A collapsed brick fence on Idris Road.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building in central Christchurch. The basement of the building has collapsed and the concrete blocks have broken away from each other. The left corner of the building has also suffered damage, with many of the concrete blocks shaking loose.
A photograph of a hallway in a building in the Christchurch city centre. Concrete blocks and other rubble fill the stairwell on the left-hand side of the hallway.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "4 Goodman Street, Horseshoe Lake".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of buildings in central Christchurch. The basement of the buildings have collapsed and the concrete blocks have spilled into the car park. Large cracks have also formed in between the blocks in the walls of the building to the left.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Oxford Terrace. The wall in front of the car park has collapsed, the concrete blocks spilling onto the footpath in front.
A concrete slab blocking access to the Medway Street footbridge. The footbridge was badly warped in the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Someone has spray painted graffiti on the concrete block. Behind the concrete is a section of safety fence further blocking access.
Damage in a residential property in Richmond. A concrete block wall has collapsed. The photographer comments, "Collapsed concrete block fence".
Damage in a residential property in Richmond. A concrete block wall has collapsed. The photographer comments, "Collapsed concrete block fence".
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army deconstructing a concrete block wall.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 29 September 2010 entitled, "Tutorial for Simple Squares 12 1/2 inch block...".
Damage to a house in Redcliffs. There are large cracks in the concrete block walls and several blocks have fallen. The chimney is still intact, but is leaning away from the house at an extreme angle.
Damage to a house in Redcliffs. There are large cracks in the concrete block walls and several blocks have fallen. The chimney is still intact, but is leaning away from the house at an extreme angle.
The front entrance of the Durham Street Methodist Church. The door is blocked by a safety fence and large concrete blocks, which have been used to secure the steel bracing supporting the front wall of the building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Tuam Street looking north-east over Madras Street".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Oxford Terrace. The wall to the right has collapsed, the concrete blocks spilling onto the footpath in front. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the ground at the entrance of the building.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged to a house in Christchurch. The far wall has collapsed and many of the concrete blocks have spilled into the garden in front. Emergency tape has been draped in front of the wall as a cordon. A red sticker has also been stuck on the furthest window, indicating that the house is unsafe to enter.
One building left standing in an otherwise empty block.
A large metal block inside Durham Street Methodist Church.
The Bridge of Remembrance, blocked off with cordon fencing.
Cordon fencing blocks off part of High Street in Rangiora.
Concrete blocks form a temporary retaining wall on Dublin Street in Lyttelton.
A collapsed concrete block fence in front of a house in Redcliffs.
A couple inspect the entrance to an apartment block on Peterborough Street.
Concrete blocks that have been placed beside the road on Avonside Drive.
A crack in the concrete wall of a block of shops in Kaiapoi.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
A crack in the concrete wall of a block of shops in Kaiapoi.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashmere home where stone blocks fell off".
Fences block the road at the corner of Kilmore Street and Madras Street.