A group of people talk in the entrance to the Dallington Discounter dairy.
Two men carry backpacks and shopping bags along Tuam Street, stepping over emergency tape that lies across the road. Brick dust covers the street where fallen bricks have been cleared. The photographer comments, "Two members of our office carrying gear through the cordon. This was taken shortly after the 4th September earthquake. Police allowed us free access past the cordon and simply advised us to watch out for falling masonry. The access situation was much different after the February aftershock".
Large cracks run through a pathway in a park near Avonside Drive.
Damage to the Gayhurst Road bridge. The road has buckled due to the bridge's movement, and the bridge is cordoned off. Liquefaction covers part of the street, and in the background St Paul's Church is also cordoned off.
Damage to the tile roof of a house in Kerrs Road.
A large crack runs across Avonside Drive. Water is visible in the bottom of the crack, and there is flooding on the road surface.
People walking a dog on Avonside Drive step over a hump in the footpath caused by the buckling of the ground. Flooding and liquefaction can be seen on the road surface in the distance.
Liquefaction outside a residential property on Kerrs Road.
Damage in the car park at Kerrs Reach. A large crack crosses the car park where the land has slumped towards the river.
A road cone marks a large crack in the road on Avonside Drive. Water is visible in the bottom of the crack.
Detail of a building on Tuam Street. A large crack runs down the side of the building where the facade has separated.
A view down Manchester Street, looking north. On the left damaged buildings have been cordoned off, and road cones and barriers cordon off the street in the distance.
Large cracks in the playing field in Porrit Park are surrounded by "volcanoes" of liquefaction silt.
A large crack in the playing field in Porrit Park.
People walk along Tuam Street carrying bags and boxes. Brick dust covers the street where fallen bricks have been cleared, and on the left emergency tapes cordons off Manchester Street. The photographer comments, "This was taken shortly after the 4th September earthquake. Police allowed us free access past the cordon and simply advised us to watch out for falling masonry. The access situation was much different after the February aftershock".
Detail of a building on Tuam Street. A large crack runs down the side of the building where the facade has separated.
A view looking west down Tuam Street across the High Street intersection. Road cones line the street. The photographer comments, "This was taken shortly after the 4th September earthquake. Police allowed us free access past the cordon and simply advised us to watch out for falling masonry. The access situation was much different after the February aftershock".
Damaged buildings on Manchester Street, seen from the Tuam Street intersection. Police emergency tape cordons off the street. The photographer comments, "This was taken shortly after the 4th September earthquake. Police allowed us free access past the cordon and simply advised us to watch out for falling masonry. The access situation was much different after the February aftershock".
A water-damaged desk and computer in an office where overhead sprinklers were triggered by the earthquakes.
Mark Lincoln, wearing a climbing harness, poses with Fire Service personnel. In the background, two people demolish a chimney.
A man pokes his head through a hole in a damaged tile roof on Kerrs Road.
A large crack in the playing field in Porrit Park is surrounded by "volcanoes" of liquefaction silt.
Damage to a wharf in Lyttelton. The piles of the wharf are on a lean, as is the signal light.
A group of people inspect the damaged rowing club buildings at Kerrs Reach. A large gap has appeared between two concrete slabs beside the building, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Large cracks run across Avonside Drive, marked off with road cones. In the foreground is a temporary road sign showing a road works symbol with "on side road" written beneath.
Damage to a chimney of a house in Kerrs Road. The bricks at the base of the chimney have spread apart, but the chimney is still standing.
A police officer talks to the driver of a NZ Post truck at a cordon across Tuam Street. Military personnel stand nearby. The photographer comments, "this was taken shortly after the 4th September earthquake. Police allowed us free access past the cordon and simply advised us to watch out for falling masonry. The access situation was much different after the February aftershock".
A damaged building on Tuam Street. A large crack runs down the side of the building where the facade has separated. Cordon fencing and a shipping container protect the road from falling rubble.
Damage to the tile roof of a house in Kerrs Road.
A man pokes his arm through a hole in a damaged tile roof on Kerrs Road.
