over the Avon - we hid a magnetic geocache under this one called "Whitebait Watch".
over the Avon - we hid a magnetic geocache under this one called "Whitebait Watch".".
over the Avon - we hid a magnetic geocache under this one called "Whitebait Watch".
over the Avon - we hid a magnetic geocache under this one called "Whitebait Watch".
A scorched building on Worcester Street. An electrical fire started in this building after the 4 September earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Jason Kerrison (OpShop frontman) this afternoon at Canterbury University
sorry not a good photo but this is a quick trip to the supermarket 3 days after the earthquake in Christchurch
Yes, it was a joke. The tours, that is, not the yard filled with earthquake-caused sand volcanos. They were very real. You can see one covering the driveway in this photo. The signs read as follows. "Tours run 1/2 hourly. $5.25 admission. Eftpos unavailable." "If you think this is bad... you should see the back!"
Diggers on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets taking a rest from demolishing this building on Sunday.
The Canterbury earthquake and a stuttering national economy mean the Reserve Bank is likely to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged this morning.
Economists and business leaders predict the Canterbury earthquake will lead to a rash of business failures and cut economic growth this year.
The Prime Minister, has promised people in Canterbury they will know next Wednesday whether they can rebuild on ground badly damaged by this month's earthquake.
A machine pumps sewage into the river in Kaiapoi. This is a temporary solution while the sewage system is being repaired.
Roof lost. This was not that uncommon a site around the neighbourhood.
Damaged facade? That's the decorative mural of this restaurant located on Manchester Street in Christchurch!
Cracking in the brickwork of an archway on Manchester Street. This type of cracking was common in the Central City after the 4 September earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Justin Neill of Spencerville crashed his wife's car in to this raised drain after Saturday's earthquake".
An interview with Research Fellow in Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, Sonia Giovinazzi. This interview was conducted by Emma Kelland as part of Deirdre Hart's Coastal and River Earthquake Research project .
Bricks fallen from the facade of this building on the corner of Manchester and Welles Streets have destroyed its awning and are strewn across the footpath and road.
Bricks fallen from the facade of this building on the corner of Manchester and Welles Streets have destroyed its awning and are strewn across the footpath and road.
Bricks fallen from the facade of this building on the corner of Manchester and Welles Streets have destroyed its awning and are strewn across the footpath and road.
Bricks fallen from the facade of this building on the corner of Manchester and Welles Streets have destroyed its awning and are strewn across the footpath and road.
Roof of this building collapsed during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
This shop lost its side wall when the magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
This shop lost its side wall when the magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Brent Archer cleans up his property in in Rydal Street after another major after shock this afternoon".
The Para Rubber Building on Manchester Street, its demolition nearly complete. A concrete post can be seen in this picture, the steel reinforcement visible out the sides.
The Christchurch earthquake was obviously a huge story this year, and for one couple it will always be particularly memorable. Christchurch lawyer Katherine Ewer and her husband David got married that day.
The Government has already put in place ten orders-in-council under emergency powers rushed through Parliament this month to deal with the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Jason Kerrison (OpShop frontman) chats with Ashleigh-Marie Watts this afternoon at Canterbury University".