Displaced bricks on a building in the city centre.
Wood bracing on a building in the city centre.
A photograph of fallen bricks in a central city carpark.
Damage to the Caxton Press Building in the central city.
Chairs saved from a demolished building in the central city.
A photograph of fallen bricks in a central city carpark.
Damage to the Nurse Maude Building in the city centre.
Cordon fence around a damaged building in the central city.
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-01-OperationStoryTime-DSCF0462 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-01-OperationStoryTime-DSCF0461 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-02-27-OperationStoryTime-tumble-tower From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Cracks along a window on a building in the central city.
A "Road Closed" sign outside the City cordon on Colombo Street.
Damage to the facade of a church in the central city.
Cracks along a facade in a building in the city centre.
Damaged building in the city centre is protected with plastic sheeting.
Damage to the wall of a building in the city centre.
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-02-27-OperationStoryTime-boys-with-book From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Christchurch city experienced a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on September 4, at 4:35 am. The epicentre was 40 km west of the city. It is the most damaging earthquake in New Zealand since the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931, but there was no loss of life. It was fortunate the earthquake occurred when the central city streets were deserted, as there ...
Christchurch city experienced a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on September 4 at 4:35 am. The epicentre was 40 km west of the city. It was the most damaging earthquake in New Zealand since the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931, but there was no loss of life. It was fortunate the earthquake occurred when the central city streets were deserted, as there w...
Two people survey fallen bricks from a building in the city centre.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building in the Christchurch central city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage around the city boundary".
Roof of a church protected with a tarpaulin in the central city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage around the city boundary".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage around the city boundary".
Taped and boarded up windows on a building in the city centre.
Damage to the roof of the Redpath's Building in the city centre.
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-02-27-OperationStoryTime-lynette-and-boys-on-bikes From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Painting on the wall of a broken building visible in the central city.