A photograph of a view from the Port Hills, showing cracks in the ground below.
A photograph of soil remediation techniques being carried out on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of the remains of a liquefaction blister on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of major cracks in the ground and damaged fencing near Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of major cracks in the ground at a farm near Telegraph Road in Darfield.
A photograph of cracks in the ground and a damaged fence beside Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of liquefaction near Anzac Drive in Bexley. UC Geology students are out collecting data.
A photograph of earthquake damage to a brick wall next to The Coffee House on Montreal Street.
A photograph of bricks and rubble outside the Community of the Sacred Name Convent on Barbadoes Street.
A photograph of a clothing bin crushed by fallen bricks outside Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church in Merivale.
A photograph of liquefaction emerging from freshly-harrowed soil on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of liquefaction emerging from freshly-harrowed soil on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of liquefaction emerging from freshly-harrowed soil on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of a window of the former Sydenham Post Office.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake aftermath".
A photograph of cracks in the ground of a paddock next to Highfield Road in Darfield.
An aerial photograph of the Port Hills following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of the Port Hills following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of the Port Hills following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
One of the "Emergency campus closed" signs put up around the University following the September earthquake.
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Following Canterbury's earthquake".
A photograph of the severe damage to Cashmere Road in Halswell caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
An aerial photograph of the Port Hills following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
The Canterbury earthquake has pushed up the cost to the government of borrowing on world markets.
Amidst the damage and disruption of the Canterbury earthquake, spare a thought for the animals.
Back now to Christchurch where today some schools are opening for the first time since Saturday's earthquake.
How Christchurch museums, galleries and libraries which store many of NZ's treasures have fared after the earthquake.
A PDF copy of The Observer community newspaper, published on Sunday 18 July 2010.