The playground at Halswell School.
A tree stump at Halswell School.
A gap between two walls at Halswell Primary School. The gap was caused by two buildings separating during the 4 September earthquake.
Broken pavement in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Silt from liquefaction can also be seen.
New re-locatable classrooms being readied for use at Halswell School.
A photograph of the gates of Halswell School.
A muddy patch on the grass at Halswell School.
Tape reading, "Danger Keep Out" on the gate to Halswell Primary School. A sign has been stabled to the tape reading, "No unauthorised entry".
Broken pavement in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Somebody has pulled apart the broken pavement and placed it in a pile in the middle of a netball court.
Cracking along the pavement at Halswell Primary School. The ground has risen and fallen in places leaving an uneven surface where the children usually play.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Halswell School shows few signs of the earthquake damage it suffered in September 2010".
One of several containers now on the Halswell School grounds while reconstruction takes place.
A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds near the playground. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
The stump of an oak tree in the Halswell Primary School grounds. The oak tree had the be cut down after it broke during the earthquake and was hanging at a angle. The person who cut down the tree has carved "1870 - 16:9:2010" into the stump, the year that the tree was planted, and then the day that it broke and fell.
A typical "sand volcano" caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "New Zealand's Governor-General Anand Satyanand and his wife Susan Satyanand visited sites around earthquake stricken Canterbury today. Lady Susan Satyanand looks through a window of a classroom at badly affected Halswell Primary School".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "New Zealand's Governor-General Anand Satyanand and his wife Susan Satyanand visited sites around earthquake stricken Canterbury today. (L-R) Selwyn District mayor Kelvin Coe, Christchurch city councillor Bob Shearing, Lady Susan and Governor-General Anand Satyanand visit badly affected Halswell Primary School".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "New Zealand's Governor-General Anand Satyanand and his wife Susan Satyanand visited sites around earthquake stricken Canterbury today. (L-R) Selwyn District mayor Kelvin Coe, Christchurch city councillor Bob Shearing, Lady Susan and Governor-General Anand Satyanand visit badly affected Halswell Primary School".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "New Zealand's Governor-General Anand Satyanand and his wife Susan Satyanand visited sites around earthquake stricken Canterbury today. (L-R) Selwyn District mayor Kelvin Coe, Christchurch city councillor Bob Shearing, Lady Susan and Governor-General Anand Satyanand visit badly affected Halswell Primary School".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "New Zealand's Governor-General Anand Satyanand and his wife Susan Satyanand visited sites around earthquake stricken Canterbury today. (L-R) Selwyn District mayor Kelvin Coe, Christchurch city councillor Bob Shearing, Lady Susan and Governor-General Anand Satyanand visit badly affected Halswell Primary School".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "New Zealand's Governor-General Anand Satyanand and his wife Susan Satyanand visited sites around earthquake stricken Canterbury today. (L-R) Selwyn District mayor Kelvin Coe, Christchurch city councillor Bob Shearing, Lady Susan and Governor-General Anand Satyanand visit badly affected Halswell Primary School".
