Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The north-west and south-west corners have crumbled, landing on a vehicle.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The north-west and south-west corners have crumbled, landing on a vehicle.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged road in Christchurch. Road cones, cracks, and the remants of liquefaction can be seen on the road. There is a queue of traffic along the street.
A photograph of cars parked along Dundas Street surrounded by liquefaction. The photograph was taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a parked car surrounded by liquefaction on Manchester Street. The photograph was taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Through the car window – damaged Lyttelton road tunnel control building. April 2011.".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Snow in the central city red zone".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
Ongoing repair and deconstruction work on Victoria Street. The car park to the left of the image was left after the demolition of a building.
A row of apartments on Armagh Street. At the end of the car park, a pile of silt from liquefaction can be seen.
The streets are quiet – a parked car sits outside Dalgety’s, a lone tram rumbles towards the tram sheds and a tired delivery horse stands with his head bowed, eating chaff from his feed…
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of 119-221 Cashel Street, looking across the car park to the CTV site".
Plastic road barriers along Arts Road at the University of Canterbury placed there while classes were being held in the car park.
A photograph of a crowd gathered in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street for a performance during FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a crowd gathered in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street for a performance during FESTA 2013.
Car damaged by the collapse of the building parapet following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Damage to buildings along Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. To the left is the Lyttelton Hotel with a crumbled top. Bricks have fallen on the awning and all along the footpath. To the right is a cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
Damage to buildings along Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. To the left is the Lyttelton Hotel with a crumbled top. Bricks have fallen on the awning and all along the footpath. To the right is a cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's preparation for mosaicking their armchair artwork in a garage. A number of mosaics of flowers and leaves have been laid over the floor. Several cars covered in dust sheets are parked in the background. To the right, Jenny Cooper is placing paper mosaic designs on the arms of the chair.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Some of the flowers made over the summer, laid out and ready to go on the chair."
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, and the bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building. Several cars, also stored inside the building, are visible.
A car stuck in liquefaction on Breezes Road. The front wheels have fallen into a submerged pothole, lifting the back wheels off the ground. The photographer comments, "The most common sight was extensive damage to the roads. Papanui, Breezes, Wainoni, Shortland Street and many more roads had large cracks and large sink holes. There were approximately 6 cars and 1 large Ready Mix cement truck that had fallen into holes within a few blocks of each other. All people appear to have escaped without serious injury as far as I could tell".
Aerial footage of the Christchurch central city. The video includes footage of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Manchester Street, the former Press Building, Worcester Street, Cathedral Square, St Elmo Courts, Cashel Mall, St John the Baptist Church hall, the Regent Theatre, the Arts Centre, Woolsack Lane, and the Farmers car park.
Shows two visitors to Christchurch who can enjoy the excitement of the danger of earthquakes without car bombings. Context: refers to the Christchurch earthquakes and continuing aftershocks. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Cars parked outside two new buildings on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. Advertisements for fencing companies hang on security fences that surround the buildings.
Labour Party leader Phil Goff speaking to Student Volunteer Army organiser Sam Johnson in the UCSA car park at the University of Canterbury.
Labour Party leader Phil Goff speaking to Student Volunteer Army organiser Sam Johnson in the UCSA car park at the University of Canterbury.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Georgina Webster was too scared to enter the relief shelter at Addington Raceway so she slept in her car".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Murray Rowlands and Carly Sluys from Federated Farmers look at damaged grain silos west of Burnham after Saturday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Murray Rowlands and Carly Sluys from Federated Farmers look at the fault line west of Burnham after Saturday's earthquake".
A photograph of a police car blocking the road outside Christchurch Art Gallery. The Christchurch Art Gallery was used as the emergency operations centre after the September earthquake.