These diggers finished off what the quake failed to completely destroy; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Quake-damaged shops on Manchester Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 3 September 2010.
Cross cracks in the brick wall of St Elmo Courts apartment block at the Hereford Street / Montreal Street intersection.
Shop parapet toppled in the magnitude 7 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010. This building was condemned and demolished on 9 September 2010.
Another shop verandah taken down by falling parapet during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Quake-damaged shops on Manchester Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 3 September 2010.
The huge tremor shook the masonry gable off this apartment block in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Facade of the Repertory Theatre ended on the ground following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Facade of the Repertory Theatre ended on the ground following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Masonry gable of the Christchurch School of Music broke off during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Quake-damaged shops on Manchester Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 3 September 2010.
Rescue services out in full force at the Christchurch Arts Centre following the magnitude 7 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Front parapet of this building toppled onto Moorhouse Ave; aftermath of a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
These diggers finished off what the quake failed to completely destroy; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Quake-damaged shops on Manchester Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 3 September 2010.
Quake-damaged shops on Manchester Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 3 September 2010.
No traffic on Tuam Street which was in the area cordoned off following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Cross cracks in the brick wall of St Elmo Courts apartment block at the Hereford Street / Montreal Street intersection.
Quake-damaged shops on Manchester Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 3 September 2010.
Hostel along Bealey Ave with its chimney missing afetr the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Part of the parapet of this building was shaken loose by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
Part of the parapet of this building was shaken loose by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
St John the Baptist Church at Latimer Square in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
St John the Baptist Church at Latimer Square in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
This house along Bealey Ave lost its chimney stack in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
This hostel along Bealey Ave lost its chimney stack in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
A photograph of a digger being used to clear the rubble of a collapsed house on Worcester Boulevard. Fire damage can be seen along the right side of the house next door.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Rob Souness of Weedons Eggs suffered serious damage to his hen house but managed to save 23000 hens, losing 3000 after the earthquake proof cages collapsed".
The dairy on the corner of Woodham and Gloucester Street. The top wall has collapsed onto the footpath, the hole covered by a tarpaulin. Road cones and fencing have been placed around the building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the White's Building on Tuam Street, visible through a broken window. The roof of the building has collapsed into the building, a plank of wood breaking through the window.