A poem by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman from "Shaken Down 6.3", Canterbury University Press 2012.
The damaged Nortons building in Lyttelton is braced with wooden supports and the parapet tied to its roof with straps.
A goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
A large crack runs across the entrance driveway to Murphy Park in Kaiapoi.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Parts of the facade and roof have collapsed.
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
The Press building with boarded-up windows and straps supporting damaged parts of the building.
Road cones on the Peraki Street railway level crossing in Kaiapoi. In the distance, warping of the railway lines can be seen.
The former Lyttelton Council building being demolished.
The sun filters through the clouds near Kaiapoi.
Damage to the northwest corner of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
A damaged chimney on a house on Papanui Road.
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls.
A large crack runs across Peraki Street in Kaiapoi.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road. In the background sightseers take photographs of the damage.
Liquefaction and flooding on the lawn behind the Kaiapoi Fire Station.
A view of the Christchurch CBD, taken from the Port Hills.
A fence and Road Closed sign block off an earthquake-damaged road in rural Canterbury.
Cracks in the road and liquefaction at the intersection of Rich Street and Raven Quay in Kaiapoi.
Damage to St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Damaged buildings on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fence.
A damaged chimney on a house on Papanui Road.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road. In the background sightseers take photographs of the damage.
A large crack through a footpath and grass verge.
Bealey Pharmacy cordoned off with danger tape after the parapet collapsed onto its awning.
Damage to the Community of the Sacred Name building on Barbadoes Street.
What is left of a house on the clifftop in Sumner which has partially fallen from the cliff.
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi.
Peraki Street in Kaiapoi, near the railway level crossing. The road and footpath surfaces are cracked and buckled.
Cracks in the road and liquefaction at the intersection of Rich and Hilton Streets in Kaiapoi. Some of the liqufaction has been dug out of properties and placed in piles on the side of the road.