Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Patients queue at the 24 hour surgery on Colombo Street. Reception staff member Deborah Cherry on the job".
A colour photograph of the east frontage of the former City Council Offices on Manchester Street, which appears to have been taken before the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
The center of the river has slumped and the two banks have moved about a meter closer together which caused this footbridge to be so twisted. There is a suggestion that this be left as a memorial to the earthquake.
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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Presbyterian Church of St John in Winchester Street Lyttelton. Photograph shows the main doors, roof and collapsed tower at southern end of church. Architect St John's Lyttelton was one of the oldest Presbyterian Churches in Canterbury. The New Ze...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 15 June 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Presbyterian Church of St John in Winchester Street, Lyttelton. Photograph shows the collapsed roof and tower. The photograph is taken from the southeast corner of the church. Architect St John's Lyttelton was one of the oldest Presbyterian Churches in...
Photos taken in Lyttelton showing the demolition of various buildings following the February 22 earthquake.
File reference: CCL-2011-05-20-Lyttelton-Demolition-P1120461
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi businesses and retail outlets struggling post-earthquake, leading into Christmas. Kaiapoi High Street. Blackwells department store is the earthquake-damaged building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi businesses and retail outlets struggling post-earthquake, leading into Christmas. Kaiapoi High Street. Blackwells department store is the earthquake-damaged building".
The badly twisted Medway Street footbridge. The photographer comments, "The September 4th 2010 earthquake in Christchurch was so violent that the banks of the Avon River moved towards each other. This footbridge being metal had to twist sideways to release the pressure of being pushed from both river banks. It looked like it had been wrung out like a wet towel".
An usual thing to see coming from the ground in Hoon Hay, Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Tourists leave their hotel through a smoke filled Cathedral Square after an electrical fire on Worcester Street".
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 16 June 2011 showing the site of the Timeball Station after its collapse. Part of the ground floor remains visible. Photograph taken from Oxford Street Overbridge. Architect The 13 June 2011 earthquakes caused the collapse of the already damaged Lyttelton Timeball Station. After the 22 February ...
The result of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake at 4.35am on September 4th 2010. The ballustrade of these buildings collapsed onto the Victorian veranda crushing it. Taken 20 days after the quake.
Colombo Street in Sydenham, Christchurch - looking towards the City Centre.
An incomplete front page layout featuring an article about the Royal Commission enquiry into the CTV building collapse.
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 19 April 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker in Winchester Street Lyttelton. Photograph shows the southern end of church. The fencing erected around the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker shows the emphasis which was placed on public safety in the mon...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 15 June 2011 showing earthquake damage to the retaining wall on the northeast corner of Oxford and Exeter Streets. The wall was constructed from unreinforced blocks of local red volcanic rock held together with mortar. Retaining walls in Lyttelton were built of unreinforced soft volcanic stone in...
Blossom coming out by the Worcester Street bridge.
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-041
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Shops on High Street that are still fenced off after the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake-damaged buildings on the corner of Gloucester Street and Woodham Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A tourist leaves her hotel through a smoke-filled Cathedral Square after an electrical fire on Worcester Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Quillan Dextar (5) rides past the demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbadoes Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A tourist leaves her hotel through a smoke filled Cathedral Square after an electrical fire on Worcester Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Quillan Dextar (5) rides past the demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
Photo taken Jan 2011.
Aerial image of the Christchurch central city taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission. High Street can be seen in the middle of the image.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Beckenham shop owners consult with engineering staff outside their earthquake-devastated shops on Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Beckenham shop owners consult with engineering staff outside their earthquake-devastated shops on Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Soldiers clean up in Waitaki Street, Bexley, following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Barriers around earthquake-damaged buildings, corner Armagh and Barbadoes Streets".
