Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pics of the fault line which ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".
Three years on from the 7.1 earthquake that struck Canterbury, some neighbourhoods have been changed forever.
Closure of roads damaged by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Closure of roads damaged by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Closure of roads damaged by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Closure of roads damaged by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Collapsed roof and parapet following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Collapsed roof and parapet following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. cnr Lichfield and Colombo Streets, looking south.
Collapsed roof and parapet following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Collapsed roof and parapet following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
A photograph of rubble from the partially-demolished Cranmer Centre.
Thousands of people are being evacuated from the Christchurch city centre with Civil Defence officials saying its simply too dangerous for residents to stay there.
A close-up photograph of bricks and building rubble outside the Cranmer Courts.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage following the 7.1 earthquake. Graffiti on wall reads 'Built to last!'
Parapet of this building collapsed during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.