Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "3 Meadow Street, Kaiapoi. This side of the street is blue-green (Technical Category 3) and the opposite side is red zoned".
A view across Manchester Street to the Octagon Live Restaurant (formerly Trinity Church), which is being repaired. One of the building's windows has been boarded up with plywood, and its base is enclosed in a security fence.
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Damage to the Gayhurst Road bridge. The road has buckled due to the bridge's movement, and the bridge is cordoned off. Liquefaction covers part of the street, and in the background St Paul's Church is also cordoned off.
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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "24 Seabreeze Close, Bexley. The door is permanently open because of the liquefaction silt, but there is no-one home to welcome you in".
A scanned copy of a photograph of the heads of two students amongst a pile of Canta magazines. Canta is the University of Canterbury student magazine. The photograph is from 1987.
A photograph of a sign reading, "Seabreeze Close is now closed. The Klingons from the Government have taken it over." The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Union Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton. This is the only church left standing in Winchester Street and we have heard that its future is not certain".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 21 May 2015 entitled, "Nothing is permenant in this world, even our troubles (Charlie Chaplin)".The entry was downloaded on 2 November 2016.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Johnson family of Avonside Drive is at a loss to believe their home is only half insured. From left, Blake - 4, Lisa, Danielle - 6 and Gary Johnson".
The empty site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, now demolished. Wire fencing surrounds the property. This is where the Pallet Pavilion is to be built. In the background, the Crowne Plaza can be seen.
A photograph of a corrugated-iron clad building on Oxford Street, which is all that remains standing after the buildings around it have been demolished. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "13 Oxford Street in Lyttelton".
A photograph of a pile of bricks and building rubble on Manchester Street. In the background a crane is parked on the street. A digger is parked to the right.
A view of an empty site that is now covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. On the site is a digger and two shipping containers. In the background, demolition work on the Manchester Securities House can be seen.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 72 Arncliff Street in Bexley. Wooden bracing is supporting the garage and a broken office chair is lying in the driveway.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wattle Drive in New Brighton. This part of the street is red zoned. This red zoned house is on the boundary between the zones".
Damage to River Road in Richmond. The road surface is badly cracked and slumped, and liquefaction silt covers part of the road. The photographer comments, "Liquefaction in River Rd. This is minor compared to many streets in town".
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of an excavator on St Asaph Street. In the background is the back of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre.
Damage to a house in Redcliffs. There are large cracks in the concrete block walls and several blocks have fallen. The chimney is still intact, but is leaning away from the house at an extreme angle.
Damage to a house in Redcliffs. There are large cracks in the concrete block walls and several blocks have fallen. The chimney is still intact, but is leaning away from the house at an extreme angle.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "It is hard to tell what is vertical at this house in Tasman Place. Many of the houses in the area have slumped".
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This house is clearly unoccupied. 8 Jean Batten Place, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
Pomeroy's Brewery Inn on Kilmore Street viewed across the Avon River. The bar is green stickered meaning it safe to enter. As a brick building in this condition is fairly rare.
Looking from the intersection of Worcester Boulevard and Montreal Street. The damaged Arts Centre is in the background with some of its wall boarded up. Going past it is a red Christchurch Sightseeing Tour bus which offers tours of central Christchurch.
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of road cones on Colombo Street. In the background is the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Brooklands area is having a street party to lift their spirits as their area is a mess after the September 4 M7.1 earthquake".
The Avon River in Richmond. The river level is very high, and the water is grey with silt. The photographer comments, "By the corner of Medway St and River Rd. The Avon seems to be very full, with grey silt laden water".