Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help police on central city cordons".
General Manager of Community Services for the Christchurch City Council Michael Aitken writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage to the north west of the city boundary".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage to the north west of the city boundary".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage to the North West of the city boundary".
One of many notices along Christchurch waterways, reading "Polluted water, please avoid contact, Christchurch City Council".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. City centre as captured at early hours of the morning".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. City centre as captured at early hours of the morning".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army helping the police out at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. City centre as captured at early hours of the morning".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. City centre as captured at early hours of the morning".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. City centre as captured at early hours of the morning".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. City centre as captured at early hours of the morning".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. City centre as captured at early hours of the morning".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. City centre as captured at early hours of the morning".
Pages 2 and 3 of a Smiths City advertising insert in the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 25 December 2010.
A video of Mayor Bob Parker speaking to Christchurch prior to the Christchurch City Council elections in 2010.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "City centre returning to normal as people get out for beers on a Friday".
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the window of a building in the Christchurch central city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "City centre returning to normal as people get out for beers on a Friday".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker looks at damage during a tour of the inner city yesterday".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "City Care workers repair broken water pipes on Matipo Street, probably caused by the morning's earthquake".
A photograph of a sign on the door of the Christchurch City Council Building on Hereford Street. The sign reads, "EOC staff to use Worcester Street entrance".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "80 year-old Evan Ross from Richmond, Christchurch, is pictured looking around the destruction in the city".