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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Heave-ho: Luke Hoddinott (left) and Andy Gordon give Waimakariri residents a lift with free removals".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view down a hallway outside the lifts in the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A crane lifting roof material off a demolition building at 705 Colombo Street".
Cracking along the bottom of a house in Avonside Drive. The house has lifted a few centimetres off its foundations.
The Treasury expects rebuilding after the Canterbury earthquake will help economic growth next year and put upward pressure on inflation.
Parliament has passed emergency laws to help speed the reconstruction of Christchurch after the magnitude seven point one earthquake 11 days ago.
The last barrier has lifted from New Regent St in Christchurch meaning trams are back running after buildings were damaged from the Valentine's Day earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A helicopter lifts people off the rooftop of a building in the centre of Christchurch."
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lifting a section of roof off the PWC building (left) at sunset, viewed from Worcester Street".
A photograph of a fence post that lifted out of the ground during the earthquake, pulling a clump of soil with it.
Damage to the Coastguard Building in Kaiapoi. One of the concrete panels on the footpath has lifted, revealing an empty space underneath.
A photograph of a workbench and a bucket of joint compound in the lift foyer of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The swimming pool has lifted completely out of the ground at 1 Azalea Place, Kaiapoi".
A gap between the house and the foundations along Avonside drive caused when the house was lifted during the 4 September earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage down New Regent Street. The tiles around the tram tracks have lifted all along the street.
The University of Canterbury's E-Learning team's temporary office in the James Hight building. The photographer comments, "First looks at our new temporary (maybe) office space. Our group will stay here until April or May 2011, then will move to another floor in the Central Library. Foyer lifts etc. Female toilets are off the foyer to the left. These lifts start at Level 2 of the Library, and are heavily used by students. (Once the building is repaired after the earthquake; several floors are still in a mess)".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Paul's Church on Gayhurst Road. The tiles towards the back of the building have lifted.
Damage to the side of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Above, a crane is lifting material off the roof.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Paul's Church on Gayhurst Road. The tiles towards the back of the building have lifted.
Emergency personnel lifting a metal beam from the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street during their search for trapped people.
A crane lifting workers to the upper stories of Clarendon Towers. Some of the windows and parts of the wall have been boarded up.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre. A crane in the foreground is lifting two men on a platform up the building.
A woman who was in Christchurch's CTV building when it collapsed during the February's earthquake says it felt like being in a falling lift.
Volunteers in hard hats and high-visibility vests, lifting a pallet up to place on steel rods during the construction of the Pallet Pavilion.
Volunteers in hard hats and high-visibility vests, lifting a pallet up to place on steel rods during the construction of the Pallet Pavilion.
Volunteers in hard hats and high-visibility vests, lifting a pallet up to place on steel rods during the construction of the Pallet Pavilion.
A crane lifting workers to the upper stories of Clarendon Towers. Some of the windows and parts of the wall have been boarded up.
A photograph of a sign in the window of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The sign reads, "The Diabetes Centre is open. There are currently some earthquake repairs going on inside the building; however the building is safe to enter. Unfortunately the lift is out of action. Here are some pictures of what the building looks like inside: the lift is out of action until further notice; the gib board in the stairwell is being replaced; some ceiling panels are being replaced; our friendly administration staff are happy to assist where possible".
A red-zone house just a few down the road from where we used to live in Velsheda Street, with bricks (brick veneer?) off and lifted prior to transporting away.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive. The swimming pool is still sitting above ground, where the earthquake lifted it back in September, 2010".