Felled trees near the Park Terrace bridge in Hagley Park. A lamp post in the background is on a noticeable lean and a damaged shipping container can be seen to the left. The shipping container was damaged when the tree fell during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
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.
Sadly the Chapel has been badly damaged in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. See below. The Rose Historic Chapel formerly St Mary’s Convent Chapel is the sole survivor of a group of heritage buildings in Christchurch that once comprised the St Mary’s Convent complex for the Sisters of Mercy in North Colombo St...
An aerial view of the Port Hills a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A landslide on the hill can be seen.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 21 September 2011 entitled, "Caring for the Convalescent".
A water tank outside a New World supermarket providing residents with clean water. The earthquake caused major damage to sewer pipes and pump stations in and around Christchurch.
The current state of the Christchurch Cathedral can be seen in the middle. The spire collapsed as a result of the earthquake. Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, 2011. Much of the inner city CBD is still cordoned off and will be for some time. About 900 buildings are ...
People in the Canterbury town of Kaiapoi say they are determined to preserve their community despite learning yesterday hundreds of earthquake-damaged homes will have to go.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 68-76 Manchester Street. Red stickers have been taped to the doors, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
Earthquake damage to the south-west corner of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Broken furniture can be seen in a room exposed by the fallen walls.
The Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's "Community Earthquake Update" bulletin, published on Friday 29 July 2011.
An interested passerby assumes that a builder will be keen to get some EQC work fixing up Christchurch but the builder replies 'Are you kidding?! Not while EQC is paying us $4500 a week to do its assessments!' Context - The Earthquake Commission (EQC) has employed 414 contractors to carry out the assessments on its behalf, Radio New Zealand reported. Contractors carrying out property inspections of quake-damaged Christchurch homes are being paid about $4000 a week. Contractors are paid $75 an hour, while the builders, who inspect the damage, receive $60 an hour, the broadcaster said. (8 June 2011) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
The old Christchurch Railway Station Clock Tower was damaged during the 7.1 magnitude quake on 4 September 2010 and was braced by the wooden sleeve until repaired. However, although the sleeve did its job during the 6.3 magnitude quake on 22 February 2011, the lower part of the tower started to break away.
The community centre in my old neighbourhood. Now it's an empty lot.
The community centre in my old neighbourhood. Now it's an empty lot.
Hotel Grand Chancellor - Leaning 1m to the east, demolition will start about mid June and is expected to take 10 months to complete at a cost of approx NZ$10m. It will be the biggest & tallest demolition project in New Zealand. Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, ...
A video of Dallington resident Christine Mathieson being told that her orange-zoned property has been rezoned as green. The rezoning was confirmed earlier in the day by Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee, who announced that 400 earthquake-damaged properties in Christchurch will be bought by the government. Mathieson's house is not one of them.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Damage to the side wall of the Mexican Cafe and His Lordships on Lichfield Street. from the December 23 earthquakes".
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on Armagh Street. The bricks walls have partially collapsed, and the bricks have fallen onto the car park in front.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. The ground floor was the former site of C1 Espresso Cafe.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Bus Exchange on Lichfield Street which has suffered more damage as a result of the 23 December 2011 earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Headmaster Simone Leese talks from his new Headmaster's Office in the main square, about the damage to Christ's College campus buildings."
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Kenton Chambers on Hereford Street. Large cracks have formed between each window. Many of the windows have also broken.
A photograph of the damage to a gear from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope. The gear was bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the right ascension slow motion gears from the Townsend Telescope. Some of the larger gear's teeth were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged tower of the ChristChurch Cathedral. A crane and a large pile of rubble are sitting in front of the tower.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged brick wall of a house on Bealey Avenue near Springfield Road. The ceiling of the building has been braced with scaffolding.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The outer-side wall has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the ground and buckling the fence.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team in the kitchen of an earthquake-damaged house. Broken crockery litters the floor.
A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. In the background emergency management personnel in hazmat suits are standing in groups.