Photo of damage in Selwyn, taken by Dan Harrison, 6 September 2010.
Damaged buildings and empty demolition sites. The building on the left has had tarpaulins placed on it to prevent weather damage to the inside of the building.
An emergency Cabinet Meeting is being held at Parliament as reports begin to come in of the damage in Canterbury caused by this afternoon's earthquake.
The owners of more than three-thousand properties damaged by the Canterbury earthquake have been told the repair job could take nearly three years.
The Prime Minister, has promised people in Canterbury they will know next Wednesday whether they can rebuild on ground badly damaged by this month's earthquake.
The destruction of the Radio Network building in Christchurch has prompted hopes that explosive demolition could be used to bring down other earthquake-damaged buildings.
Photo of damage in Kaiapoi, taken by Compliance Enforcement, 9 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Kaiapoi, taken by Compliance Enforcement, 9 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Waimakariri, taken by Ian Heslop, 5 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Waimakariri, taken by Ian Heslop, 5 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Kaiapoi, taken by Ian Heslop, 12 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Waimakariri, taken by Ian Heslop, 5 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Kaiapoi, taken by Compliance Enforcement, 10 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Waimakariri, taken by Ian Heslop, 5 September 2010.
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Photo of damage in Waimakariri, taken by Ian Heslop, 5 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Kaiapoi, taken by Compliance Enforcement, 9 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Kaiapoi, taken by Compliance Enforcement, 9 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Waimakariri, taken by Ian Heslop, 5 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Kaiapoi, taken by Ian Heslop, 12 September 2010.
Photo of damage in Waimakariri, taken by Ian Heslop, 5 September 2010.