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker is surrounded by national and international media during a tour of the inner city yesterday".
A twisted bridge on Avonside Drive.
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.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army meeting at Chisnallwood Intermediate School with spades and wheelbarrows, preparing to clean up silt after the earthquake.
Cracks on the side of the parapet of a building on Madras Street which has been cordoned off with fencing and shipping containers.
View down an alley between two buildings, where the brick wall on the left building has partially toppled, blocking the alley with rubble.
Broken windows on the T & G Building (formerly known as Kenton Chambers).
Photos of damage in Waimakariri River Regional Park, taken by David Owen.
Photo of damage in Canterbury, taken by John Weeber.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Many of the residents of Seabreeze Close and neighbouring streets are packing up because of severe damage".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun".
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. Members of the Blackwells family watch as their Kaiapoi landmark store is pulled down after the earthquake - the store was deemed too dangerous and demolition started immediately".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Day after the earthquake that rocked in Christchurch, Mana Tamaiparea filling water bottles at a Civil Defence centre in Kaiapoi North School".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Road damage to Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lyttelton Timeball station".
The demolition site of a building on Gloucester Street. A digger sits on a pile of rubble. Tape with "Danger Keep Out" has been placed across the property.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield, where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of the house at 6 Eversleigh Street.
UC Senior Management Team and staff at the Emergency House after the September earthquakes.
Janelle Blythe with the Penguin Scale.
A woman inspects the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Earthquake aerial photo taken by Jude Lathey, 6 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Outside Laurie McCullum's office on Aoraki 4th Floor, taken by Natasha Sitarz.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on the corner of Manchester and St Asaph Street. Parts of the bricks walls have crumbled. Most of the bricks have been cleared from the footpath. Steel fences and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.