A photograph of a staff member entering an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury, after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Henry Africa's Restaurant on Stanmore Road. The brick wall of the top storey has crumbled into the street, revealing the second layer on the inside. Fencing has been placed around the building to warn people off.
Damage to the bell tower of St Luke's Church on Manchester Street. The stones have crumbled and are lying on the ground where they fell. Damage can also be seen on the roof.
Cordon fencing around the Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard. Men with hard hats and hi-vis vests are entering the building. Wooden bracing has been placed on the gable on the tower to limit further earthquake damage.
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 pile of bricks in front of a building on Madras Street. Wire fencing has been placed around the area, and a man can be seen taking a photo from the other side.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The brick wall has crumbled at the gable, exposing the wooden structure inside.
A precarious chimney on the roof of a house. Most of the bricks have broken away and fallen into the roof of the house. The rest are still holding together. It will need to be deconstructed and removed.
A building on Lichfield Street next to Poplar Lane. The top of the building crumbled onto the street during the 4 September earthquake, crushing a car. The inner walls are now visible on the top storey.
Members of the public viewing the damage to the Trinity Congregational Church (now the Octagon Live Restaurant) on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets. Wire fencing and tape have been placed around the building.
Detail of the side wall of St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road. The bricks at the top of the wall have crumbled, revealing the second layer of bricks inside.
A photograph of an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Damage to the Gayhurst Road bridge. The road has buckled due to the bridge's movement, and the bridge is cordoned off. Liquefaction covers part of the street, and in the background St Paul's Church is also cordoned off.
A photograph of the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The bricks have crumbled from the gable, exposing the wooden structure underneath and crushing a van.
A photograph of an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to R&R Sport on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets. Most of the side wall has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure beneath.
A photograph of a staff room in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A large crack runs through the garden of a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "A large crack about 15cm wide runs across three sections. Note the movement in the slabs for the garden path".
Photo of damage in Kaiapoi on tour with Hon Nick Smith, taken by Ian Heslop, 11 September 2010.
A photograph of a sign on the door of the Christchurch City Council Building on Hereford Street. The sign reads, "EOC staff to use Worcester Street entrance".
A video about the demolition of the Manchester Courts on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. The video includes an interview with Richard Peebles, the co-owner of the building.
A video of an interview with Wayne Holton-Jeffreys, Public Transport Manager at Enivonment Canterbury, about the bus shortage in Christchurch after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Close up of the foundations of a house on Avonside Drive. The top of the house has shifted during the quake, leaving a displacement between the house and the foundations about five centimetres wide.
A building on Lichfield Street with damage to the top storey, revealing the walls underneath. The rubble has now been cleared, but the cordon fences are still up around the building to keep people away.
A damaged property on Avonside Drive. Cracks can be seen running through the lawn. A woman is standing on a slab of concrete that has been raised by the earthquake.
A typical "sand volcano" 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 precarious chimney on the roof of a house. Most of the bricks have broken away and fallen into the roof of the house, the rest still holding together. It will need to be deconstructed and removed.
The Cranmer Centre in Armagh Street with damage to the top archways on the roof. Wooden bracing has been placed on the archways and tarpaulins to prevent weather damage to the inside of the building.
A photograph of workers in a cherry picking installing steel bracing on the Colombo Street face of the former Sydenham Post Office. A large crack can be seen in the side of the building.