Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Clock tower on Victoria Street stopped at the time of the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Frame Workshop damaged on Colombo Street in Sydenham after the earthquake on 4 September 2010".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The corner of Avonside Drive and Bracken Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Major damage to St Pauls on Gayhurst Street. Building had been condemned".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Post-earthquake demolition. Materials from a building on St Asaph Street still waiting to be cleared".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Major damage to St Pauls on Gayhurst Street. Building had been condemned".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Major damage to St Pauls on Gayhurst Street. Building had been condemned".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Major damage to St Pauls on Gayhurst Street. Building had been condemned".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Major damage to St Pauls on Gayhurst Street. Building had been condemned".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Major damage to St Pauls on Gayhurst Street. Building had been condemned".
A house with a damaged roof and gutters on Waipara Street in Cracroft. The chimney has been removed and placed on the lawn in front.
Colombo Street south from the Moorhouse Avenue overbridge. Plastic and wire fencing has been used to cordon off damaged buildings and make a path for cars.
Members of the public listening to The Eastern, a Lyttelton band, playing at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
Members of the public listening to The Eastern, a Lyttelton band, playing at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
Damage to the Hardie and Thomson timber storehouse on Sherborne Street. The sides of the wooden building have bowed outwards, and planks have come loose.
A large crack running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge. In the background a man is photographing cracks in the road.
Damage to a brick house on Sherbourne Street, where much of the front and side walls have fallen away, partly landing on the property next door.
The twisted and broken Medway Street bridge, cordoned off with emergency tape. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
Damage to the Durham Street Methodist Church. The windows have been boarded up, and the wall is reinforced with steel bracing to prevent any future damage.
A police officer inspects a damaged building on Barbadoes street. The brick facade has collapsed, and the building is cordoned off with police tape.
An entranceway in the Cranmer Centre on Armagh Street. A sign on the door reads "Cranmer Centre closed until further notice".
The twisted and broken Medway Street bridge, cordoned off with emergency tape. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
Buildings cordoned off at the corner of Victoria and Peterborough Streets. On the cordon fence are signs that inform the public about the businesses' current status.
The twisted and broken Medway Street bridge, cordoned off with emergency tape. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted in a window of the former Sydenham Post Office. Cracks can be seen in the masonry around the window.
20100904_3322_1D3-200 Bridge Street bridge, Christchurch earthquake South Brighton Bridge. See the gap between the abutment and the bridge itself (just to right of lower person).
The city side of the South Brighton bridge. Approaches on both sides will need extensive work before this bridge can re-open.
The footpath on Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Since the earthquake, it has been re-instated after new pipes were laid.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Brent Archer cleans up his property in in Rydal Street after another major after shock this afternoon".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Beckenham Footwear & Engravers shop owner, Fred Arnesen. Standing outside his earthquake-devastated Colombo Street shop in Beckenham".