The damaged Excelsior Hotel. Parts of the brick facade has collapsed, and there are large cracks running through what remains.
Large cracks in Avonside Drive, where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "Swanns Rd bridge, Avonside".
A damaged and abandoned house at 10 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. Weeds are growing through the cracks in the ground.
Cracks in the plaster of the wall of the reception area of the English department at the University of Canterbury.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Extensive slumping and cracking near where Horseshoe Lake joins up with the Avon River".
Dirty water filling a gutter on Bracken Street in Avonside. Weeds can be seen growing in cracks in the pavement.
Cracking along the bottom of a house in Avonside Drive. The house has lifted a few centimetres off its foundations.
Damage to the Kenton Chambers building. Diagonal cracking between the windows shows that the building has suffered major structural damage.
A house in Richmond being demolished. Cracks in an internal wall. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Cracks along the base of the fence around the Waimak Dragon Boat Club, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Cracks along the base of the fence around the Waimak Dragon Boat Club, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
Cracks in the parapet of a building on Tuam Street. Steel reinforcement can be seen sticking out of the front wall.
Damage to a brick building. Earthquake-strengthening ties have prevented the gable end from collapsing, but large cracks are still visible.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Slumping near the Avon River on Avonside Drive".
A photograph of the Devon Hotel on Armagh Street with cordon tape draped across the front. The closest chimney is cracked.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Knox Church showing the diagonal cracking in the brick work by the front door".
Crumbled wall above the window of a brick house on Centaurus Road. Cracks can also be seen diagonally between the bricks.
A photograph of a large crack in the river bank. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
Cracking in the bricks of the old Civic Chamber's tower. The facade is temporarily being held in place with web strapping.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs diagonally through a brick wall. The photographer comments, "More cracked brickwork".
Laura and her neighbour getting the chimney down before it comes through their ceiling. Ominous cracks were growing in the ceiling.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road. In the background sightseers take photographs of the damage.