BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 008

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Civil Defence and Department of Conservation command units parked in Cranmer Square.

BeckerFraserPhotos November 2011 photograph 111

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rear of the Department of Conservation building in Hereford Street seen from the intersection of Manchester and Worcester Streets".

BeckerFraserPhotos May 2011 photograph 1005

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Torrens House, Hereford Street which housed the Department of Conservation, Christchurch Outreach Studylink, National Property Trust Limited, Natcoll Design Technology and Aurecon".

The closest home to Monday's quake epicentre

Audio, Radio New Zealand

When the 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch at 2:20 on Monday afternoon Barry Ross was outside his home at Godley Head on the Port Hills, where is he is the Department of Conservation caretaker. Barry's house is thought to be the closest to the epicentre that day and such was the force of the quake he was thrown to the ground and some of the cliff nearby fell away. He lost power and water for a few days but now he's back home, clearing up and determined to get on with life.