Detail of a light fitting outside the former Ozone Hotel in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "The broken light fitting is on the Ozone Hotel, which is red stickered after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. They will need to fix the building before this light gets a new bulb. The distinct blue colour seen is what made the Ozone stand out on Marine Parade".
Photo inside ground floor of Records & Archives of Pegasus Building taken by James Thompson, 5 September 2010.
One glass trophy presented to SCIRT IST to mark winning the Jurors Favourite Category in the 2014 Canstruction Christchurch competition.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Give Enterprise a Life Line business meeting in the Christchurch Town Hall re: the aftermath of the 4 September earthquake. Mathew Carpenter".
Earthquake damage. As a result of the September 2010 earthquake, with further damage from the February 2011 event.
Earthquake damage. As a result of the September 2010 earthquake, with further damage from the February 2011 event.
Earthquake damage. As a result of the September 2010 earthquake, with further damage from the February 2011 event.
A building on Lichfield Street next to Poplar Lane. The top of the building crumbled onto the street during the 4 September earthquake, crushing a car. The inner walls are now visible on the top storey.
A photograph of Sumner beach and the Avon-Heathcote estuary taken prior to the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Shag Rock is visible at the left of the photograph.
A photograph of Sumner beach and the Avon-Heathcote estuary taken prior to the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Shag Rock is visible to the left of the photograph.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a property on Glenarm Street. The pavement has been churned up by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A gutter on Bracken Street in Avonside. The gutter and the road and footpath beside it have been cracked and warped by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of casters which have broken off a desk at the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The casters broke off during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
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.
A gutter on Bracken Street in Avonside. The gutter and the road and footpath beside it have been cracked and warped by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a stack of mattresses in Cowles Stadium. The stadium was set up as a Civil Defence Report Centre after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a property on Glenarm Street. The pavement has been churned up by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A gutter on Bracken Street in Avonside. The gutter and the road and footpath beside it have been cracked and warped by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office taking photographs of the lateral shifting and cracks in a road after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury and the Waimakariri River following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury and the Waimakariri River following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
Large cracks on a street in Avonside barred off with police tape after the September 4th earthquake.
Large cracks on a street in Avonside barred off with police tape after the September 4th earthquake.
Liquefaction dug out of properties and piled on the streets in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cones marking a crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks in the parking lot in front of a store in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury and the Waimakariri River following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
Liquefaction and damage to tiles in front of a store in Kaiapo, after the September 4th earthquake.
The result of the magnitude 7.1 Christchurch earthquake at 4.35am on September 4th 2010.
Taken from Dallington Terrace looking towards Avonside Drive. This pumping station used to be level. When the tide is in that flax bush on the bend appears to be growing from the middle of the river, suggesting the land has slumped about a meter.
Christchurch city experienced a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on September 4, at 4:35 am. The epicentre was 40 km west of the city. It is the most damaging earthquake in New Zealand since the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931, but there was no loss of life. It was fortunate the earthquake occurred when the central city streets were deserted, as there ...