This is the pedestrian bridge in Kaiapoi close to Christchurch. Not the best angle but the whole bridge on the right hand side is twisted and looks like some kind of rollercoaster. Taken one month after the Quake
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There are quite a few signs like this around Christchurch after the Quake. This is one of them. Off shot to the right is a leveled patch of ground where the owners furniture restoration shop used to be.
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kelland and Ruth Ramsay. They are from Christchurch and will be having a baby in Blenheim because they were not happy with the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kelland and Ruth Ramsay. They are from Christchurch and will be having a baby in Blenheim because they were not happy with the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A sculpture on the Cambridge Terrace side of the River Avon which marks 15 years of the Seattle-Christchurch Sister City Association".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kelland and Ruth Ramsay. They are from Christchurch and will be having a baby in Blenheim because they were not happy with the earthquake".
FLTLT Chris Hart, part of the New Zealand Air Force's Air Security team, guiding displaced Christchurch residents at the Air Movements terminal.
FLTLT Chris Hart, part of the New Zealand Air Force's Air Security team, guiding displaced Christchurch residents at the Air Movements terminal.
FLTLT Chris Hart, part of the New Zealand Air Force's Air Security team, guiding displaced Christchurch residents at the Air Movements terminal.
FLTLT Chris Hart, part of the New Zealand Air Force's Air Security team, guiding displaced Christchurch residents at the Air Movements terminal.
FLTLT Chris Hart, part of the New Zealand Air Force's Air Security team, guiding displaced Christchurch residents at the Air Movements terminal.
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city with the Farmers car park in the centre and Victoria Square in the background.
Members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Security team preparing to evacuate Christchurch rest home residents affected by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a FESTA volunteer wearing a mask in the shape of a building. The volunteer has a stack of FESTA programmes to hand out to visitors.
A photograph of a large frame being constructed in a car park in Re:START mall for Canterbury Tales. Canterbury Tales was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a large frame being constructed in a car park in Re:START mall for Canterbury Tales. Canterbury Tales was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of the head of one of the large-scale puppets titled The Friars. The puppet is in the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street.
A photograph of the head of one of the large-scale puppets titled The Friars. The puppet is in the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street.
Evacuating a central city flat which has been condemned following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
A photograph of the north side of the ChristChurch Cathedral with the Citizen's Memorial to the left. The roof of the cathedral has been damaged, and many of the doors and windows boarded up. On the memorial, the angel's waist and neck have been braced to keep her standing.
A powhiri performed by Ngai Tahu elders to welcome workers of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT). Reverend Peter Beck and Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee can be seen standing amongst the group. The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
A powhiri performed by Ngai Tahu elders to welcome workers of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT). Phil Goff is standing in the centre of the group that is being welcomed. Two cameras are filming the welcome. The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Al Nisbet, cartoonist at The Press, emerges from the rubble that collapsed over the desk he took shelter under as the earthquake hit. The debris is from the floor above that pancaked, killing one Press employee".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Maling Street in Avonside. From left: Charlie Tarawa, Tamatea Briggs (12) sit under a make shift shelter while they wait for a wood fire to boil water. They are too scared to go in the house so are sleeping on the lawn".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Maling Street in Avonside. From left: Charlie Tarawa, and Ngarita Briggs (8) sit under a make-shift shelter while they wait for a wood fire to boil water. They are too scared to go in the house so are sleeping on the lawn".
A photograph of the clock drive of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope is in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A sign in front of the Christchurch Art Gallery indicating that the building is being used as the Emergency Operations Centre. The sign reads, "EOC Command Centre, Enter only if involved in Civil Defence". Behind the sign is a small pile of glass from the Art Gallery windows.
A photograph of the middle section of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope is in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of children in Cathedral Square, playing with one of the large-scale puppets titled The Friars. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013. It is on display for the Meet the Puppets event.
A photograph of people 'meeting' a large-scale puppet, titled The Scholar, in Cathedral Square, during the Meet the Puppets event as part of FESTA 2013. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
