Large cracks run through the brick cladding of this house in Wainoni. The photographer comments, "During the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch the land which ran alongside the Avon river on Avonside Drive slumped towards the waterway. Houses which were wooden framed and had an external brick veneer started to sink into the liquefied soil. This caused the brick walls to crack, but the houses' occupants though shook up were saved by the wooden framework from the houses collapsing on them".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A large crack runs down an exterior wall. The photographer comments, "New cracks were still appearing in the brickwork".
Some cracks visible on the Mona Vale bathhouse.
Mural on the side wall of Perry's Cafe on Madras Street. It depicts two work men; one speech bubble saying "Is my crack showing?" and in other other it says "Don't be silly!". A topical joke about the cracks on the wall and Christchurch in general.
Cracks on the steps around the footpath by the Avon river.
A close up of cracks running through the stonework of Christ Church Cathedral.
A close up of a crack running through the stonework of Christ Church Cathedral.
The damaged AA Centre building on Durham Street. Cracks are visible in the walls.
Earthquake damaged building in the CBD. Cracks are clearly visible down the exterior walls.
Lego bricks in the cracks between the wooden planks of the Coffee Zone kiosk.
Earthquake damaged building in the CBD. Cracks are clearly visible down the exterior walls.
A close up of a crack running through the stonework of Christ Church Cathedral.
Crack repairs on the Rendezvous Hotel in Gloucester Street. Cracks have been injected with epoxy resin using syringes. The epoxy resin leaves a peak around each hole which will be ground down to a smooth surface. The wall will then be repainted. This process actually makes the wall stronger than it was originally.
Overgrown property in a residential area. The house has big cracks down the exterior wall.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Port Hills Road factories, post drill and glue of cracks".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Port Hills Road factories, post drill and glue of cracks".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Port Hills Road factories, post drill and glue of cracks".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Port Hills Road factories, post drill and glue of cracks".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Port Hills Road factories, post drill and glue of cracks".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Port Hills Road factories, post drill and glue of cracks".
A close up of a large crack in the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Port Hills Road factories, post drill and glue of cracks".
A close up of Christ Church Cathedral. Cracks are visible in a window sill and surrounding stonework.
A photograph of cracks in a garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crack in the wall of the new Press Building, Gloucester street".
A house in Richmond being demolished. Cracks in an internal wall. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A photograph of a large crack in the river bank. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
A close-up photograph of the top of the Rendezvous Hotel on Gloucester Street, showing cracks in the building and broken windows.
A view down damaged Chancery Lane through cordon fencing. A large crack can be seen in the former Government Life building to the right.
Digitally manipulated image of graffiti on a brick building on St Asaph Street. The graffiti depicts a sticking plaster over a broken section of the wall, with the words "I'll kiss it better". The photographer comments, "After the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch band aid plasters starting to appear in different parts of the city on damaged buildings. A year later most can still be seen. This one was once a whole plaster, but it has slowly broken up where it crossed the gap. The red bricks seen to symbolise the terrible wounds caused to the City and it's people".