A story submitted by Marian Parkin to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Lisa Gibson to the QuakeStories website.
Under the trees in the Botanic Gardens was a 'Road Cone Art Competition', to see what sculptures the public could make out of a road cone.
A close-up photograph of the wheel from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army deconstructing a concrete block wall.
A photograph of a USAR code spray-painted on the window of a house on Gloucester Street.
A photograph of an SPCA vehicle from Wellington parked on Gloucester Street near the intersection with Montreal Street.
A photograph of a earthquake-damaged tree in Hagley Park which has fallen and crushed a shipping container.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Peter Conway at CTU meeting, Hornby Working Men's Club, post 22 February earthquake".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Phil Goff at CTU meeting, Hornby Working Men's Club, post 22 February earthquake".
A digger scrapes up liquefaction silt from Warden Street in Shirley, while workers with shovels look on. The photographer comments, "Clearing silt in Warden St".
A photograph of a house with a damaged chimney. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
A photograph of liquefaction on a residential property. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
A digital copy of a pen and ink and watercolour painting by Raymond Morris, titled, 'Lyttelton Times Building (1906)'.
A crack in a wall of the University of Canterbury Electronic Learning Media team's offices. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the Project Office walls".
The Crowne Plaza has a noticeable split down the middle, where windows and balconies don't quite line up. Photograph taken from Victoria Street.
A photograph of a property on the edge of a collapsed cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redcliffs".
Missing dog poster near Pioneer Stadium. Poster reads "Dog missing. Brown/red ridgeback labrador cross. Much loved pet named 'Boris'. Please text: [number]".
Child standing beside a damaged building on Colombo Street, with the Copthorne Hotel and Forsyth Barr buildings in the background.
Reporters sit outside a campervan at the temporary studio being used by the One News team. In the foreground are a generator and satellite dish.
A man walks past a bus shelter beside the Carlton Hotel. In the background a news crew has set up a temporary studio in a tent.
Reporters sit outside a campervan at the temporary studio being used by the One News team. In the foreground are a generator and satellite dish.
A Treetech Specialist Treecare Ltd truck on River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Treetech did a lot of work making trees and power lines safe".
Surveyors marking out Kirkwood Village, used as temporary teaching and office space for the University of Canterbury. The photographer comments, "Measuring up for the Kirkwood village".
Okeover House, which was used to house the University of Canterbury's Senior Management Team after the Registry building was closed. The photographer comments, "SMT moved to Okeover".
A photograph of Red Cross set up in a temporary emergency management office in a hall in Christchurch.
A photograph looking inside an Explore More campervan in Hagley Park. Many more campervans are parked around it.
Under the trees in the Botanic Gardens was a 'Road Cone Art Competition', to see what sculptures the public could make out of a road cone.
A colour photograph of the north facade of the former Odeon Theatre after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a property on the edge of a collapsed cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redcliffs".