An uplifted manhole near the Avon River along Avonside Drive.
Liquefaction silt in a paddock.
A house in Hororata. The chimney has fallen, taking the fence with it. Part of it can still be seen lying on the ground.
A machine pumps sewage into the river in Kaiapoi. This is a temporary solution while the sewage system is being repaired.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 5 September 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which people are awesome".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the roof of the former Municipal Chambers Building on Oxford Terrace.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Repertory Theatre, Kilmore Street. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph of a panaroma of Christchurch with Spencer Park, Parklands Library, QEII Park, Bottle Lake Forest, Cowles Stadium, Animal Control, and the Waste Water Treatment Plant labelled. The panaroma is on the wall of the temporary Civil Defence headquarters set up at the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the warped Medway Street Bridge.
A constructor working to complete the relay of a sewerage line in Burwood.
Cracks running between the bricks of a house on Centaurus Road.
Road works at the corner of Queensbury Street and New Brighton Road.
The cornerstone on the Cranmer Centre indicating that the buildings were built in 1880.
A tram passes the Cranmer Centre, which has been cordoned off with security fencing.
A large crack where the land has slumped away next to a road. In the background sightseers take photographs of the damage.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the front windows of Peaches and Cream on Manchester Street.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office filling out paperwork in Cowles Stadium on Papanui Road. The stadium was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a St John banner inside the Cowles Stadium on Pages Road. 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 setting in Cowles Stadium on Pages Road. The stadium was set up as a Civil Defence Report Centre after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Montreal Street and Victoria Street demolition".
A photograph of a damaged footpath captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Grosvenor Hotel reconstruction. Corner of Madras and Moorhouse".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the windows of the Concrete Club on Manchester Street.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Sydenham. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Paul's Church on Gayhurst Road. The tiles towards the back of the building have lifted.
The electoral office of Jim Anderton MP in Selwyn Street.
Large cracks between concrete slabs in a pathway beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi show how the land has slumped towards the river.
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. This bench will disappear".
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office talking to members of the Red Cross in Cowles Stadium. The stadium was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Contractors work to complete the relay of a sewerage line in Burwood.