Cracks in the mortar of the brick Kaiapoi War Memorial building on Charles Street.
Cracks in the mortar of the brick Kaiapoi War Memorial building on Charles Street.
Cracks in the road seal on Avonside Drive from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Cracks in the road seal on Avonside Drive from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Lego bricks in the cracks between the wooden planks of the Coffee Zone kiosk.
Cracks and liquefaction on a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks and liquefaction on a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks in the street and footpath in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks across Reid Memorial Avenue in Pines Beach after the September 4th earthquake.
A photograph of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church with cracking to the front facade.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road, showing the tar stretched across a crack.
The Whitcoulls Building in Cashel Mall with cracks in the brickwork around the windows.
Cracks and liquefaction in the playing fields and car park of Murphy Park, Kaiapoi.
Cracks in a footpath in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs through a brick wall.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a driveway on Glenarm Terrace. A large hole in the foreground has had a road cone placed inside it. Other large cracks and liquefaction can bee seen. A man in overalls has parked his van next to the damage.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Ruben Blades on the corner of Lichfield and Manchester Streets. The front and top-half of the building have collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto Manchester Street. There are also substantial cracks in the Lichfield Street facade.
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 Caffe Roma on Oxford Terrace. Part of the top of the facade has collapsed, and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath below. Cracks have appeared on the left side of the building and some of the windows have smashed.
A photograph of the Allan McLean building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Colombo Street. Two large cracks have formed in the building, as though it has split into three sections. Scaffolding has been erected under the awning.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of buildings in central Christchurch. The basement of the buildings have collapsed and the concrete blocks have spilled into the car park. Large cracks have also formed in between the blocks in the walls of the building to the left.
Crack repairs on the Rendezvous Hotel in Gloucester Street. Cracks have been injected with epoxy resin using syringes. The epoxy resin leaves a peak around each hole which will be ground down to a smooth surface. The wall will then be repainted. This process actually makes the wall stronger than it was originally.
An army truck travelling down a gravel road in Avonside. To the right is a digger which has been used to fix the road.
The damaged Mona Vale Homestead. The brickwork on the corner has cracked and partly collapsed.
The roof of St John the Baptist Church on Latimer Square. Masonry has tumbled into the building, tearing a hole in the roof and exposing the inside of the church.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a property on Glenarm Street. The pavement has been churned up by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
The damaged Mona Vale Homestead. The brickwork on the corner has cracked and partly collapsed.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive footpath".
A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a property on Glenarm Street. The pavement has been churned up by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.