Sightseers inspect the damage to a road which buckled during the earthquake, leaving a series of large cracks across the tarmac.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road. In the background sightseers take photographs of the damage.
Liquefaction in a horse paddock. In the foreground cracks are visible in the road surface.
The damaged gable walls of the Cranmer Centre are protected by tarpaulins and wooden framing.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
A crane lifts containers off a goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
A crane lifts containers off a goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
A goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
A goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
Fallen stonework and bricks at the base of a wall. A spray-painted sign reads "Danger!!! Wall unstable, stay clear".
Shipping containers protecting the street from an unstable building on Madras Street. Cracks can be seen in the wall of the building.
Damage to St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square, where stones have fallen from the gable wall.
Stones fallen from the gable wall of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Stones fallen from the bell tower of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Stones fallen from the bell tower of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Stones fallen from the bell tower of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Stones fallen from the bell tower of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
Cracks in the parapet of a building on Tuam Street. Steel reinforcement can be seen sticking out of the front wall.
Unstable buildings on Tuam Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the buildings' collapse.
Damage to a building on Manchester Street, where the front wall of the upper two storeys has fallen away.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below.
A road closed sign in front of cordon fencing at the corner of Charles and Jones Streets in Kaiapoi.
Liquefaction silt in the forecourt of the Challenge petrol station on the corner of Creswell Avenue and New Brighton Road.
Damage to the Edgeware Road Methodist Church. The front gable wall and rose window have fallen.
Diggers working at the corner of Charles and Jones Streets in Kaiapoi. The street partially blocked off by safety fencing and road cones, and a portaloo is visible in the background.