A crane and truck next to a damaged building behind a cordon fence on High Street in Rangiora.
Damage to a brick bulding. Part of the double-brick wall has collapsed, exposing the interior of the building.
Cracks in the Farmers building in Rangiora.
The old Lyttelton Fire Station, surrounded by cordon fencing and with its parapet supported by plywood sheeting.
Damage to Holy Trinity Church in Lyttelton. Stonework around the windows has crumbled, and the spire has been removed.
A crane and truck next to a damaged building behind a cordon fence on High Street in Rangiora.
The top of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the tops of other buildings. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
Broken bricks and building rubble lie on a lawn. In the background a cross decorates the side of a building.
Damage to a brick building. Earthquake-strengthening ties have prevented the gable end from collapsing, but large cracks are still visible.
Bricks and a window frame fallen from the wall of a single-storey building. The gap left by the fallen wall has been covered with plywood sheeting.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the tops of other buildings. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
The former Lyttelton Council building being demolished.
Detail of the former Lyttelton Council building being demolished.
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls. Behind is the rubble of a house which has partially fallen from the cliff.
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls. Behind is the rubble of a house which has partially fallen from the cliff.
The old Bank of New Zealand building in Kaiapoi, cordoned off with warning tape.
Liquefaction and cracking in a paddock in rural Canterbury.
The old Bank of New Zealand building in Kaiapoi, cordoned off with warning tape.
The old Bank of New Zealand building in Kaiapoi, cordoned off with warning tape.
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls. In the foreground on the right is what remains of Shag Rock.
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls.
The damaged Rangiora Freemasons lodge supported by wooden bracing and scaffolding.
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls. On the right is the rubble of a house which has partially fallen from the cliff.
A damaged retaining wall beside a cemetery. The headstones are wrapped with warning tape.
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack in wallboard has exposed the bricks behind. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
A house in Richmond, seen before the earthquakes.
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. The top of a window frame has separated from its side, and above a large crack in the wallboard has exposed the bricks behind. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
The former Town Hall building in Rangiora, behind a cordon fence.
Cordon fencing blocks off part of High Street in Rangiora.