Liquefaction 'volcanos' in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. Silt erupted out of the ground, piling up over the surface and leaving cracks at the mouth of the volcano.
Photo of damage in Canterbury, taken by John Weeber.
A photograph of the damaged Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Georgina Webster was too scared to enter the relief shelter at Addington Raceway so she slept in her car".
A PDF copy of the Pegasus Post community newspaper, published on Sunday 19 December 2010.
Page 21 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 18 September 2010.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch. Kitchen of homeowner Mel Whitby, pictured with Clayton Cosgrove".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together in Christchurch's Hagley Park as a post-earthquake party. Sharing the love".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker, too busy with meetings and work to get fully on the election campaign trail. In a meeting with Jason Kerrison and Paul Ellis about the earthquake relief concert. From left: Jo Blair, Jason Kerrison, Paul Ellis and Bob Parker".
Page 12 of Section B of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 10 December 2010.
Page 12 of the Escape section of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 20 December 2010.
Page 3 of the Punt section of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 27 December 2010.
A photograph of a mound of liquefaction on the grass at Bexley Park.
Page 18 of the Your Weekend section of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 25 December 2010.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 16 Station Road.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jordan Young (8) and Matthew Rogers (11) from Banks Avenue School in Dallington. First day back to school after 'quake-break'".
Three men digging silt out of storm water drains in Burwood.
Members of the Avonside Community walk down a road in Avonside. Silt from liquefaction has been cleared from people's properties and placed on the street in piles. Workers in the distance are collecting the silt to take to Bottle Lake.
A machine pumping sewage into the Avon River on Avonside Drive.
The north end of the Gayhurst Road bridge, cracked down the side, the posts bent inwards and the road buckled. Tape has been woven across the bridge.
The north end of the Gayhurst Road bridge, pulling away from the stone walls on the bank.
The north end of the bridge on Gayhurst Road. During the earthquake, the bridge was forced about 15 centimetres towards the river, the land falling away under the road. Fencing has been placed around the footpath, and the road filled and resealed so that it can still be used by traffic.
Workers digging up the road along Avonside Drive.
Extensive repairs being made to the sewerage infrastructure on Avonside Drive.
Extensive repairs being made to the sewerage infrastructure on Avonside Drive.
The north end of the Gayhurst Road bridge with buckled railings and torn up footpath now filled in.
Boarded up houses on Bowie Place.
Pomeroy's Brewery Inn on Kilmore Street viewed across the Avon River. The bar is green stickered meaning it safe to enter. As a brick building in this condition is fairly rare.
A crack next to the Avon River caused by the ground slumping after the 4 September earthquake. A blue pipe has been laid over the crack. Many kilometres of these temporary water pipes have been run overground in Avonside to supply houses with water.
One of many notices along Christchurch waterways, reading "Polluted water, please avoid contact, Christchurch City Council".