Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Power down. Road cones caution drivers of fissures. Damage to underground cables saw an extensive power loss to the Kaiapoi township".
A rack of bicycles at Gap Filler's cycle-powered cinema. People rode their bicycles to the event and have stacked them here to ride home later.
A sign on Robson Avenue warning the public of "Low Power Lines". The power poles sank during the earthquake due to liquefaction destabilising the ground underneath.
A bunch of bicycles at Gap Filler's cycle-powered cinema. People rode their bicycles to the event and have stacked them here to ride home later.
A sign with Gap Filler's logo tied to the wire fencing on one side of Gap Filler's cycle-powered cinema. Bunting has also been slung along the fence.
Regan Gentry's Flour Power sculpture on Colombo Street.
Regan Gentry's Flour Power sculpture on Colombo Street.
A sign attached to a power pole on Bracken Street in Avonside reading, "Low power lines". The footpath around it has cracked and sunk in places as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A sign attached to a power pole on Avonside Drive reading, "Low power lines". The footpath around it has cracked and sunk in places as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A family walk their dogs down Avonside Drive, while a boy walks past carrying a shovel. In the background, power poles are leaning at extreme angles. The photographer comments, "Power poles in Avonside Drive developed an alarming lean".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redzoned houses between Wattle Drive and Anzac Drive".
An abandoned residential property at 20 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The roof is warped and the backyard is overgrown with weeds. A sticker has been placed on the power box to indicate that the power has been turned off.
A large mobile generator on Travis Road. The photographer comments, "Big mobile generator giving power and relief to hard pressed families in North New Brighton after the Christchurch quake".
An abandoned residential property at 22 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. Weeds are growing through the cracks in the ground and the yard has become overgrown. A sticker has been placed on the power meter to indicate that the power has been turned off.
A photograph of liquefaction around a power pole on Avonside Drive.
A view looking up at a power pole on Avonside Drive.
A photograph of leaning power poles and liquefaction on Avonside Drive.
Power has been removed at these properties on New Brighton Road.
A photograph of leaning power poles and liquefaction on Avonside Drive.
A power pole on a noticeable lean, surrounded by cracked footpath.
A child blending a smoothie using equipment attached to a bicycle.
Members of the public blending a smoothie using equipment attached to a bicycle.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Shipping containers next to a business office complex in Burnside".
The Buzz Coffee mobile coffee vender at Gap Filler's cycle-powered cinema. A sign stands next to it, reading, "Please, no parking. Feb 9.1911 - 15 - 18. Outdoor cinema and Gap Filler event here after 7pm those days with landowers' permission. Thanks".
A photograph of a kitchen in the Diabetes Centre. Several power tools have been left on the bench and a roll of plastic sheeting has been propped up against it. A hole has been cut in the wall behind to expose several pipes and wires.
A photograph of a leaning power pole on Corhampton Street in Aranui.
A photograph of a power pole on Highfield Road that shifted during the earthquake.
Liquefaction around a power pole in Pines Beach, after the September 4th earthquake.
Light-Relief - With no power after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch (22 February 2011) the neighbour's freezer thawed out along with their Deep South Ice Cream - so Tiggles the Kunekune Piglet thinks the spoils of the power-cut are yummy!
A power pole on a lean on the corner of Dallington Terrace and Gayhurst Road.
