Road damage near Kaiapoi.
Road damage near Kaiapoi.
Liquefaction silt in a paddock.
The former Lyttelton fire station.
The damaged Nortons building in Lyttelton is braced with wooden supports and the parapet tied to its roof with straps.
A goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
A large crack runs across the entrance driveway to Murphy Park in Kaiapoi.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Parts of the facade and roof have collapsed.
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
Road cones on the Peraki Street railway level crossing in Kaiapoi. In the distance, warping of the railway lines can be seen.
The sun filters through the clouds near Kaiapoi.
A damaged chimney on a house on Papanui Road.
A large crack runs across Peraki Street in Kaiapoi.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road. In the background sightseers take photographs of the damage.
Liquefaction and flooding on the lawn behind the Kaiapoi Fire Station.
A fence and Road Closed sign block off an earthquake-damaged road in rural Canterbury.
Cracks in the road and liquefaction at the intersection of Rich Street and Raven Quay in Kaiapoi.
A damaged chimney on a house on Papanui Road.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road. In the background sightseers take photographs of the damage.
Bealey Pharmacy cordoned off with danger tape after the parapet collapsed onto its awning.
Damage to the Community of the Sacred Name building on Barbadoes Street.
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi.
Peraki Street in Kaiapoi, near the railway level crossing. The road and footpath surfaces are cracked and buckled.
Cracks in the road and liquefaction at the intersection of Rich and Hilton Streets in Kaiapoi. Some of the liqufaction has been dug out of properties and placed in piles on the side of the road.
Liquefaction silt and cracking in a paddock near Kaiapoi.
A tarpaulin covers the damaged gable end of a building on Hereford Street.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below. In the foreground is the War Memorial.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
A red-stickered building in Papanui, cordoned off with danger tape and a crowd barrier. The windows have been boarded up and spray-painted with USAR markings.
A woman inspects a large crack in the ground near the side of the road.
