Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
A woman inspects the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road. In the background sightseers take photographs of the damage.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road. In the background sightseers take photographs of the damage.
Liquefaction in a horse paddock. In the foreground cracks are visible in the road surface.
The damaged gable walls of the Cranmer Centre are protected by tarpaulins and wooden framing.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
A crane lifts containers off a goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
A crane lifts containers off a goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage to the Cranmer Courts.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Details of stone and brickwork on the Cranmer Centre.
A flowering fruit tree provides spring colour after the September earthquake.
A goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
A goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
Fallen trees beside a house in rural Canterbury.
Cracks in the parapet of the Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street.
Fallen stonework and bricks at the base of a wall. A spray-painted sign reads "Danger!!! Wall unstable, stay clear".
Bricks fallen from a building on Madras Street.
Shipping containers protecting the street from an unstable building on Madras Street. Cracks can be seen in the wall of the building.
Damage to St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square, where stones have fallen from the gable wall.
Stones fallen from the gable wall of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Stones fallen from the bell tower of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Stones fallen from the bell tower of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Stones fallen from the bell tower of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Stones fallen from the bell tower of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.