Cracks in the mortar of the brick Kaiapoi War Memorial building on Charles Street.
Cracks in the mortar of the brick Kaiapoi War Memorial building on Charles Street.
Cracks in the mortar of the brick Kaiapoi War Memorial building on Charles Street.
Cracks in the road seal on Avonside Drive from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Cracks in the road seal on Avonside Drive from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Lego bricks in the cracks between the wooden planks of the Coffee Zone kiosk.
The Whitcoulls Building in Cashel Mall with cracks in the brickwork around the windows.
Cracks and liquefaction in the playing fields and car park of Murphy Park, Kaiapoi.
Cracks in a footpath in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs through a brick wall.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a driveway on Glenarm Terrace. A large hole in the foreground has had a road cone placed inside it. Other large cracks and liquefaction can bee seen. A man in overalls has parked his van next to the damage.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Ruben Blades on the corner of Lichfield and Manchester Streets. The front and top-half of the building have collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto Manchester Street. There are also substantial cracks in the Lichfield Street facade.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Caffe Roma on Oxford Terrace. Part of the top of the facade has collapsed, and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath below. Cracks have appeared on the left side of the building and some of the windows have smashed.
A photograph of the Allan McLean building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Colombo Street. Two large cracks have formed in the building, as though it has split into three sections. Scaffolding has been erected under the awning.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of buildings in central Christchurch. The basement of the buildings have collapsed and the concrete blocks have spilled into the car park. Large cracks have also formed in between the blocks in the walls of the building to the left.
Crack repairs on the Rendezvous Hotel in Gloucester Street. Cracks have been injected with epoxy resin using syringes. The epoxy resin leaves a peak around each hole which will be ground down to a smooth surface. The wall will then be repainted. This process actually makes the wall stronger than it was originally.
Weeds are growing through cracks in the pavement outside abandoned properties on Seabreeze Close, Bexley.
A large crack running through the driveway and lawn of a property on Avonside Drive.
A footpath on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside showing cracking from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A footpath on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside showing cracking from the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Severe cracks in the plaster of an interior wall in the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A large crack in a grassed bank where the land has slumped towards the estuary.
A photograph of a large crack in the car park of the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A photograph of a large crack in the garden of a house on Avonside Drive.
Cracks along the side of the road in Avonside, with road cones warning drivers off.
Severe cracks in the plaster of an interior wall in the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A woman inspects a large crack in the ground near the side of the road.
A crack in a wall of the University of Canterbury Electronic Learning Media team's offices.
Severe cracks in the plaster of an interior wall in the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A photograph of a large crack in the garden of a house on Avonside Drive.