Damage to the Music Centre of Christchurch building on Barbadoes Street. Tarpaulins have been used to weather proof gaps in the building's gables from where masonry has fallen.
Damage to the Music Centre of Christchurch building on Barbadoes Street. Tarpaulins have been used to weather proof gaps in the building's gables from where masonry has fallen.
The damaged Edward Gibbon Plumbing Plus building on the corner of Tuam and Madras Streets. The upper storey has partially collapsed, and fallen bricks litter the road below.
The damaged Edward Gibbon Plumbing Plus building on the corner of Tuam and Madras Streets. The upper storey has partially collapsed, and fallen bricks litter the road below.
The damaged Edward Gibbon Plumbing Plus building on the corner of Tuam and Madras Streets. The upper storey has partially collapsed, and fallen bricks litter the road below.
A building with temporary sheet metal weatherproofing on the roof, replacing the fallen brickwork. Scaffolding has also been erected next to the building so that repairs can be made.
The damaged Edward Gibbon Plumbing Plus building on the corner of Tuam and Madras Streets. The upper storey has partially collapsed, and fallen bricks litter the road below.
The damaged Edward Gibbon Plumbing Plus building on the corner of Tuam and Madras Streets. The upper storey has partially collapsed, and fallen bricks litter the road below.
The damaged Edward Gibbon Plumbing Plus building on the corner of Tuam and Madras Streets. The upper storey has partially collapsed, and fallen bricks litter the road below.
The damaged Edward Gibbon Plumbing Plus building on the corner of Tuam and Madras Streets. The upper storey has partially collapsed, and fallen bricks litter the road below.
The damaged Edward Gibbon Plumbing Plus building on the corner of Tuam and Madras Streets. The upper storey has partially collapsed, and fallen bricks litter the road below.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls onto the driveway. The photographer comments, "More movement caused the brick cladding to fall off the building".
Damage to a building on Manchester Street, where the front wall of the upper two storeys has fallen away. A real estate sign on the shop next door reads "Watch this Hotspot!".
Earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A stone cross has fallen onto the roof, and broken windows and cracked stonework can be seen below the dome.
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls. Behind is the rubble of a house which has partially fallen from the cliff.
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls. Behind is the rubble of a house which has partially fallen from the cliff.
A woman on a bicycle stops to look through cordon fencing at the damaged Cranmer Centre. The brick facade has fallen from the upper storeys to the street below.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Gordon Harris building on Worcester Street. There are large cracks in the walls and the glass has fallen out of the windows.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Gordon Harris building on Worcester Street. There are large cracks in the walls and the glass has fallen out of the windows.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Gordon Harris building on Worcester Street. There are large cracks in the walls and the glass has fallen out of the windows.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Gordon Harris building on Worcester Street. There are large cracks in the walls and the glass has fallen out of the windows.
A photograph of a damaged brick building on St Asaph Street. The bricks wall of the gable has collapsed, and the bricks have fallen onto the pavement below.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Gordon Harris building on Worcester Street. There are large cracks in the walls and the glass has fallen out of the windows.
The brick wall of a building in Redcliffs that has cracked and fallen away in some places. Sections of the wall have buckled out from the building's structure.
A photograph of a badly-damaged shop on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street. The footpath is covered in remains of fallen bricks and building rubble.
St John's Presbyterian Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The ground around the church is strewn with masonry that has fallen from the church's walls and collapsed tower.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of the Bealey Denture Clinic. Tiles from the bottom of the building have broken and fallen to the footpath.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Wendy's building on Hereford Street. Most of the facade of the bottom storey has fallen away and windows have been boarded up with plywood.
A photograph of the fallen dome from the collapsed Tower Chambers building lying upside down on Lichfield Street. The photograph was taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Damage to a house in Redcliffs. The chimney is still intact, but is leaning away from the house at an extreme angle, and concrete blocks have fallen from the walls.