A colour photograph of the north side of the Lyttelton Times Building on Gloucester Street, taken after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Damage to retail buildings on High Street. Shops shown include Burgers & Beers, as well as boutique clothing stores Embassy and Plush. All are cordoned off for safety. A collapsed ceiling is visible through the windows above Burgers & Beers.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Parts of the facade and roof have collapsed.
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
Road cones on the Peraki Street railway level crossing in Kaiapoi. In the distance, warping of the railway lines can be seen.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Valley Inn demolition, Friday 10th September 2010".
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Wednesday 27 January 2010.
The sun filters through the clouds near Kaiapoi.
A photograph of a UC Geology student collecting a liquefaction sample from a BMX track near Anzac Drive in Bexley.
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 photograph of a damaged building on Tuam Street.
The Flexi Weld Plastic Welding Specialists Building on St Asaph Street with a collapsed top storey, the bricks fallen to the pavement and the roof buckled.
The Flexi Weld Plastic Welding Specialists Building on St Asaph Street with a collapsed top storey, the bricks fallen to the pavement and the roof buckled.
A pile of bricks on the roof of The Christchurch Club, the remains of its collapsed chimney.
The Oxford Terrace Baptist Church with major cracking to the front facade. Tape has been placed around the building to warn people to stay away.
Detail of the cracking in the facade of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
A man talking to two soldiers in front of a cordon on Worcester Street. 'Emergency Police' tape has been placed across the street.
A braced chimney on a house in Cashmere which has also been waterproofed with tarpaulins, plastic sheeting and blankets.
A seat on the corner of London and Cambridge Streets in Lyttelton, looking east along London Street.
A house at 118 Hackthorne Road.
Magnolia blooms in a private garden on the Cashmere hills.
A Christchurch City Council/Canterbury District Health Board/ECan sign on a tree next to the Heathcote River reads, "Warning, contaminated water. Due to sewage overflows this water is unsafe for human contact and activity and is a public health risk. Please keep all people and pets out of contact with the water and do not consume any seafood or shellfish collected from this area.".
A house with a damaged roof and gutters on Waipara Street in Cracroft. The chimney has been removed and placed on the lawn in front.
A precarious chimney on the roof of a house. The bricks have pulled apart from each other but the chimney is still holding together. It will need to be deconstructed and removed.
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.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
A gap between two walls at Halswell Primary School. The gap was caused by two buildings separating during the 4 September earthquake.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
The roof of the right tower on the Durham Street Methodist Church. Part of the stonework on the left has broken and fallen off the building.