Chris Brown is in Lyttleton - the epicentre of the quake.
Peter Davy is the chief executive of Ports of Lyttleton.
Christchurch city councillor Barry Corbett is at Civil Defence headquarters.
The fire service in Christhcurch says its resources are stretched.
Jim Palmer is the CEO of the Waimakariri District Council.
Barry Saunders is at the epicentre of the earthquake - Lyttleton.
James Thompson is the Operations Manager for Civil Defence Christchurch.
Bridget Mills is in Latimer Square at a triage centre.
The M7.1 Darfield earthquake shook the town of Christchurch (New Zealand) in the early morning on Saturday 4th September 2010 and caused damage to a number of heritage unreinforced masonry buildings. No fatalities were reported directly linked to the earthquake, but the damage to important heritage buildings was the most extensive to have occurred since the 1931 Hawke‟s Bay earthquake. In general, the nature of damage was consistent with observations previously made on the seismic performance of unreinforced masonry buildings in large earthquakes, with aspects such as toppled chimneys and parapets, failure of gables and poorly secured face-loaded walls, and in-plane damage to masonry frames all being extensively documented. This report on the performance of the unreinforced masonry buildings in the 2010 Darfield earthquake provides details on typical building characteristics, a review of damage statistics obtained by interrogating the building assessment database that was compiled in association with post-earthquake building inspections, and a review of the characteristic failure modes that were observed.
Manchester Street looking south towards the Port Hills, near the corner of Gloucester Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 90-92 Chester Street East.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 90-92 Chester Street East.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 94-96 Chester Street East.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 90-92 Chester Street East.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 90-92 Chester Street East.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 90-92 Chester Street East.
A photograph of earthquake damage around a window of the Cranmer Courts.
A photograph of earthquake damage around a detail of the Cranmer Courts.
A photograph of the earthquake damage around details of the Cranmer Courts.
Aerial image of the Port Hills in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the Port Hills in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the Port Hills in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of a residential area of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.