The fish and chip shop on Hills Road in Edgeware. The building is red stickered meaning it is unsafe to enter. Without the glass in the window, the inside of the store is easy to see. Panelling on the walls and roof have come down and much of the furniture has been removed.
Tape reading, "Danger Keep Out" on the gate to Halswell Primary School. A sign has been stabled to the tape reading, "No unauthorised entry".
The site of the Historical Court House in Kaiapoi, completely clear now. Wire fencing still bars off the entrance to the site, keeping people away.
The final remains of the historic Courthouse in Williams Street, Kaiapoi. A digger on the property is clearing the rubble away.
The Williams Street Bridge in Kaiapoi. This part of the footpath was damaged when the concrete abutment rose during the earthquake, forcing its way through the pavement and into the open. Fencing has been placed around this section of the bridge until work can be done to make it safe to walk on.
Damage to the pavement along the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Wire fencing with tape and road cones have been placed along the bridge to keep people away.
Damaged pavement on the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. The concrete abutment has risen during the earthquake, forcing its way through the pavement of the footpath into the open.
Damaged pavement on the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. The concrete abutment has risen during the earthquake, forcing its way through the pavement of the footpath into the open.
Damage to the footpath and curbing on Charles Street in Kaiapoi. The curb has slumped next to the sump, causing cracking and the displacement of tiles.
Cracking in the land next to the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Tape has been placed on the fence posts to keep people away.
A digger clearing away the rubble of Revival Upholstery and Furniture Care, a single storey brick shop on Barbadoes Street.
St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road. The wall of the gable has crumbled onto the pavement below, bending the front gate. Road cones and tape indicate that it is not safe to enter.
Detail of the side wall of St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road. The bricks at the top of the wall have crumbled, revealing the second layer of bricks inside.
A digger works on clearing the rubble from demolished shops of Westminster Street in St Albans.
The footpath on Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Since the earthquake, it has been re-instated after new pipes were laid.
Cracking in the land next to the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi, still not filled in. Tape has been placed on the fence posts to keep people away.
The old Railway Station clock tower on Moorhouse Avenue with plywood and steel reinforcement covering two sides, and a crane hanging over top. The brickwork suffered extensive cracking during the earthquake making it in need of reinforcement. The clock has stopped at around 16:35, the time of the earthquake.
A crack between the river bank and the footpath near the Williams Street Bridge in Kaiapoi. This crack has now largely been filled in. The visible gap shows how much the land slipped towards the river during the earthquake.
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Cordon fencing around the Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard. A man with a hard hats and hi-vis vest on can be. Wooden bracing has been placed on the gable on the tower to limit further earthquake damage. There is a crane sitting inside the fenced area.
Cracks along the edge of Halswell Road. The footpath has slumped towards the creek on the left due to liquefaction, causing the crack in the road.
Strengthening work being undertaken by two workers suspended over the gable of the Wesleyan Methodist Church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham.
A police officer and soldier talk with a demolition contractor on Victoria Street. Tape has been placed across the street to create a temporary cordon.
Fencing in Poplar Lane cuts one side off from the other, but a City Council sign reads "Businesses open as usual during construction", indicating the stores and bars are still open.
A house on Dilworth Street in Riccarton. The chimney has crumbled, leaving bricks scattered on top of the roof. Plastic sheeting and blankets have been laid over the roof as weather proofing.
A precarious chimney on the roof of a house. Most of the bricks have broken away and fallen into the roof of the house, the rest still holding together. It will need to be deconstructed and removed.
A precarious chimney on the roof of a house. Most of the bricks at the base of the chimney have broken away and fallen to the ground. The rest are still holding together. It will need to be deconstructed and removed.
A chimney collapsed and fallen from a house in Cracroft, now lying on the lawn. It has taken the satellite dish with it.