The front page graphic for the Mainlander section of The Press, featuring an article about road cones.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The service station on Pages Road near Bexley Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Vehicles in floodwaters on Pages Road, Bexley".
A page banner promoting an article about the road to retail recovery.
As the tanks were empty, they floated due to soil liquefaction. Pages Road.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A New Brighton petrol station on Pages Road".
With the land dropping about 1metre to 1.4metres after the earthquakes, a few roads besides the Avon and Heathcote Rivers are flooded with very high tides. Extra stop banks (on right) erected after the quakes have helped, but the road is now well below high water level.
New Brighton Road, just short of New Brighton. The Pages Road bridge may b...
The front page graphic for The Press. The main headline reads, 'Does this look like the road to recovery?'.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A skateboarder playing in a damaged New Brighton petrol station on Pages Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A skateboarder playing in a damaged New Brighton petrol station on Pages Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A skateboarder playing in a damaged New Brighton petrol station on Pages Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A skateboarder playing in a damaged New Brighton petrol station on Pages Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A skateboarder playing in a damaged New Brighton petrol station on Pages Road".
Liquefaction and flooding in Waitaki Street, Bexley. The photographer comments, "Waitaki Street a week after the Christchurch Earthquake. Because of the damage to the drains and liquefaction in the area the streets are not drying out".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Neville Page of the Timaru Police was busy in the weekend attending road blocks on Christchurch streets after the September 4th earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Neville Page of the Timaru police was busy in the weekend attending road blocks on Christchurch streets after the September 4th earthquake".
A large crack where the foundation of a building has moved away from the adjoining carpark. The photographer comments, "The gap between Robbies restaurant and bar in New Brighton and the car park after the Christchurch Earthquake".