A Civil Defence staff member talking on his cell phone, he is holding clipboard with a form titled 'Christchurch Eq rapid assessment form level 1'. The brickwork of the house has crumbled and the broken windows have been boarded up.
A photograph of a crushed car under the rubble from the earthquake damaged Cycle Trading store on Manchester Street. The store's main window has been broken and the doors left open. The photograph was taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Blackwell's Department Store on the corner of Raven and Williams Streets in Kaiapoi. The top story of the building has collapsed into the bottom, as well as the awning into the street. A broken brick wall is visible above.
An abandoned residential property at 12 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. A section of the driveway is partly flooded. Splinters of wood from the broken fence lie on the driveway.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of the brick wall has slumped to one side, leaving a visible gap between the wall and a windowframe. Broken wooden framing can be seen in the gap. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the external brickwork".
A photograph of Shirley Walden making a flower mosaic out of pieces of broken china.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "September 2013, three years after the first quake. Shirley Walden working on an early flower design in Helen's kitchen."
The former Lyttelton Fire Station on the corner of Sumner Road and Oxford Street. Broken stonework from the top of the building lies on the footpath where it fell. Members of the New Zealand Fire Service are evaluating the building.
The former Lyttelton Fire Station on the corner of Sumner Road and Oxford Street. Broken stonework from the top of the building lies on the footpath where it fell. Members of the New Zealand Fire Service are evaluating the building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Gloucester Street. Many of the windows have broken, and the glass litters the footpath in front. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the door of the Kosco Asian Supermarket.
A photograph of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. Some of the windows have broken, and the curtains are blowing in the breeze. Emergency tape has been draped over the handrails and the traffic lights.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a stairwell in the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. Large sections of the concrete wall behind the stair rail have broken away to reveal the steel reinforcement underneath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Asko Design building on Victoria Street. The top of the facade has crumpled onto the street and awning below. A broken gutter and hole in the roof are visible to the left.
A photograph of a camera operator filming members of Crack'd for Christchurch as they work on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "August 2014. Mike Thorpe and camera man filming Flora for Seven Sharp in anticipation of the launch. Only 4 weeks to go. No grout on the chair yet. From left: Sharon Wilson, Marie Hudson, and Jennie Cooper."
A photograph of a camera operator filming members of Crack'd for Christchurch as they work on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "August 2014. Mike Thorpe and camera man filming Flora for Seven Sharp in anticipation of the launch. Only 4 weeks to go. No grout on the chair yet. From left: Helen Campbell, Jennie Cooper, and Marie Hudson."
A photograph of a camera operator filming Marie Hudson as she works on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "August 2014. Mike Thorpe and camera man filming Flora for Seven Sharp in anticipation of the launch. Only 4 weeks to go. No grout on the chair yet."
A photograph of a camera operator filming Sharon Wilson and Jennie Cooper as they work on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "August 2014. Mike Thorpe and camera man filming Flora for Seven Sharp in anticipation of the launch. Only 4 weeks to go. No grout on the chair yet."
A photograph of a woman walking past rubble from the earthquake damaged Cycle Trading store on Manchester Street shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A cars headlights can be seen through the rubble. The store's main window has been broken and the doors left open.
The damaged Cranmer Courts on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets. The corner of the building has crumbled onto the street, which is now littered with broken masonry. Wire fencing placed around the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake has managed to keep the debris away from the road.
An abandoned residential property at 28 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. Three broken chairs lie outside the front of the house. The front door is open. 'HM' has been spray-painted in green onto the front wall.
A damaged brick building on Centaurus Road with "Danger Keep Out" tape around the property. The brick walls have cracked and broken above two of the windows and a red sticker has been placed on the front window indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
The Durham Street Methodist Church. The top of the roof has broken away and is now boarded up. Bracing has been placed in the front of the building to hold it together and limit further damage from aftershocks. Scaffolding has been erected on the right side.
Damage to a house in Richmond. The brick wall is badly cracked and twisted, and some bricks have fallen, exposing the lining paper and framing below. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. I think it's broken".
A photograph of the Canterbury Times and Star building on Gloucester Street. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the door of Le Pot Au Feu and a window of O-Cha Thai. Broken glass and fallen masonry litters the footpath in front.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Brannigan's building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. Many of the windows down the centre of the building have broken. There are also cracks in the panels beneath many of the windows.
A photograph of the Brannigans Building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. Broken glass litters the footpath in front of the building. An excavator is parked in front. Emergency tape has been draped around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the Brannigans Building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. Many of the windows of the central tower have broken, the glass littering the footpath below. Emergency tape has been draped around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of street art by the DTR crew located on a factory wall in the central city. The artwork depicts the word "Freak" with the letters "DTR" written above it and topped with a crown. The window below the art is broken.
Moira Fraser stands on a mound of liquefaction. The liquefaction is high enough that she is able to hold onto to the spouting of the house next to the mound. A broken fence can be seen protruding through the liquefaction. The property is on Waireka Lane in Bexley.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building in central Christchurch. The basement of the building has collapsed and the concrete blocks have broken away from each other. The left corner of the building has also suffered damage, with many of the concrete blocks shaking loose.
A large crack in the road surface at the intersection of Medway Street and River Road, where River Road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "Medway Street is a buckled mess of broken seal and liquefaction. 79 Medway St is on the right - taken at the corner of Medway St and River Rd".