Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 531

Images, UC QuakeStudies

The end gable of the Library Chambers has crumbled, and the area has been cordoned off with fencing and cones. In the background is the new Christchurch City Council's Civic Offices.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 337

Images, UC QuakeStudies

The intersection of Kilmore Street and Fitzgerald Ave. Damaged buildings in the background have been cordoned off with fencing and road cones. Plastic road barriers have been placed to divert the traffic.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 552

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A view down Tuam Street. Road cones and cordon fencing have been placed around damaged buildings. In the background is a building where the walls have crumbled, exposing the interior of the building.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 680

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Silt from liquefaction on a driveway and road. A road cone marks out the uneven road and a piece of board creates a temporary ramp from the driveway out onto the road.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1703

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Detail of building rubble, road cones and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street. A digger sits in the background.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 678

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Silt from liquefaction on a driveway and road. A road cone marks out the uneven road and a piece of board creates a temporary ramp from the driveway out onto the road.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 338

Images, UC QuakeStudies

The intersection of Kilmore Street and Fitzgerald Ave. Damaged buildings in the background have been cordoned off with fencing and road cones. Plastic road barriers have been placed to divert the traffic.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 553

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Army presence outside the city cordon on Tuam Street. Road cones and cordon fencing have been placed around damaged buildings. In the background is a building where the walls have crumbled, exposing the interior of the building.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 326

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Damage to a block of flats, with silt from liquefaction around the footpath, and road cones outside the property. The fence has been spray painted with the words "All units damaged. Keep out".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 327

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Damage to a block of flats, with silt from liquefaction around the footpath, and road cones outside the property. The fence has been spray painted with the words "All units damaged. Keep out".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 530

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A view of the intersection of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The end gable of the Library Chambers has crumbled, and the area has been cordoned off with fencing and cones. In the background is the Christchurch City Council's Civic Offices.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 334

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Damage to Metro Floor, where a section under the roof has been covered with a tarpaulin to protect it from the rain. Cordon fencing, plastic road barriers and road cones can be seen along the footpath and street.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 499

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A view down Armagh Street where a cordon checkpoint has been set up and guarded by the Army. On the road side are rubbish bins and road cones to divert the traffic. Part of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings can be seen.

Rubbernecks

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

A few older Christchurch Earthquake Pics from after the 6.3 last Feb (2011). And yes the aftershocks are still happening.. Twitter | Facebook |

Avonside Road

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

A few older Christchurch Earthquake Pics from after the 6.3 last Feb (2011). And yes the aftershocks are still happening.. Twitter | Facebook |

Nisbet, Alistair, 1958-: Daft things our forefathers did... 20 March 2011

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

Text at top left reads 'Daft things our forefathers did The cartoon shows several nineteenth century gentlemen observing 'volcanic cones', a 'swamp' and 'faultlines underneath' and deciding to build a city. Context - Specifically the Christchurch earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011 but generally the way many New Zealand cities are built on or near volcanoes, faultlines and swamps. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).