Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls, exposing the wooden framing beneath. Power lines between the house and a power pole have been stretched taut. The photographer comments, "The house and power pole have moved, stretching power lines taut as a guitar string".
A photograph of the south end of Latimer Square near Hereford Street. A generator has been hooked up to a power board which has several power plugs attached to it. A crate of supplies is sitting behind the power board. Wire fencing has been set up in the background as a cordon, and emergency tape has been draped between the trees. Behind this there are earthquake-damaged buildings, excavators and their parts, and rubble on Madras Street.
A power pole on River Road is on a lean, stretching the power lines taut. Two lines have broken and are hanging from the pole. The photographer comments, "Power poles stretched wires to breaking point".
A sign on Bracken Street in Avonside reading, "Low power lines".
A photograph of liquefaction around a power pole on Gayhurst Road.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Lois Place off River Road, Avonside".
A power pole on a lean on the corner of Dallington Terrace and Gayhurst Road. The photographer comments, "Leaning power poles".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redzoned houses between Wattle Drive and Anzac Drive".
A sign on Robson Avenue warning the public of "Low Power Lines". The power poles sank during the earthquake due to liquefaction destabilising the ground underneath.
Tangled power lines on Avonside Drive.
A sign attached to a power pole on Bracken Street in Avonside reading, "Low power lines". The footpath around it has cracked and sunk in places as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A sign attached to a power pole on Avonside Drive reading, "Low power lines". The footpath around it has cracked and sunk in places as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A family walk their dogs down Avonside Drive, while a boy walks past carrying a shovel. In the background, power poles are leaning at extreme angles. The photographer comments, "Power poles in Avonside Drive developed an alarming lean".
Regan Gentry's Flour Power sculpture on Colombo Street.
Regan Gentry's Flour Power sculpture on Colombo Street.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redzoned houses between Wattle Drive and Anzac Drive".
An abandoned residential property at 20 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The roof is warped and the backyard is overgrown with weeds. A sticker has been placed on the power box to indicate that the power has been turned off.
An abandoned residential property at 22 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. Weeds are growing through the cracks in the ground and the yard has become overgrown. A sticker has been placed on the power meter to indicate that the power has been turned off.
A view looking up at a power pole on Avonside Drive.
Power has been removed at these properties on New Brighton Road.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Shipping containers next to a business office complex in Burnside".
A power pole on a lean on the corner of Dallington Terrace and Gayhurst Road.
A fallen concrete-block fence in Dallington. A power pole nearby is on a lean.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers on Armagh Street repairing a high voltage power cable".
A photograph of a power pole on a lean. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Southshore".
A photograph of a power pole on a lean. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Southshore".
Workers repairing power lines on Settlers Crescent in Ferrymead. Liquefaction silt can be seen on the road surface.