Damage to the Woolston Community Library. Part of the roof has collapsed inwards, and the facade is badly cracked.
Damage to the Woolston Community Library. Part of the roof has collapsed inwards, and the facade is badly cracked.
Damage to the Woolston Community Library. Part of the roof has collapsed inwards, and the facade is badly cracked.
Damage to the Woolston Community Library. Part of the roof has collapsed inwards, and the facade is badly cracked.
The Devon Bed and Breakfast has been cordoned off after it was badly damaged in the 22 February earthquake.
Damage to Bowie Place in Avonside. The road is badly cracked, and has been closed off with a chain.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor, badly damaged after the 22nd of February quake. Lean is visible on the left side.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor, badly damaged after the 22nd of February quake. Lean is visible on the left side.
Damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and sections of the walls have collapsed.
Damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and sections of the walls have collapsed.
A badly damaged building on Lichfield Street. The lower storey is tilted to one side, while the upper storey appears intact.
A photograph of a badly-damaged fabric store on Tuam Street. The entire front wall has collapsed, exposing the store inside.
A badly damaged footpath at the end of Acland Avenue in Avonside. Dried liquefaction silt can be seen covering the pavement.
The north side of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The badly damaged north-west corner is supported by shipping containers.
The north side of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The badly damaged north-west corner is supported by shipping containers.
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and the parapet has partly collapsed.
A front entrance of the badly-damaged Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. The roof of the building has crumbled onto the footpath below. Damaged brickwork is still visible above. Steel bracing has been placed against the wall to keep it upright.
A photograph of the back of the badly-damaged John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street.
A photograph of the back of the badly-damaged John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street.
A photograph of broken traffic light in front of a badly-damaged building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street.
A photograph of the back entrance of the badly-damaged Gordon Harris building Worcester Street. There are large cracks in the walls.
The badly-damaged Strategy building on Victoria Street. The outer walls on the bottom two stories have collapsed into the building below.
A crane outside the badly-damaged Cranmer Centre on Montreal Street. The brickwork in the gables has collapsed into the lawns below.
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and sections of the walls have collapsed.
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and sections of the walls have collapsed.
A damaged bridge in Lake Terrace Road in Burwood. The bridge has warped, and the pathway leading to it is badly cracked.
More on our top story now where the Government is offering to buy five thousand of the most badly quake damaged homes in Christchurch.
Insurance cover has been cancelled for Christchurch's historic Arts Centre and its Catholic Cathedral which were both badly damaged in the February earthquake.
The badly damaged Carlton Hotel. One wall of the upper storey has collapsed, exposing the rooms within, and bricks litter the footpath below.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on Colombo Street. The top section of the brick wall has crumbled, exposing the room inside.