A photograph of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre. A large pile of bricks covers the ground beside the wall.
A photograph of a close up view of damage to the ground and fencing at a farm near Telegraph Road in Darfield.
The ANZ Bank Chambers on the corner of High and Lichfield Streets. WORLD, a clothing store, was housed on the ground floor.
Damage to an apartment complex on Durham Street. The building has collapsed on the ground floor level, and the concrete block fence collapsed.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Anzac Drive close to the Avon River showing the liquefaction and ground tearing".
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of nails in a beam removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The almost-repaired west end of Woodham Road where the ground rose about 40 cm".
The former Government Life building in Cathedral Square. A couple of windows have been broken and a window on the ground floor has been boarded up.
A photograph of flowers growing in painted tyres on the ground. The installations have been done by Rotary International and are labelled, "Colour Me Christchurch".
A photograph of carved stonework lying on the ground at the corner of High Street, Hereford Street and Colombo Street.
Part of the roof of the Odeon Theatre sits on the ground in an empty section on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets.
The back of a damaged building on Madras Street. The awning from Bains of Madras Street sits on the ground beside the cordon fencing.
The backs of a row of damaged brick buildings in the CBD. Large sections of wall have fallen from several buildings, and rubble litters the ground.
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. A large deposit of liquefaction has dried around it.
A sign on the ground next to a exposed brick wall outside the former site for Piko Wholefoods. It reads "Piko. 248 Stanmore. Open".
A sewage pumping station on Avonside Drive has been lifted out of the ground by liquefaction. In the background, the damaged Snell Place footbridge over the Avon River is closed off with cordon fencing. The photographer comments, "A Sunday afternoon ride to New Brighton, then back via Aranui, Wainoni, Dallington, and Richmond. Not a cheerful experience. Dallington footbridge. The two pieces of this foot bridge have moved towards each other, so the bridge has developed quite a peak. The sewage pumping station has been heaved out of the ground by hydraulic pressure during quakes".
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...
A photograph of a detail of a beam removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a detail of a beam removed from the Cranmer Centre and placed on the ground in front.