An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
A private driveway off Halswell Road with extensive cracking. The driveway has slumped into the creek due to liquefaction from the earthquake.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of the port of Lyttelton following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
A broken driveway on Avonside Drive. The concrete slabs on the driveway have lifted during the earthquake, creating a large crack in the driveway. The crack has been filled with tiles and wood but the rubbish bins have still fallen in.
A large crack running through the driveway and lawn of a property on Avonside Drive.
Damage to the bell tower of St John's Church on Hereford Street. The stones have crumbled, exposing the inside of the tower. They are still lying where they fell. Damage can also be seen on the roof.
A police officer and solider on duty on Riccarton Road, a demolished shop in the distance. 'Police Emergency' tape has been placed over the road to create a temporary cordon.
A scorched building on Worcester Street. An electrical fire started in this building after the 4 September earthquake.
A building on Lichfield Street next to Poplar Lane. The top of the building crumbled onto the street during the 4 September earthquake, crushing a car. The inner walls are now visible on the top storey.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
A PDF copy of the June 2010 edition of the Home Living lifestyle magazine.
The Para Rubber Building on Manchester Street, its demolition nearly complete. A concrete post can be seen in this picture, the steel reinforcement visible out the sides.
Daffodils in bloom in Cracroft park.
A sign outside Poplar Lane reading "Temporary Road Closure, Poplar Street will be closed between Lichfield Street and Tuam Street from 7am on 09:08:2010 to 6pm on 22:11:2010, Enquiries: 0800 SAFE 4U". "Danger Keep Out" tape can be seen behind the sign.
Members of the public viewing the damage to the Trinity Congregational Church (now the Octagon Live Restaurant) on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets. Wire fencing and tape have been placed around the building.
A brother and sister look through wire fencing at the damage to the central city. Temporary fencing like this was placed across streets and around buildings as cordons.
The clock on the old Moorhouse Avenue Railway Station. The clock can be used to indicate when the earthquake occurred as it stopped when the earthquake struck.
A mobile disaster response unit parked in a supermarket car park on Moorhouse Avenue.