A photograph of contractor Tony Fisher of Fisher Agricultural Ltd. inspecting a dug-out soil pit on a farm near River Road in Lincoln. There is a thick layer of saturated sand between the topsoil and the subsoil where the grass roots end.
A photograph of Professor Derrick Moot inspecting a dug-out soil pit on a farm near River Road in Lincoln. There is a thick layer of saturated sand between the topsoil and the subsoil where the grass roots end.
A photograph of a dug-out soil pit on a farm near River Road in Lincoln, showing saturated sand between the topsoil and the subsoil where the grass roots end.
A photograph of a rotary hoe being used on a liquefaction blister on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of a tractor with a rotary hoe flattening a liquefaction blister on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of a sign on the corner of Ilam Road and University Drive at the University of Canterbury. The sign reads, "Emergency, campus closed, no entry".
A photograph of the badly-damaged Strategy building on the corner of Salisbury and Victoria Street.
A photograph of damage to the Linfox building on Halswell Junction Road.
A photograph of damage to the Linfox building on Halswell Junction Road.
A photograph of damage to the Linfox building on Halswell Junction Road.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of cracks in the road on Bridge Street.
A photograph of severe damage to a petrol station on Pages Road.
A photograph of damage to the road on Bridge Street in Bexley.
A photograph of cracks in the ground and damaged fencing near Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of part of a damaged fence on Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of soil uplift and damaged fencing near Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of soil uplift and damaged fencing near Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of soil uplift in a paddock near Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of liquefaction in the Avon Heathcote Estuary.
A photograph of cracks in the ground at the Avon Heathcote Estuary.
A photograph of liquefaction in the Avon Heathcote Estuary.
A photograph of liquefaction near Anzac Drive in Bexley.
A photograph of liquefaction near Anzac Drive in Bexley. UC Geology student Dan Hills is out collecting data.
A photograph of liquefaction near Anzac Drive in Bexley.
A photograph of liquefaction and water-logged soil near Anzac Drive in Bexley.
A photograph of liquefaction at the Bexley substation.
A photograph of liquefaction at a residential property in Bexley.
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake.