Damage to Fitzgerald Ave after the 6.3 magnitude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011.
An infographic about hydraulic fracturing in Canterbury.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cracking up. Roads throughout Halswell were fractured making driving a hazardous and slow process".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Quigley with an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Quigley with an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. 9 year old Tyler McFarlane looks at fractures on Avonside Drive".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Duncan Noble, masters student (left) and Tim Stahl, PhD student, measuring an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Duncan Noble, masters student (left) and Tim Stahl, PhD student, measuring an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Duncan Noble, masters student (left) and Tim Stahl, PhD student, measuring an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Duncan Noble, masters student (left) and Tim Stahl, PhD student, measuring an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
A drain grating and surround sit on top of a broken curb. The photographer comments, "You can see that the drain cover no longer fits, but there is a metal surrounding that also has to be placed in first".
Shows the Mainzeal logo fractured and with an earthquake red sticker, with the comment 'Land seems ok... Not sure about the structure!'. Refers to the announcement on 6 February that Mainzeal, one of New Zealand's largest construction companies actively involved in the Christchurch, rebuild had been placed in receivership.
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The Christchurch Cathedral after loosing its tower and spire after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. The February 22 quake cracked pillars, twisted walls, shattered stained glass, collapsed buttresses, fractured masonry and toppled the tower. The rose window in the west wall collapsed in the June aftershocks. Demolition of the Chr...
The cartoon shows the word 'Christchurch' fractured by earthquake. Text above reads 'The new tear(s)'. A second version has the text in the singular 'The new tear'. Context: In spite of Christchurch's great hopes for a new year without earthquakes, there have been numerous quakes and aftershocks. A wordplay on 'new year' and 'new tear' - that is weeping with fear and dismay.
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