A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, and the bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, and the bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Carlton Hotel on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Papanui Road. The walls along the western side of the building have crumbled, bricks spilling onto the footpath. Scaffolding and steel bracing has been erected up the side. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. In the foreground, road cones line the street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Munn's the Man store on Armagh Street. The outer wall of the top storey has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the car park below. Wire fences placed around the building have toppled over. Steel bracing has been set up inside the building to hold the roof up.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Edward Gibbon building on Madras Street. Sections of the top storey have collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the road in front, damaging the awning and smashing several cars. In the foreground members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team are standing on the road.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "140-142 Lichfield Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "152-154 Lichfield Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "140-142 Lichfield Street".
Detail of damage to the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "This is the side view of the back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. The bricks seem to be just about to fall, but stayed in place after several big aftershocks. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
Bricks that have fallen from the A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston that have been piled in a car park beside the building and enclosed in a safety fence.
A damaged building, the brick cladding of which has fallen, exposing the wooden structure beneath. A wooden plank props up part of the building, and "Do not demoli." has been spray-painted on the wall.
A digger works on top of a pile of soil and building rubble.
The A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Cracks can be seen in the brickwork and a number of bricks have fallen from the top of the building.
Bricks that have fallen from the A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston that have been piled in a car park beside the building and enclosed in a safety fence.
A brick fence has been spray painted after the building was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked. Seen through the cordon fence.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the former St Albans Library on Colombo Street. Parts of the walls have crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the pavement. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A view of the badly-damaged Arts Centre from Hereford Street. The gables of the building have been secured with wooden bracing and a pile of brickwork lies on the street below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Damage to the Community of the Sacred Name building on Barbadoes Street. The gable ends of the building have collapsed, and bricks have fallen to the footpath below. The building is surrounded by security fencing. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Nunnery, Barbadoes St".
Damage to the Community of the Sacred Name building on Barbadoes Street. The gable ends of the building have collapsed, and bricks have fallen to the footpath below. The building is surrounded by security fencing. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Nunnery, Barbadoes St".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of the cracks in the building at the front of the Crichton Cobbers Youth and Community Club site on Fitzgerald Avenue".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A pile of bricks which have crumbled from a wall and landed on a digger at a demolition on Lichfield Street. This is a result of the 23 December 2011 earthquake".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The wall of the gable has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the lawn below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The gable wall has crumbled, the bricks and window frame falling onto the ground. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Winnie Bagoes on Colombo Street. The closest section of the building has collapsed, the bricks spilling onto the footpath and damaging the awning. Wire fencing has been placed around the footpath as a cordon.
A photograph of a block of earthquake-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. The outer wall of the second storey has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the footpath. Several cars have been crushed by the falling rubble.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Base Packpackers building behind the former Canterbury Times building on Gloucester Street. The corner of Base Backpackers has collapsed, exposing a bunkroom inside. Scaffolding has been constructed up the side of the building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner London, Oxford Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Knox Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "134 Hereford Street".
Detail of a building where the brick walls have crumbled, exposing the internal fixtures. Seen through the cordon fence.