A story submitted by Nicky Taylor to the QuakeStories website.
A colour photograph showing damage to Anderson's building following the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Damage to the Dallington Discount Market, the facade of which has collapsed.
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 1 March 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Lyttelton Cenotaph on Simeon Quay. Designer The New Zealand Flag at the Lyttelton War Memorial, along with those around the country, flew at half mast for several days following the 22 February 2011 earthquakes. Following further aftershocks the Cenota...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Redcliffs. Damage to a water pumping station".
Principal of Banks Ave School, Murray Edlin, and Canterbury Primary Principals Association president, John Bangma, discuss the issue of earthquake damaged schools in property repairs funding shock.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 21 November 2011 entitled, "Riding through the Red Zone".
A story submitted by Hebe Kearney to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Nicky to the QuakeStories website.
The Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's "Community Earthquake Update" bulletin, published on Friday 24 June 2011.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 22 August 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The Aromaunga Flowers nursery in Heathcote, Christchurch sits right above the point where the earthquake struck on 22 February. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits the growing business to find out what damage has been done and how owner John Baxter and his partner Elisabeth Marsh are coping.
Broken windows on Leicester House. Broken filing cabinets and other fittings lie on the ground in front of the building. The photographer comments, "As you can see the game did not last very long".
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 12 April 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Empire Hotel on London Street. The photograph shows the façade of the hotel supported by the framework installed to brace the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Also visible on the fencing in the foreground is the advertising placard for...
Damage to a house in Richmond. The brick wall is badly cracked and twisted, and some bricks have fallen, exposing the lining paper below. The driveway is cracked and covered in liquefaction. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd. More shaking damage on the east wall of the living room at our house".
Jim Palmer says there is significant damage, but it is not as bad as the September 4 earthquake last year.
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At 12.51 p.m. on Tuesday 22 February 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake caused severe damage in Christchurch and Lyttelton, killing 185 people and injuring several thousand.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. The Stonehurst Backpackers accommodation after the earthquake".