A goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
A photograph of liquefaction on Avonside Drive, near Porritt Park.
A photograph of fault ruptures through a tree plantation on Telegraph Road in Darfield.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
A photograph of a digger on the side of the road in Canterbury.
Bricks fallen from the facade of a building on the corner of Manchester and Welles Streets have destroyed its awning and are strewn across the footpath and road.
A photograph of liquefaction at a reserve between Greers Road and Harris Crescent in Papanui.
Staff working at the Emergency House after the September earthquakes.
Buckled curbing along Jones Street in Kaiapoi. A pile of liquefaction can be seen in the foreground as well as a few plastic pipes. A number of portaloos line the street in the distance as well as road cones.
A photograph of Room 212 in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The photograph was taken on the day when the staff were allowed to return to the building.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office sitting on a fence around a group of earthquake-damaged shops on Manchester Street.
Photo of damage in Canterbury, taken by John Weeber.