Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nader Guirguis assists Michael Awadalla with his traditional Arabic headdress at an event in Victoria Square to raise funds for the Coptic Church, damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nader Guirguis assists Michael Awadalla with his traditional Arabic headdress at an event in Victoria Square to raise funds for the Coptic Church, damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The pinnacle of the steeple of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Temuka was displaced by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the Canterbury region the previous day".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The pinnacle of the steeple of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Temuka was displaced by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the Canterbury region the previous day".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Karim Mina (17) is missed by a thrown wet sponge at an event in Victoria Square to raise funds for the Coptic Church, damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nader Guirguis assists Michael Awadalla with his traditional Arabic headdress at an event in Victoria Square to raise funds for the Coptic Church, damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nader Guirguis assists Michael Awadalla with his traditional Arabic headdress at an event in Victoria Square to raise funds for the Coptic Church, damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Karim Mina (17) is narrowly missed by a thrown wet sponge at an event in Victoria Square to raise funds for the Coptic Church, damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Repairs being carried out on this restaurant (converted from a church) at the Hereford Street / Manchester Street intersection;aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Vandals broke into and damaged the 1885 historic Church of the Good Shepherd in Phillips Street after the September earthquake. Constable Geoff McLean (crime scene officer) dusts for prints".
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square, where stone blocks have fallen and a steel bracing has been put in front to prevent any future damage. Photographed through the cordon fence.
Members of the public viewing the damage to the Trinity Congregational Church (now the Octagon Live Restaurant) on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets. Wire fencing and tape have been placed around the building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Vicar Nick Mountfort is opening the doors at St Johns Anglican church on Friday night for the community to come and light a candle in thanksgiving for surviving the recent earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Vicar Nick Mountfort is opening the doors at St Johns Anglican church on Friday night for the community to come and light a candle in thanksgiving for surviving the recent earthquake".
Damage to the St John the Baptist church hall in Latimer Square, seen behind the cordon fence. On the ground next to some building rubble is a sign that says 'Danger!!! Wall unstable. Stay clear'.
Damage to the St John the Baptist church hall in Latimer Square, seen behind the cordon fence. On the ground next to some building rubble is a sign that says 'Danger!!! Wall unstable. Stay clear'.
Damage to the front entrance of the Knox Church. The building has been spray-painted with USAR codes. In the background is a row of damaged buildings where the front walls have fallen onto the footpath.
Aerial footage of Christchurch after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The footage shows the earthquake damage to Wizard Home Loans & Cartridge World on Riccarton Road, Harding's Chemist and Angus Donaldson Copy Service on Colombo Street, Para Rubber and Westende Jewellers on Manchester Street, The Loaded Hog on Cashel Street, St Mary & St Athanasios Church on Edgeware Road, The Daily Bagel on Victoria Street, the Laxmi Foodstore on Barbadoes Street, Television Services on Westminster Street, The Hat Shop on High Street, St Paul's Parish Church on Gayhurst Road, Sullivan Park on Galbraith Road, and Avonside Drive.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. No. 8 'Christine', a three year-old ewe, clears the second jump to win the Hororata steeplechase just ahead of the rest of the field".
The Gospel Way Outreach Church in the process of being demolished on Charles Street. Down the side wall, a noticeable slump in the brick wall can be seen. This is probably why the building needed to be demolished.
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.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. No. 8 'Christine', a three year-old ewe, clears the second jump to win the Hororata steeplechase just ahead of the rest of the field".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. No. 8 'Christine', a three year-old ewe, clears the second jump to win the Hororata steeplechase just ahead of the rest of the field".
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.
The Octagon Live Restaurant (formerly Trinity Church) on Worcester Street. Steel bracing has been placed on the tower to limit further damage from aftershocks. Sculptures of a cyclist, bungee jumper, rock climber and kayaker can be seen on the bracing posts.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Vandals broke into and damaged the 1885 historic Church of the Good Shepherd in Phillips Street after the September earthquake. Constable Geoff McLean (crime scene officer) lifts clear prints where the vandals gained access".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Vandals broke into and damaged the 1885 historic Church of the Good Shepherd in Phillips Street after the September earthquake. Constable Geoff McLean (crime scene officer) lifts clear prints where the vandals gained access".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jade Kirk, a director of Jade/Roberts Consulting Engineers Ltd, was attacked by the operator of a 20-ton digger while trying to protect the earthquake-damaged Trinity Church on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jade Kirk, a director of Jade/Roberts Consulting Engineers Ltd, was attacked by the operator of a 20-ton digger while trying to protect the earthquake-damaged Trinity Church on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets".
A view 4 weeks after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. St Johns Church corner of Hereford Street and Latimer Square. Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.