A view down damaged Chancery Lane through cordon fencing. A large crack can be seen in the former Government Life building to the right.
A large crack along the ground in Kaiapoi, creating a gap between the footpath and the turf, after the September 4th earthquake.
A large crack along the ground in Kaiapoi, creating a gap between the footpath and the turf, after the September 4th earthquake.
Damage in the car park at Kerrs Reach. A large crack crosses the car park where the land has slumped towards the river.
Steel girders supporting the Colombo Street overbridge. Cracks in one of the concrete pillars run through a graffiti paste-up of a woman.
Road works on Lineside Road, outside Kaiapoi, near the intersection with Revells Road. Large cracks in the road have been partially filled with gravel.
Damage to the Mandeville Tavern in Kaiapoi. Large cracks are visible in its wall and there is a gap between the building and the footpath.
Damage to the Mandeville Tavern in Kaiapoi. Large cracks are visible in its wall and there is a gap between the building and the footpath.
Steel girders supporting the Colombo Street overbridge. Cracks in one of the concrete pillars run through a graffiti paste-up of a woman.
Damage to the Mandeville Tavern in Kaiapoi. Large cracks are visible in its wall and there is a gap between the building and the footpath.
A photograph of damage to the Country Theme store on St Asaph Street. A sign in the window reads, "For rent".
Digitally manipulated image of graffiti on a brick building on St Asaph Street. The graffiti depicts a sticking plaster over a broken section of the wall, with the words "I'll kiss it better". The photographer comments, "After the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch band aid plasters starting to appear in different parts of the city on damaged buildings. A year later most can still be seen. This one was once a whole plaster, but it has slowly broken up where it crossed the gap. The red bricks seen to symbolise the terrible wounds caused to the City and it's people".
A photograph of a crack across a field indicating the location of the Greendale fault line which caused the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Large cracks in the footpath of Cambridge Terrace where the road is slumping towards the Avon River".
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing in a crack in a field near the Greendale fault line.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing in a crack in a field near the Greendale fault line.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Lyttelton road tunnel closed after they found cracks after this morning's aftershocks, seen from the Heathcote valley end".
A close up of cracks running through the stonework of Christ Church Cathedral. Bracing has been placed against the front wall to limit further damage.
A close up of cracks running through the stonework of Christ Church Cathedral. Steel bracing has been placed against the front wall to limit further damage.
Damage to a property in the CBD. Cracking can be seen along the roof and footpath, and the garage in the right background looks distorted.
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi. In the background is the Kaiapoi Co-operating Parish Church.
Detail of damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. Large cracks run up the corner of the building, and the stained glass windows are broken and buckled.
The Hereford Street office of Brendon Burns, Member of Parliament for Christchurch Central. Thin cracks can be seen in the front of the building.
Cracks in the interior wall of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Sections of plaster have chipped off to reveal the stone and brickwork underneath.
Damage to a building in Bedford Row. One wall has collapsed, and there are large cracks in the brickwork of the other visible wall.
Cracking in the plaster of the internal structure of St Elmo Courts. A chunk of plaster has broken away to reveal the bricks underneath.
A photograph of the house at 390 Oxford Terrace. Grass and other weeds have grown up through the cracks between the pavers in front.
Large cracks on Fitzgerald Avenue, closing one side of the road. Road cones have been used to indicate two lanes on the other side.
The Hereford Street office of Brendon Burns, Member of Parliament for Christchurch Central. Thin cracks can be seen in the front of the building.
A photograph of cracks in the Canterbury Trade Union Centre building on Armagh Street. Below, USAR codes have been spray painted on the building.
