A police officer and two soldiers inspects a property on Avonside Drive. The awning above the door has collapsed, taking some of the brick wall with it. It still lies on the front steps of the house.
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.
Cracks along the driveway and lawn of a property on Avonside Drive.
Henry Africa's Restaurant on Stanmore Road. The brick wall of the top storey has crumbled into the street, revealing the second layer on the inside. Fencing has been placed around the building to warn people off.
A damaged house on Manchester Street. One of the building's chimneys has fallen through its roof and the resulting hole has been covered with a black tarpaulin. The stump of its other chimney can also be seen.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
A damaged house on Manchester Street. A section of wall where masonry has collapsed has been weather proofed with a black tarpaulin. The building's chimney has fallen on to its roof.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old Post Office, Norwich Quay".
The remains of Simply Catering Cafe on the corner of Salisbury and Madras Streets, which have been cordoned off by a safety fence. The business' owners have spray painted on the back wall of the building, "We'll be back". Behind the building an orange tarpaulin can be seen draped over a roof.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "London Street".
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
A view across Manchester Street to the National Library of New Zealand building.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
A view across the intersection of Salisbury and Manchester Streets to the National Library of New Zealand building.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
Plants growing through a pile of bricks in the car park of the SRS Ayurveda Clinic on Ferry Road in Woolston.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
The A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Bricks from the top section of the building have fallen away. Signs advertising two businesses housed in the building, Superheat and Junk and Disorderly, can be seen sitting in front of it. The footpath is covered with brick dust and small pieces of masonry from when the larger pieces were cleared away.
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.
A bent drain pipe supporting a section of collapsed masonry on the A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston.
A red-stickered building on Canterbury Street in Lyttelton. The building's facade has been propped up with timber, steel and concrete block bracing, and one of its windows has been weather proofed with plywood. Wire fencing has been place around the building as a cordon.
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.
Wood and pink insulation batts on Canterbury Street in Lyttelton. This construction material has been stripped from the exterior of a house.