Photos taken at the Lyttelton Community briefing held on March 7 2011 following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake on 22 February 2011. File Ref: CCL-2011-03-07-Lyttelton-Community-Briefing-P1110621 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
mackenzie ave - this is five days after the quake - earlier photos on flickr show it developed over some time. Liquifaction - does some strange things.
A photograph of students and staff of Cashmere High School and Linwood College standing at the entrance to Cashmere High School. A sign reads, "Cashmere High School welcomes Linwood College".
The cartoon shows the word 'survivors' in very large print which fades out towards the end of the word. A second version is the same as the first but has the text 'Search called off' in the top left corner. A third version shows the word 'survivors' against a background of the ruined Christchurch Cathedral. Context - The moment when it was realized that no more people could have survived the Christchurch of 22 February 2011. To date there have been about 165 confirmed dead but there are more bodies still trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. Three versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 3 digital cartoon(s).
Player for the Blackburn Rovers football team, Ryan Nelson, with LT Gore and LTCDR Simon Rooke. Ryan Nelson visited the HMNZS Otago in Lyttelton after the 22 February 2011 earthquake to thank the sailors for their support.
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".
Wheelbarrows belonging to the Student Volunteer Army stacked up outside the UCSA's "Big Top". The tent was erected to provide support for students at the University of Canterbury in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Personnel from Singapore's Air Force standing alongside members of the New Zealand Defence Force in the Christchurch Botanical Gardens. The personnel were laying a wreath in memory of those who lost their lives in the Christchurch Earthquake.
Members of Civil Defence on laptops outside the Christchurch Art Gallery after an aftershock hit during one of their briefings. The Christchurch Art Gallery served as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of Civil Defence on laptops outside the Christchurch Art Gallery after an aftershock hit during one of their briefings. The Christchurch Art Gallery served as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A fire engine driving past the damaged Provincial Council Legislative Chamber on Durham Street. The building's roof and walls have collapsed, as has the scaffolding which was erected to repair it after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Attendees of the 2011 United States New Zealand Partnership Forum sitting outside the Christchurch Art Gallery shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. One of the attendees has a blue plaster over the bridge of his nose.
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".
CPL Ian Warren, from the Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Security team, helping with the arrival of displaced people from Christchurch at the Air Force Air Movements terminal a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Bare patches of ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. The bare patches mark where liquefaction covered the grass after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Damage to the footpath and road on Galbraith Avenue can also be seen.
A house on Avonside Drive with cracks in its foundations and the interior wall of its porch as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Cracks can also be seen in the asphalt of its driveway.
Topics - A magnitude 4.7 earthquake that rattled Wellington early this morning was the second to hit the capital in less than a week. Your ideas for economic measures to stimulate Christchurch's recovery continue to flow in.
Player for the Blackburn Rovers football team, Ryan Nelson, with LT Gore and LTCDR Simon Rooke. Ryan Nelson visited the HMNZS Otago in Lyttelton after the 22 February 2011 earthquake to thank the sailors for their support.
A member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force directing an ambulance at the Christchurch airport. In the background is a Boeing 757, used to evacuate rest home residents from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of Mayor Bob Parker speaking on a phone in the restaurant and bar in the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery served as the headquarters for the Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on Lichfield Street, outside the Majestic Theatre. A pile of rubble from the earthquake-damaged buildings is on the street to their right.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Kenton Chambers on Hereford Street. Large cracks have formed between the windows, the brick crumbling onto the footpath below. Steel fences have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office examining earthquake damage on the outside of the Copthorne Hotel. A section of the outer wall has broken away, and pieces are scattered onto the footpath below.
A large crack where the foundation of a building has moved away from the adjoining carpark. The photographer comments, "The gap between Robbies restaurant and bar in New Brighton and the car park after the Christchurch Earthquake".
A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble on Madras Street near the intersection of Tuam Street. To the left is the earthquake damaged Edward Gibbon's building. To the right, shipping containers have been stacked on the road.
A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble on Madras Street near the intersection of Tuam Street. To the left is the earthquake damaged Edward Gibbon's building. To the right, shipping containers have been stacked on the road.
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".