A large crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
A large crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
A large crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
A large crack in the playing field in Porrit Park is surrounded by "volcanoes" of liquefaction silt.
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Cracks in the ground under a seat and footpath in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
A large crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Cracks in the road and liquefaction at the intersection of Rich Street and Raven Quay in Kaiapoi.
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi.
The word "repairs" painted on the side of a building has a large crack running through it.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
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 driveway of a house on Avonside Drive. One of the concrete slabs has lifted and the owner has tried to fill the gap with blocks of wood. Unfortunately, these have come loose and are sticking out of the hole.
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.
A photograph of silt from liquefaction and a cracked footpath near a drain on Gayhurst Road.
Broken pavement in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Silt from liquefaction can also be seen.
A photograph of a major crack and soil uplift through a paddock next to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of a major crack and soil uplift through a paddock next to Highfield Road in Darfield.
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Wright walks through a large crack on next to Charles Street in Kaiapoi".
A photograph of a major crack and soil uplift through a paddock next to Highfield Road in Darfield.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Owen Trowbridge (16) walks through a deep crack in Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Wright (9) explores a huge crack in the earth in Charles Street, Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Owen Trowbridge (16) walks through a deep crack in Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cracking up. Roads throughout Halswell were fractured making driving a hazardous and slow process".
Damage to the Valley Inn. Sections of the walls have collapsed, and large cracks run across the building.