Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament".
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below. In the foreground is the War Memorial.
Damage to the Mandeville Tavern in Kaiapoi. Large cracks are visible in its wall and there is a gap between the building and the footpath.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below. In the foreground is the War Memorial.
Damage to the Mandeville Tavern in Kaiapoi. Large cracks are visible in its wall and there is a gap between the building and the footpath.
University of Canterbury staff members prepare to be escorted to their buildings by Civil Defence members in order to retrieve essential items from their offices.
Shops around the Merivale Mall area have been cordoned off. Dust cloud coming from a collapsed building can be seen in the background.
Shops around the Merivale Mall area have been cordoned off. Dust cloud coming from a collapsed building can be seen in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former Public Library, Hereford Street".
Damage to the Mandeville Tavern in Kaiapoi. Large cracks are visible in its wall and there is a gap between the building and the footpath.
Road cones around the damaged Knox Church. Some damaged buildings on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street can also be seen.
Damage to the front entrance of the Knox Church. The building has been spray-painted with USAR codes indicating it has been checked.
Shops around the Merivale Mall area have been cordoned off. Dust cloud coming from a collapsed building can be seen in the background.
Shops around the Merivale Mall area have been cordoned off. Dust cloud coming from a collapsed building can be seen in the background.
Detail of damage around a property where the brick wall on the side of the building has crumbled, exposing the internal wooden structure.
Damage to an apartment complex on Durham Street. The building has collapsed on the ground floor level, and the concrete block fence collapsed.
Richard is a retired High School Art/Design teacher who is now making architectural models of houses and public buildings - some destroyed in the Christchurch earthquakes.
Transcript of Mike's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 25 June 2014 entitled, "Ecclesiastical Enhancement".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 19 January 2013 entitled, "New Home".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 22 February 2012 entitled, "A Cottage Garden".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 15 June 2011 entitled, "Groundhog Day".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 29 February 2012 entitled, "In my kitchen...".
A story submitted by Malcolm to the QuakeStories website.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Friday 30 August 2013.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Wednesday 11 December 2013.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Friday 28 September 2012.
The distinctive red brick Piko Wholefoods seems to have survived. That building dates from 1905 and was originally a painter and paperhanger's premises.
7.1 Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
7.1 Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.