The claw of a digger. In the background is a stack of road cones. The photographer comments, "Digger Claw ready to start digging".
one of Christchurch's abandoned suburbs. The land moved - bricks and block walls everywhere collapsed - two multi story buildings folded - 184 people died. Wooden framed houses largely stayed up, many concrete slabs cracked, power poles leaned in liquid ground, surface bubbled, services ruptured .... damage to the cbd still gets the most cover...
UC Quake Box set up in the Facilities Management yard to record people's quake stories for the Ceismic project. From Left: Kris Vavasour, Yena Wei, Andrew Dean, Liz Grant, Andrew MacFarlane.
A presentation by Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr on "Opportunities from the Quakes".
A poster featuring the headline, 'Few seek quake hardship grants'.
A banner reading, 'The Big Quake, Canterbury, September 4, 2010'.
Chris Brown is in Lyttleton - the epicentre of the quake.
A page banner promoting an article titled, "Post-quake childcare".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to the Arts Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake: Lyttelton: Prime Minister John Key".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to the Arts Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to the Arts Centre".
Site of a residents' group formed to advocate and protect the rights of red-zoned home owners in the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes.
There are fears that Christchurch secondary students' educations will continue to suffer as their school days are condensed in the aftermath of the earthquake.
In Canterbury, those carrying out sentences of community service are being put to good use - with teams of workers out helping with the post-earthquake clean-up.
What impact are the earthquakes having on secondary students' education? Lynn Freeman talks to Principal of Avonside Girls High School, Sue Hume, and NZQA Deputy Chief Executive, Bali Haque. We also hear from John Bangma, President of the Canterbury Primary Principals' Association, on how primary students are coping.
The chance of a magnitude 5 earthquake in Christchurch in the next year is just over 50 percent, according to a new forecast.
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has rocked Christchurch this afternoon.
A stack of wooden frames with the words "Quake makes world headlines" written on the uppermost frame. The photographer comments, "This is a sculpture at the CPIT facility in Christchurch. It is a series of squares placed over a column with writing on the squares. It is an excellent movable sculpture that conveys the Christchurch earthquake very well. The squares are placed so that they can slide over each other and even fall inside the other on one side. It is a pity that only two sides of the squares are written on".
Taken several days after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. Processed in HDR to capture some of the "feeling" when thinking about the loss of lives when the quake hit.
Taken several days after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. Processed in HDR to capture some of the "feeling" when thinking about the loss of lives when the quake hit.
Taken several days after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. Processed in HDR to capture some of the "feeling" when thinking about the loss of lives when the quake hit.
A page banner promoting an article titled, "Police quake work marked".
A page banner promoting an article subtitled, "Post-quake garage cuisine".
A page banner promoting an article titled, "Quake movie reopens cinema".
A page banner for a feature titled, 'After the Quake 2010'.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Windows in Lyttelton damaged after the quake".
The office block pancaked in the Christchurch quake, killing 115 people.
The magnitude 4.0 quake was 15km east of Christchurch.
A photograph of a sign about liquefaction in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.