Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of a concrete patio has slumped, leaving large cracks, and a gap has opened up between the house and the patio. The photographer comments, "The concrete patio is broken into big slabs".
A photograph of Pasifika House at the University of Canterbury. The house has a damaged chimney. A sign on the door reads, "The University is on emergency lock down. This includes the fale. Please do not enter.
A photograph of USAR codes spra-painted on the front doors of Dick Smith on Manchester Street. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that access to the building is restricted.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office checking in at the Crowne Plaza on Kilmore Street. In the background, a broken window has been boarded up with plywood.
A photograph of a building on Worcester Street which suffered fire damage after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The earthquake caused an electrical fire in the building which has blackened the front side of it.
A photograph of glass scattered over the footpath in front of the Concrete Club on Manchester Street. Steel fencing and road cones have been used to cordon off the building.
A photograph of Pasifika House at the University of Canterbury. The house has a damaged chimney. A sign on the door reads, "The University is on emergency lock down. This includes the fale. Please do not enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Kim's Restaurant on Colombo Street. The gable on the left side of the building has crumbled, the bricks falling into The Painted Room next door.
A photograph of volunteers fron the Wellington Emergency Management Office walking down an earthquake damaged street in Christchurch. In the background, one of the houses has a yellow sticker, indicating that access is restricted.
A photograph of a crack running across Gayhurst Road, with a line of cars in the distance. A temporary road sign indicates that the speed limit is 30 km/h in this area.
A photograph of a group of shops on High Street taken from the corner of Cashel and High Streets. The street has been blocked off with wire fencing and tape.
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the window of Kebab Masters on Cashel Street. In the foreground, a road sign indicates that the road is closed ahead.
A photograph of members of Civil Defence working at the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was set up as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office working at the reception of the Civil Defence Report Centre set up in Cowles Stadium.
A photograph of portable toilets in Burwood. Many hundreds of portable toilets have been provided to members of the public in areas where the sewerage system has failed and will require many months of major earthworks to rectify.
A photograph of members of Civil Defence working at the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was set up as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A video of Op Shop performing at the Band Together concert in Hagley Park. The concert was held on the 23 October 2010 for the people of Canterbury after the 2010 earthquakes.
Manchester Courts on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. While the building looks mostly fine from the outside, it is unsafe to enter. "Danger, no entry" has been spray-painted on the front window.
Buckled curbing along Jones Street in Kaiapoi. A pile of liquefaction can be seen in the foreground as well as a few plastic pipes. A number of portaloos line the street in the distance as well as road cones.
A photograph of members of the Red Cross at the Registration table in Cowles Stadium on Pages Road. The stadium was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for citizens displayed by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of Pretty Things on Colombo Street, with damage to the front wall and fencing around the building. A red sticker can be seen on the front door, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of rubble and glass on the footpath outside Manchester Courts on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. The photograph is taken through the wire of a cordon fence.
A photograph of the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets. Tiles have been stripped off the roof by a chimney which fell during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets. One of the gables has crumbled and ties have been placed around the rest to limit further damage from aftershocks.
A photograph of a toppled filing cabinet in an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury, after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
The damaged stone work of the Octagon Live Restaurant on the corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets. A tarpaulin has been used to cover the hole and protect the inside of the building from weather damage.
A photograph of the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets. One of the gables has crumbled. Ties have been placed around the rest of the gables to limit further damage from aftershocks.
Damage to the Caxton Press building (left) and the adjoining building. In front is a pile of bricks, cordonned off with tape and road cones to keep the public away. Spray-painted codes show that the buildings have been checked by USAR.
A photograph of a decorated fence. A sign on the fence advertises Gap Filler's first project. Behind the fence, an excavator is demolishing a building on Colombo Street.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs through brickwork under a window, and one side of the wall has visibly slumped, leaving a gap between the bricks and the window frame. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the external brickwork".