Fallen stonework and bricks at the base of a wall. A spray-painted sign reads "Danger!!! Wall unstable, stay clear".
Shipping containers protecting the street from an unstable building on Madras Street. Cracks can be seen in the wall of the building.
Damage to St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square, where stones have fallen from the gable wall.
The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
Cracks in the parapet of a building on Tuam Street. Steel reinforcement can be seen sticking out of the front wall.
Unstable buildings on Tuam Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the buildings' collapse.
Damage to a building on Manchester Street, where the front wall of the upper two storeys has fallen away.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below.
A road closed sign in front of cordon fencing at the corner of Charles and Jones Streets in Kaiapoi.
Liquefaction silt in the forecourt of the Challenge petrol station on the corner of Creswell Avenue and New Brighton Road.
Damage to the Edgeware Road Methodist Church. The front gable wall and rose window have fallen.
Diggers working at the corner of Charles and Jones Streets in Kaiapoi. The street partially blocked off by safety fencing and road cones, and a portaloo is visible in the background.
The badly-cracked facade of the Empire Hotel in Lyttelton is supported by large steel bracing.
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
Detail of the Bridge Tavern in Kaiapoi, showing how the building has moved away from its balcony.
The word "repairs" painted on the side of a building has a large crack running through it.
Damage to the old Canterbury Public Library building on Cambridge Terrace. Strapping protects the building from further damage.
Detail of damage to the old Canterbury Public Library building on Cambridge Terrace. Strapping on the parapet is protecting the building from further damage.
A large pile of rubble from a demolished building. In the foreground is a garden seating area.
Damage to the New Brighton Union Church. A tarpaulin weighted down with tyres protects part of the church.
Damage to a building on the corner of Madras and Hereford Streets, the upper floor of which has collapsed.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the top of a house. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the top of a house. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
The Victoria Clock Tower, with the clock stopped at 12:51, the time of the 22 February earthquake.
Detail of damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. Large cracks run up the corner of the building, and the stained glass windows are broken and buckled.
Damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. The roof of the stone chamber has completely collapsed, bringing down scaffolding on the outside of the building.
Building rubble behind cordon fencing at the corner of Salisbury and Montreal Streets. In the background is the Victoria Clock Tower, with the clock stopped at 12:51, the time of the 22 February earthquake.
A crane and truck next to a damaged building behind a cordon fence on High Street in Rangiora.
Damage to a brick bulding. Part of the double-brick wall has collapsed, exposing the interior of the building.