People walk along Tuam Street carrying bags and boxes. Brick dust covers the street where fallen bricks have been cleared, and on the left emergency tapes cordons off Manchester Street. The photographer comments, "This was taken shortly after the 4th September earthquake. Police allowed us free access past the cordon and simply advised us to watch out for falling masonry. The access situation was much different after the February aftershock".
Detail of a building on Tuam Street. A large crack runs down the side of the building where the facade has separated.
A view looking west down Tuam Street across the High Street intersection. Road cones line the street. The photographer comments, "This was taken shortly after the 4th September earthquake. Police allowed us free access past the cordon and simply advised us to watch out for falling masonry. The access situation was much different after the February aftershock".
Damaged buildings on Manchester Street, seen from the Tuam Street intersection. Police emergency tape cordons off the street. The photographer comments, "This was taken shortly after the 4th September earthquake. Police allowed us free access past the cordon and simply advised us to watch out for falling masonry. The access situation was much different after the February aftershock".
A water-damaged desk and computer in an office where overhead sprinklers were triggered by the earthquakes.
Mark Lincoln, wearing a climbing harness, poses with Fire Service personnel. In the background, two people demolish a chimney.
A man pokes his head through a hole in a damaged tile roof on Kerrs Road.
A large crack in the playing field in Porrit Park is surrounded by "volcanoes" of liquefaction silt.
Damage to a wharf in Lyttelton. The piles of the wharf are on a lean, as is the signal light.
A colour photograph of the west facade of the Press Building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Colour photograph of cracking in the structure of St. Elmo's Courts following the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Colour photograph of St. Elmo's Courts, taken from the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets before the earthquakes.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Harbourlight Theatre, London Street, Lyttelton. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Harbourlight Theatre, London Street, Lyttelton. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Valley Inn, Heathcote. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Valley Inn, Heathcote. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph of a woman walking past an earthquake-damaged building. Bricks from the building litter the footpath, which is cordoned off with chain-link fencing.
A photograph of Pasifika House at the University of Canterbury. The house has a damaged chimney. A sign on the door reads, "The University is on emergency lock down. This includes the fale. Please do not enter.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Barbadoes Street/Tuam street. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Valley Inn demolition, Friday 10th September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Valley Inn demolition, Friday 10th September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Valley Inn demolition, Friday 10th September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Valley Inn demolition, Friday 10th September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Valley Inn demolition, Friday 10th September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Valley Inn demolition, Friday 10th September 2010".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Montreal Street and Victoria Street demolition".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Dallington Dairy, Gloucester Street. Post earthquake".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Dallington Dairy, Gloucester Street. Post earthquake".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside and Retreat Roads post earthquake".
A photograph of the warped Medway Street Bridge.