Damage to a building in Victoria Street. Part of the facade has fallen, and the rest is leaning forward and in danger of falling onto the road below. The photographer comments, "Shops in Victoria St, facades leaning forward over footpath".
Damage to Dallington Discount Market on the corner of Gloucester Street and Woodham Road, the facade of which has collapsed during the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The building has been cordoned off with a safety fence.
Damage to Dallington Discount Market on the corner of Gloucester Street and Woodham Road, the facade of which has collapsed during the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The building has been cordoned off with a safety fence.
A photograph of foot and vehicle traffic at the intersection of High Street and Manchester Streets taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The road has become congested by people trying to leave the city.
Damage to the Victoria Street clock tower which stopped at the time of the 22 February earthquake. Sections of the base have been covered by black plastic sheeting and shipping containers protecting the road from the danger of it falling.
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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining the Southern Finance Ltd building. Silt from liquefaction covers part of the footpath and road.
A large mobile generator on Travis Road. The photographer comments, "Big mobile generator giving power and relief to hard pressed families in North New Brighton after the Christchurch quake".
Members of the Shirley community relaxing around a table set up by the World Mission Society Church of God on North Parade in Shirley. A member of the church can be seen holding a sign advertising free sausages.
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings down Manchester Street. Crowds have gathered at the intersection with High Street in the distance, after evacuating their buildings during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Rubble from the building to the left covers the road.
A photograph looking north up Liverpool Street from the intersection with Cashel Street. On the right, a pile of collapsed scaffolding can be seen on the road and two excavators are demolishing a building in the distance.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children ride their bikes past huge piles of liquefaction along Roxburgh Street in Beckenham. New Zealand farmers spent the morning clearing the liquefaction and making the road passable".
A photograph of two men taking photographs on St Asaph Street shortly after the 22 February 2011 street. The road has become congested by people trying to leave the city, and flooding from burst sewer mains can be seen along the street.
A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street, taken from the intersection of Oxford Terrace. Part of the road has been cordoned off and there is shattered glass covering the right-hand corner of the footpath.
A view looking south down Wakefield Avenue in Sumner. The road has been blocked off with cones and a fire engine has been parked behind them. In the background the arm of a crane can be seen.
A view across Durham Street to the Amuri Courts building. The building has been yellow-stickered, and USAR codes has been spray painted in pink on one of the windows. Cracks are visible in the road out front.
A view over the Avon River to the Medway Street footbridge linking Avonside Drive and River Road. The bridge has been badly warped as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A building on Norwich Quay building which house the Stand Gourmet Takeout and Cafe. The front wall of the top storey has collapsed onto the road below, crushing a car and exposing the inside of the building.
Bare patches of ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. The bare patches mark where liquefaction covered the grass after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Damage to the footpath and road on Galbraith Avenue can also be seen.
A view across Armagh Street to the Cranmer Centre. Scaffolding has been constructed on the building's Armagh Street face, while on the Montreal Street side masonry from the walls has collapsed onto the road.
Members of the World Mission Society Church of God inside their pavilion on North Parade in Shirley. The group has been giving out free sausages and soft drinks to passers by.
A car drives onto the damaged Dallington bridge. The bridge has visibly moved relative to the road, there is a large gap at the side of the bridge, and the railings are warped. The photographer comments, "Dallington Bridge northern approach, Gayhurst Rd".
Kites flying above New Brighton beach. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. Kites at New Brighton on a Sunday afternoon".
A kite flying above New Brighton beach. The photographer comments, "A bike ride to New Brighton and the beach 3 weeks after the Feb 22 quake. Roads were still very rough and under reconstruction. Kites at New Brighton on a Sunday afternoon".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Extensive cracking to the Wainoni Road bridge. There has been a vehicle weight limit of 3500kg placed on the bridge. A person was placed on duty at all times to police this".
A view of Colombo Street, looking north from Kilmore Street. Many of the buildings on the left side have been demolished, and on the right they are badly damaged. Piles of gravel have been heaped on the side of the road.
A view of the Medway Street footbridge through a safety fence that is blocking access to it. The bridge links Avonside Drive and River Road. It was damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The clock tower of Science Alive, formerly the Christchurch Railway Station, on Moorhouse Road. The clock has stopped at 4.36 am on 4 September 2010 and has been left that way".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district". Road cones in front of the property have been decorated with tinsel for Christmas.