A photograph of damage to the Linfox building on Halswell Junction Road.
A photograph of damage to the Linfox building on Halswell Junction Road.
A photograph of damage to the Linfox building on Halswell Junction Road.
Two people survey fallen bricks from a building in the city centre.
Damage to building at the corner of Hereford Street and Tramway Lane.
Documents and folders fallen on the floor in a Registry Building office.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of cracks in the Groovy Glasses Building on Manchester Street.
A photograph of a partially-demolished building at 386-400 Colombo Street.
Toppled filing cabinets and drawers in an office in the Rutherford building.
Damage to the Community of the Sacred Name building on Barbadoes Street.
Broken windows in the Design and Arts College building in Worcester Street.
Taped and boarded up windows on a building in the city centre.
Damage to the roof of the Redpath's Building in the city centre.
Damage to a building on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets.
Workers removing building material from the damaged Sullivans Bar on Manchester Street.
Workers removing building material from the damaged Sullivans Bar on Manchester Street.
The Copy Centre getting ready to be opened in the UCSA building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on High Street.
Broken windows on the T & G Building (formerly known as Kenton Chambers).
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Police examine a damaged building following Canterbury's earthquake".
Damaged buildings in Papanui, cordoned off with danger tape and road cones.
The damaged Kudos hairdressers building in Merivale, cordoned off with police tape.
When I lived in Christchurch back in 2004-2005, this was a building I went past on the bus every day to get to and from work in the city. After the big quake on 04/09/10 (7.1 magnitude), its been seriously damaged. As have many more of the shops in this area. Thankfully no lives were lost in the quake, and I'm glad I wasnt there to feel it eith...
A green notice on a building on Manchester Street, indicating that it has been assessed by structural engineers and is safe. Every building in Christchurch was assessed in this way, a green, yellow or red notice placed on the front door or window. Green means ok to enter; yellow, restricted use; red, not safe to enter.
A photograph of two chimneys on the footpath in front of the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Montreal and Kilmore Streets. The chimneys were removed from the building to limit further damage by aftershocks. Wire fencing has also been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Paul's School in Dallington. Large cracks can be seen in the surface of the asphalt. Silt from liquefaction is visible in front of the school buildings. Tape has been placed on the building to keep people away.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on Westminster Street in St Albans. Bricks and other rubble from the buildings have been piled on the footpath. Wire fencing, road cones and police tape have been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
A photograph of Cranmer Courts on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets. Pieces of masonry and chimneys have been removed from the building and placed on the ground in front. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building to create a cordon.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Teams of building inspectors gathered at the Linwood Service Centre before heading into the eastern suburbs en masse. Gary Marshall, left, building inspector from Napier, and Kent Wilson, City Council planner work at a property on Dallington Terrace".