A photograph of a map of the Greendale fault line in Canterbury used by volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office.
A photograph of a silt volcano. Silt volcanoes are caused by liquefaction, when the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
A photograph of large cracks in a paddock in Canterbury. A fence nearby has collapsed.
A photograph of a digger on the side of the road in Canterbury.
A photograph of a large crack in a paddock in Canterbury.
A photograph of large cracks in a paddock in Canterbury. A fence nearby has collapsed.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a pillar inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Kilmore Street.
A photograph of damage to the Country Theme store on St Asaph Street. A sign in the window reads, "For rent".
A photograph of cracks in the Groovy Glasses Building on Manchester Street.
A photograph of cracks in a building on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the Lone Star building on Manchester Street with scaffolding up the side. Part of the top of the façade has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to R&R Sport on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets. Most of the side wall has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. Plywood and plastic sheeting has been used to weather proof the building. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon. A cherry picker is parked on the footpath in between the building and the fence.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office sitting on a skip full of mattresses outside Cowles Stadium. The stadium was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for citizens displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on Armagh Street with a tarpaulin draped over the roof. In the distance, a pile of bricks have been laid on the road in front of the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of tape along the carpet inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
A photograph of members of the Red Cross and the Wellington Emergency Management Office organising supplies and temporary accommodation in Cowles Stadium for refugees from the 4 September earthquake.
A photograph of cracking in the footpath near a bus stop on Gayhurst Road.
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the front doors of the Grumpy Mole Saloon on Cashel Street. A green sticker indicates that the building has been inspected and is safe to enter.
A photograph of cordon fences, police tape and road cones around the Concrete Club on Manchester Street. Broken glass covers the footpath.
A photograph of a cordon made from wire fencing, road cones and tape on the intersection of Manchester and Welles Streets. In the background, bricks from a earthquake-damaged building are piled on the footpath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Westpac Trust Building on Cashel Street.
A photograph of members of Red Cross in Cowles Stadium on Pages Road. The stadium was set up as a Civil Defence Report Centre after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Boxes of supplies are stacked against the wall to the right.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office unpacking supplies in Cowles Stadium. The stadium was set up as a Civil Defence Report Centre after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing outside St Paul's School on Gayhurst Road. There are cracks in the asphalt in front, and liquefaction on the ground.
A photograph of liquefaction around a power pole on Gayhurst Road.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing in a crack in a field near the Greendale fault line.
A photograph of liquefaction in the driveways of a property on Gayhurst Road.
A photograph of broken masonry on the footpath in front of the Cranmer Courts, behind a cordon fence.
A photograph of a map at the temporary Civil Defence headquarters which was set up at the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The map shows areas of the city that have flooded and roads that have closed.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on St Asaph Street. Sections of the façade crumbled. The bricks have been cleared from the footpath below. Steel fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.