Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury earthquake. Four year old Michael Walker rides his bike past the sink hole in Oxford Terrace that he fell in".
A photograph of Treetech employees working to fell trees along the Avon River. Many trees suffered damage during the earthquake and were in danger of falling.
A photograph of a broken clock at the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The clock fell off the wall and broke during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
The driveway of a property on Piwheriro Lane in Redcliffs. Large rocks from the surrounding bluffs are dotted along the driveway where they fell during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Damage to Lyttelton following the 22 February 2011 earthquake. St John's Church on Winchester Street with a collapsed spire and rubble lying on the footpath where it fell.
A photograph of a felled tree, liquefaction, and flooding in a residential street in Christchurch. Road cones have been placed around hazards to warn road and footpath users.
Part of the parapet fell off from this Burger King outlet on Bealey Ave during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Damage to the bell tower of St Luke's Church on Manchester Street. The stones have crumbled and are lying on the ground where they fell. Damage can also be seen on the roof.
A dislodged boulder from the cliffs behind Sumner Returned Services' Association car park. The bolder fell from the cliff during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, crushing the local substation and burying several cars.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The west wall of the Christ Church Cathedral where the rose window fell during the 23 December 2011 earthquake. Steel bracing has been used to hold up the front of the church".
Winnie Bagoes on Gloucester Street. The top storey of the building has collapsed, bringing the roof down with it. Bricks and rubble lie in a pile on Gloucester Street where they fell.
A photograph of the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets. Tiles have been stripped off the roof by a chimney which fell during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a statue lying on planks of wood outside the Canterbury Museum. The statue fell during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, and the head broke off. A message on the exposed neck reads, "My head is at Christ College".
Damage to the bell tower of St John's Church on Hereford Street. The stones have crumbled, exposing the inside of the tower. They are still lying where they fell. Damage can also be seen on the roof.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The west wall of the Christ Church Cathedral where the rose window fell during the 23 December 2011 earthquake. Steel bracing has been used to hold up the front of the church".
St John's Anglican Church in Hororata with a broken bell tower. Unfortunately the top fell through the church roof. A high fence topped with barbed wire has since been erected to keep the souvenir hunters away.
Can't believe how much of this rock fell off! Its looks totally different - no longer a castle. Sad but very glad that the huge rock did not hit anything on the way down!
A crushed car on Gloucester Street. Bricks from the building above fell during the earthquake onto the car. A yellow 'C' has been spray painted onto the car, indicating that it is clear of people.
A van partially submerged in liquefaction. The photographer comments, "A van that unluckily drove into a hole caused by the terrible liquefaction on Beach Road, North New Brighton during the Christchurch earthquake".
The collapsed chimney of a property on Robson Avenue in Avonside. It has fallen on to the property's front lawn as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake, and the section of roof it fell from has been weather proofed with a red tarpaulin.
The collapsed chimney of a property on Robson Avenue in Avonside. It has fallen on to the property's front lawn as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake, and the section of roof it fell from has been weather proofed with a red tarpaulin.
A fallen branch caught in weeds in the River Styx. The photographer comments, "This branch was broken off during one of the recent Christchurch earthquakes and fell into the River Styx. Now one side has sprouted roots and the other new buds".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The west wall of the Christ Church Cathedral where the rose window fell during the 23 December 2011 earthquake. Steel bracing has been used to hold up the front of the church".
A photograph of the John Robert Godley statue on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The statue fell off its plinth in Cathedral Square during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, exposing two time capsules.
The collapsed chimney of a property on Robson Avenue in Avonside. It has fallen on to the property's front lawn as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake, and the roof it fell from has been weather proofed with a red tarpaulin.
Crushed cars outside Winnie Bagoes on Gloucester Street. The cars were crushed when the top storey of Winnie Bagoes crumbled and fell into the street. A USAR code has been spray painted on one of the cars.
A collapsed brick wall on Halswell Junction Road. A stack of bricks have been saved by the tree which has grown in a curve and is resting on the wall, holding the bricks in place. A pile of bricks can be seen on the ground where they fell.
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Our living room on Feb 22. Our son Ian was eating his lunch – which you can see the TV fell down on top of. We are so lucky he wasn’t sitting just a little closer.".
The former Lyttelton Fire Station on the corner of Sumner Road and Oxford Street. Broken stonework from the top of the building lies on the footpath where it fell. Members of the New Zealand Fire Service are evaluating the building.
The former Lyttelton Fire Station on the corner of Sumner Road and Oxford Street. Broken stonework from the top of the building lies on the footpath where it fell. Members of the New Zealand Fire Service are evaluating the building.
