It would have been a glorious Spring day in Christchurch had it not been for the magnitude 7.1 earthquake at 4:30 am.
All the water and silt you can see covering the street in this photo erupted from the ground following the earthquake.
Road cones and portaloos along Avonside Drive.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers demolition site on Armagh Street viewed through a barbed wire fence. Water has filled the basement area.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Orari Street, Bexley. Changes to the water level have taken place in this property".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "City Care workers repair broken water pipes on Matipo Street, probably caused by the morning's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get watered on a hot day".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get watered on a hot day".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get watered on a hot day".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get watered on a hot day".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Orari Street, Bexley. Changes to the water level have taken place in this property".
A seagull standing beside a drinking water station supplied from a tank. In the background is the Scarborough Clock Tower.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Justine Price buying water at Chaffers New World supermarket after the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "David Cullwick buying water at Chaffers New World supermarket after the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
A man inspects a large crack in a footpath beside the river, where the land has slumped towards the water.
Dirty water filling a gutter on Bracken Street in Avonside. Weeds can be seen growing in cracks in the pavement.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "David Cullwick buying water at Chaffers New World supermarket after the 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "February 2011: water station on Hackthorne Road, Cashmere".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get sprayed with water to cool down".
Probing for water leaks
File Ref: CCL-2011-03-17-St Albans-IMG_0391
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Burst water main causes flooding on the street after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Burst water main causes flooding on the street after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Burst water main causes flooding on the street after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Burst water main causes flooding on the street after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Burst water main causes flooding on the street after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Burst water main causes flooding on the street after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Burst water main causes flooding on the street after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Burst water main causes flooding on the street after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Burst water main causes flooding on the street after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Burst water main causes flooding on the street after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Broken water main causes flooding on the street after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
