The Old Lyttelton Post Office, opened in 1874, showing damage after a series of earthquakes hit Christchurch and Lyttelton over the last 9 months.
In the shadow of a broken house,
Down a deserted street,
Propt walls, cold hearths, and phantom stairs,
And the silence of dead feet —
Locked wildly in one another's arms
I saw two lovers meet.
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Graphs showing the effect of the earthquakes on energy use.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Charles Street, Kaiapoi. The effect of extreme liquefaction".
A graph showing the effect the 4 September 2010 earthquake had on investor confidence in Christchurch.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect..
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
An infographic showing predictions for the effect of a major earthquake on services in Wellington.
An infographic showing predictions for the effect of a major earthquake on access to Wellington.
A graph showing the effect of the earthquakes on ticket sales for the International Film Festival.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "In the window of 144 Lichfield Street (Lichfield Lanes in effect no longer exist)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The effect of the 5.3 aftershock on Saturday the 16th April inside a shop".
A photograph of the exposed wall of a building on High Street. Different coloured squares of paint give it a patchwork effect.
A photograph of the exposed wall of a building on High Street. Different coloured squares of paint give it a patchwork effect.
A tree on Reserve Terrace in Lyttelton has been wrapped in colourful cloth to create a stripe like effect up the trunk and branches.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This building was designed to be angled - it's not an extreme earthquake effect. 330 Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This building was designed to be angled - it's not an extreme earthquake effect. 330 Durham Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The road surface of the Colombo Street bridge over the River Avon, showing the effect of compression".