A photograph of an old billboard for Polson's Paint on the side of a damaged building on Manchester Street.
A photograph of an old billboard for Polson's Paint on the side of a damaged building on Manchester Street.
A photograph of a yellow sticker on the window of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The sticker was placed on the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake, indicating that access to the building was restricted. The engineer who surveyed the building describes the damage to the building as follows: "Panel damaged and displaced at rear - area cordoned off. Loose soffit linings. Damage to ceiling".
A digitally manipulated image of a damaged building in Madras Street. The photographer comments, "After the 22 February earthquake in Christchurch there was a lot of damaged buildings. Sometimes there is the odd one where being unclothed or de-bricked let the world see their beauty".
Damage to the Royal Hotel on the corner of Norwich Quay and Canterbury Street in Lyttelton. The columns next to the windows have cracked, indicating that there is major structural damage to the building. Wire fencing and cones have been used to create a cordon around the building.
Cobwebs and graffiti in a shower block. The photographer comments, "This was the Soccer changing rooms in Bexley Park in Christchurch. They have now been made out of bounds due to the extensive damage to the big building. The spiders must have grown awfully big though".
A pdf transcript of Part 2 of Laura's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Parts of this transcript have been redacted at the participant's request. Interviewer: Natalie Looyer. Transcriber: Natalie Looyer.
An edited copy of the pdf transcript of Michelle's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. At the participant's request, parts of this transcript have been redacted. Interviewer: Jennifer Middendorf. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
Damaged buildings along London Street. Wire fencing has been used to keep people away. To the left is the Volcano Cafe, centre the Lava Bar and on the right is a fish and chip shop. A pile of rubble lies on the street from the damaged buildings.
A pdf copy of a PowerPoint presentation made for the Water Services Association of Australia conference, about SCIRT's approach to asset investigation after the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 18 September 2010 entitled, "Can you help me make quilts for an Earthquake Family??".
Damage to the buildings down the north side of Norwich Quay. Wire fencing has been placed along the entire street to keep people away from the buildings.
Transcript of participant number UC208YW's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on Manchester Street. The corner of the building has cracks running through the masonry.
A photograph of a damaged house on Memorial Avenue. The chimney has crumbled and the house is on a noticeable lean.
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and the parapet has partly collapsed.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the gateway to the Catholic Convent on Exeter Street in Lyttelton".
A photograph showing a brick building with severe damage where the brick exterior has collapsed to show the steel framing behind.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged to 235 Kilmore Street. The building next door has been demolished, exposing the side wall.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Liberty Books at 145-147 Manchester Street. Rubble from the building covers the footpath.
A photograph of an artwork on the side of a damaged building, part of the Christchurch Art Gallery's "Outer Spaces" programme.
A photograph of the entrance to the damaged Fuze restaurant. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Norwich Quay, Lyttelton".
Scaffolding supporting the McKenzie and Willis building. A New Zealand flag still flies from the flagpole above the damaged building.
A photograph of graffiti on the side of a damaged building. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Colombo Street, Sydenham".
A photograph of a damaged building on Manchester Street, taken from a cleared building site between Lichfield Street and Tuam Street.
A photograph of the damaged Lyttelton Takeaways and Dairy building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Norwich Quay, Lyttelton".
A photograph of a damaged building on Manchester Street, taken from a cleared building site between Lichfield Street and Tuam Street.
A photograph of a damaged building next to Tony's Tyre Service on Armagh Street. Glass from the top window is missing.
Earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Workers are suspended from a crane above the remains of the dome.
Earthquake damage to the dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Stones have fallen from the wall supporting the dome.