An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 7 September 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which the mind works in mysterious ways".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
The fence of this house in Kaiapoi has sunk into the liquefaction silt.
Diggers work to clear the rubble from a demolished building on Victoria Street.
The dairy on the corner of Woodham and Gloucester Street. The top wall has collapsed onto the footpath, the hole covered by a tarpaulin. Road cones and fencing have been placed around the building.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 12 September 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she notes a counterintuitive thing".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
A photograph of a damaged building on Tuam Street.
Cracking in the plaster work of the side wall of a building in the central city. The bricks that make up the wall have shaken apart and are threatening to topple.
A digger removes liquefaction from a street in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Manchester Street. The top railing of the façade has fallen away and cracks can be seen in the brickwork of the wall below.
A photograph of a cordon made from wire fencing, road cones and tape on the intersection of Manchester and Welles Streets. In the background, bricks from a earthquake-damaged building are piled on the footpath.
A photograph of a detail of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building.
New re-locatable classrooms being readied for use at Halswell School.
Damage to Smith's bookshop on Manchester Street, where part of the parapet has collapsed.
Damage to a building on Manchester Street, where the front wall of the upper two storeys has fallen away.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "St Mary's Edgeware. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office and Red Cross working at the registration table in Cowles Stadium. The stadium was set up as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on Lichfield Street. The brick wall of the top storey has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure inside. Many of the windows have broken.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the awning and windows of Smith's Bookshop on Manchester Street.
Peraki Street in Kaiapoi, near the railway level crossing. The footpath is cracked and buckled.
A bicycle stands with its front wheel wedged in a road crack. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the road can be useful - a free bike stand. Corner of North Avon Rd and River Rd".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to R&R Sport on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets. Most of the side wall has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure beneath.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Castle Rock post earthquake".
In front of the Williams Street Bridge in Kaiapoi. This part of the footpath was damaged when the concrete abutment rose during the earthquake, forcing its way through the pavement and into the open. Fencing has been placed around this section of the bridge until work can be done to make it safe to walk on.
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 store in Lyttelton with boarded up and braced windows. Fencing and road cones have been placed around the edge to make a cordon.
A photograph taken inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Kilmore Street, looking down into the café and restaurant area.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office unpacking supplies at Cowles Stadium. The stadium was set up as a Civil Defence Report Centre after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office sitting on a fence around a group of earthquake-damaged shops on Manchester Street.
Cracking in the bricks of the old Civic Chamber's tower. The facade is temporarily being held in place with web strapping.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 4 September 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which an earthquake".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.