
A video of members of the New Zealand Police and the New Zealand Army guarding cordons in the Christchurch central city after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The video also includes footage of a helicopter flying over the central city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage and liquefaction around the city's boundary".
Bricks fallen from the parapet of a two-storey building in the central city.
A man holds up a brick fallen from a building in the city centre.
Daffodils in Hagley park. The earthquake had not destroyed spring in the garden city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Soldiers and police cordon the inner city following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Police and soldiers cordon the inner city, following Canterbury's earthquake".
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help police on central city cordons".
File Reference: CCL-2010-CanterburyProvincial-IMG_0779 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-2010-CanterburyProvincial-IMG_0783 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-2010-CanterburyProvincial-IMG_0780 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-2010-CanterburyProvincial-IMG_0781 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-2010-CanterburyProvincial-IMG_0782 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage to the north west of the city boundary".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage to the north west of the city boundary".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage to the North West of the city boundary".
One of many notices along Christchurch waterways, reading "Polluted water, please avoid contact, Christchurch City Council".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02046 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02041 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02025 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02010 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02023 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries