Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sam (9) and Emmaleigh (4) Bowen explore cracks in Raven Quay in Kaiapoi".
A large crack in Robson Avenue in Avonside that has resulted from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of cracks in a walking track. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Reserve walkway".
Cracks in the road and liquefaction at the intersection of Rich Street and Raven Quay in Kaiapoi.
A damaged building on Oxford Terrace with cracks in the wall. The footpath in front has warped.
People examine large cracks running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge.
A large crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
A large crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
A large crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
A large crack in the playing field in Porrit Park is surrounded by "volcanoes" of liquefaction silt.
A photograph of cracks in a garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Cracks in the ground under a seat and footpath in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
A large crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks in the archways above the windows of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street.
Large cracks in the footpath of Cambridge Terrace where the road is slumping towards the Avon River.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Cracks in the road and liquefaction at the intersection of Rich Street and Raven Quay in Kaiapoi.
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi.
The word "repairs" painted on the side of a building has a large crack running through it.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Defence Force personnel walking down Norwich Quay during an operational tour of Lyttelton taken by Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, Air Vice Marshal Peter Stockwell and Chief of Army Tim Keating to view the aftermath of the Christchurch Earthquake. A large crack can be seen in the footpath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Kenton Chambers Building on Hereford Street. Large cracks have formed in the columns between the building's windows. A section on the bottom storey has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath in front. Steel fences have been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Kenton Chambers Building on Hereford Street. Cracks have formed between the windows of the building. A section of the bottom storey has collapsed, the bricks spilling onto the footpath. Steel fencing and road cones have been placed on the street in front of the building as a cordon.
The farmer swore that his fence and hedge were in a straingt line, but mother nature had other ideas! Aftermath of the Saturday 4 September 2010 magnitude 7.1 earthquake at the previously unknown faultline along which the quake originated.
The ground slipped laterally at this previously unknown faultline across Highfield Road in mid-Canterbury, resulting in a relative displacement of at least 2 metres and the magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Saturday 4 September 2010. Note the now misaligned fence posts, hedge and road.
Cracks have ripped through external columns of this 7 storey building (corner of Hereford Street / Manchester Street), and efforts are being made to shore up and strengthen it to save it from demolition after it suffered structural damage in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Cracks have ripped through external columns of this 7 storey building (corner of Hereford Street / Manchester Street), and efforts are being made to shore up and strengthen it to save it from demolition after it suffered structural damage in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.