A photograph of a pile of books in an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A page layout from the front page of The Press, featuring a story about the first All Blacks test to be played in Christchurch since the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Damage to a gutter on Avonside Drive. The height difference between the two broken sections shows how the land has moved as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Parrot's two model cars did not fare as well as his life-sized Morris-Miner convertible which survived the September 4 earthquake without a scratch.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The new Christchurch Council building has suffered only cosmetic damage in the September 4th earthquake. Ngai Tahu Property development manager Gordon Craig inspects the damage".
Liquefaction 'volcanos' in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. Silt erupted out of the ground, piling up over the surface and leaving cracks at the mouth of the volcano.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The new Christchurch Council building has suffered only cosmetic damage in the September 4th earthquake. Ngai Tahu Property development manager Gordon Craig inspects the damage".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The new Christchurch Council building has suffered only cosmetic damage in the September 4th earthquake. Ngai Tahu Property development manager Gordon Craig inspects the damage".
A photograph of emergency management personnel at a temporary Civil Defence headquarters in Christchurch after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The headquarters was set up in the Christchurch Art Gallery.
A poem written on Gap Filler and Poetica's "Instant Poetry" wall on Colombo Street. The poem reads, "Kia ora, kautou. It must be windy, the trees are kissing. Heath, 4".
A photograph of emergency management personnel at a temporary Civil Defence headquarters in Christchurch after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The headquarters was set up in the Christchurch Art Gallery.
Liquefaction 'volcanos' in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. Silt erupted out of the ground, piling up over the surface and leaving cracks at the mouth of the volcano.
Liquefaction 'volcanos' in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. Silt erupted out of the ground, piling up over the turf and leaving cracks at the mouth of the volcano.
Liquefaction 'volcanos' in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. Silt erupted out of the ground, piling up over the surface and leaving cracks at the mouth of the volcano.
Liquefaction 'volcanos' in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. Silt erupted out of the ground, piling up over the surface and leaving cracks at the mouth of the volcano.
Liquefaction 'volcanos' in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. Silt erupted out of the ground, piling up over the surface and leaving cracks at the mouth of the volcano.
A photograph of an excavator on the side of a road in Canterbury. This stretch of road is near the Greendale fault line which caused the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of emergency management personnel at a temporary Civil Defence headquarters in Christchurch after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The headquarters was set up in the Christchurch Art Gallery.
A photograph of a toppled filing cabinet in an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury, after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a toppled filing cabinet in an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury, after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Johnson family of Avonside Drive at a loss to believe their home is only half insured. From left: Blake (4), Lisa, Danielle (6) and Gary".
An advertisement for 'The Big Quake', a book about the 4 September earthquake produced by The Press. The advertisement advises that the book has sold out and is being reprinted.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The new Christchurch Council building has suffered only cosmetic damage in the September 4th earthquake. Ngai Tahu Property development manager Gordon Craig inspects the damage".
Liquefaction 'volcanos' in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. Silt erupted out of the ground, piling up over the surface and leaving cracks at the mouth of the volcano.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The new Christchurch Council building has suffered only cosmetic damage in the September 4th earthquake. Ngai Tahu Property development manager Gordon Craig inspects the damage".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Brooklands area is having a street party to lift their spirits as their area is a mess after the September 4 M7.1 earthquake".
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Details inside a half demolished theatre in central Christchurch.
November, 2012. Christchurch, NZ. (c)Mike Brebner. All rights reserved.
Slipping of the tectonic plates caused tension cracks on this previously unknown faultline that runs through this paddock; magnitude 7.1 earthquake in mid-Canterbury on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Slipping of the tectonic plates caused tension cracks on this previously unknown faultline that runs through this paddock; magnitude 7.1 earthquake in mid-Canterbury on Saturday 4 September 2010.
This originally straight farm fence has been laterally displaced at least 2 metres where it crosses the previously unknown Greendale Faultline from which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.