Extensive repairs being made to the sewerage infrastructure on Avonside Drive.
Extensive repairs being made to the sewerage infrastructure on Avonside 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.
A photograph of portable toilets in Burwood. Many hundreds of portable toilets have been provided to members of the public in areas where the sewerage system has failed and will require many months of major earthworks to rectify.
Workers repairing water mains along Galbraith Avenue in Avonside. A blue pipe carrying a temporary water supply to the neighbourhood can be seen running across the park.
Cracks along the driveway and lawn of a property on Avonside Drive.
A photograph of St Paul's Church on Gayhurst Road.
Contractors work to complete the relay of a sewerage line in Burwood.
One of many notices along Christchurch waterways, reading "Polluted water, please avoid contact, Christchurch City Council".
A large crack running through the driveway and lawn of a property on Avonside Drive.
A crack in the footpath in Avonside with cones around it to warn pedestrians and cyclists.
Three men digging silt out of storm water drains in Burwood.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children react to Richie McCaw's surprise arrival".
Cracking along the bottom of a house in Avonside Drive. The house has lifted a few centimetres off its foundations.
A sign on Morris Street off Avonside Drive clipped to wire fencing on the road. The sign reads "Non-residents are asked not to enter this area. Traffic may cause further damage to roads and properties. Please respect the needs of local residents".
A photograph of road signs and a cone on Avonside Drive. One sign indicates that the speed limit in the area is temporarily 30 km/h. The other states that there is "No through route. Access to properties only".
A damaged road island on Avonside Drive. Paving stones have been removed and stacked on the island. A road cone sits at the end.
Members of the Avonside Community walk down a road in Avonside. Silt from liquefaction has been cleared from people's properties and placed on the street in piles. Workers in the distance are collecting the silt to take to Bottle Lake.
The north end of the Gayhurst Road bridge, cracked down the side, the posts bent inwards and the road buckled. Tape has been woven across the bridge.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A brick chimney has visibly twisted and there are gaps between the bricks. The photographer comments, "One chimney is damaged but still standing - for now. (It was taken down on the morning of Day 2, just as well)".
A photograph of large cracks in the pavement in front of St Paul's School in Dallington.
A photograph of a large crack in the garden beds of a house on Glenarm Terrace in Dallington.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a brick wall at the entrance to a property on Gayhurst Road.
A photograph of a portaloo on the side of Gayhurst Road near St Paul's Church.
Avonside Drive, looking up Rodson Avenue. A pile of gravel can be seen, as well as road cones, Port-a-loos and fencing.
A woman inspecting a crack in the footpath in Avonside. Cones on either side warn pedestrians and cyclists of the uneven surface.
A photograph of displaced bricks in one of the walls of St Paul's School on Gayhurst Road.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Matthew Rogers (11) from Banks Avenue School in Dallington. First day back to school after 'quake-break'".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Marlborough Civil Defence manager Ross Hamilton inspects the liquefaction damage at a property in Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "All Black Captain Richie McCaw meets students of the badly-damaged St Paul's School".