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.
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.
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack in wallboard has exposed the bricks behind. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. The top of a window frame has separated from its side, and above a large crack in the wallboard has exposed the bricks behind. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A crack runs diagonally upwards from the corner of a doorway. Below, a picture is askew. The photographer comments, "Small cracks in the kitchen wall".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A step between two rooms has separated from the lower room's floor, leaving a large gap. The photographer comments, "The step down to our sun room is now above the floor".
The Avon River in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Avon River and Avonside Drive, near Robson Ave. Taken approx 317 River Road".
A house in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Corner of Morris St and Avonside Drive".
A house in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Avonside Drive, near Morris St".
A house in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Avonside Drive, near Morris St".
Trees on River Road in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "River Rd, looking across to corner of Avonside Drive and Bracken St".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of a concrete patio has slumped, leaving large cracks between slabs. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the concrete patio".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of a concrete patio has slumped, leaving large cracks. In the background, cracks are visible in the brickwork of the house. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the concrete patio".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A crack in a windowsill where the sill has separated from the window frame. The photographer comments, "Window frame in dining nook".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. Wallboard has broken away in the upper corner of a room, exposing the brickwork. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom. A lot of the plaster has subsequently fallen off the bricks".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A doorframe has visibly warped, leaving a gap between the frame and the door. Outside, cracks can be seen in the concrete patio. The photographer comments, "Sunroom - bifold doors are now separated from the frame. The doors on the left blew right out in a strong wind 2 weeks after the quake".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack in wallboard shows how the corner of the room has moved. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack in the wallboard below a window has exposed the bricks, and the skirting board has moved away from the floor. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack in the wallboard below a window has exposed the bricks, and the skirting board has moved away from the floor. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom. This is the interior view of the crack in the previous shot".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of the brick wall has slumped to one side, leaving visible gaps between the wall and the roof, and between the wall and a windowframe. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the external brickwork".
Cracks between a concrete patio and path in a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the concrete patio".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of a concrete patio has slumped, leaving large cracks. The photographer comments, "The concrete patio is broken into big slabs".
A collapsed fence in Richmond. The photographer comments, "The back fence fell down".
Detail of damage to the twisted Medway Street bridge. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
Cracks in the driveway of a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Tarsealed driveways have numerous cracks. In the following week these grew much wider".
Damage to a house in Richmond. A brick chimney has visibly twisted and there are gaps between the bricks. The photographer comments, "One chimney is damaged but still standing - for now. (It was taken down on the morning of Day 2, just as well)".
Damage to a house in Richmond. A brick chimney has visibly twisted and there are gaps between the bricks. The photographer comments, "Damaged chimney. We'll have to get this taken down tidily, but our roofer friends are a bit busy... (It was taken down on the morning of Day 2, just as well)".
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs diagonally through a brick wall. The photographer comments, "More cracked brickwork".
Damage to a house in Richmond. A brick chimney has partially collapsed. The photographer comments, "The chimney above our bedroom crumbled - glad it didn't come down in one piece".