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.
The former Town Hall building in Rangiora, behind a cordon fence.
Cordon fencing blocks off part of High Street in Rangiora.
A warped footbridge in a park.
Workers on scaffolding work on the damaged St Joseph's Catholic Church in Lyttelton.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
The road outside the Kaiapoi Fire Station has slumped, and is cordoned off with safety tape.
Damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church (formerly the St Albans Wesleyan Church) in Merivale.
A cordoned-off building on Hereford Street.
Liquefaction silt in the Otukaikino Reserve.
Damage to the Mandeville Tavern in Kaiapoi. Large cracks are visible in its wall and there is a gap between the building and the footpath.
A goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1180 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A photograph of a road cone decorated with tinsel, captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking south along Bower Avenue in New Brighton".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River windings its way through densely pupulated housing. The Gayhurst Road bridge can be seen. The piece of land circumscribed by the loop of the river is all zoned red, as is the land to the left of the photo. On the right, most of the land is zoned green or orange".