Damage to the Coastguard Building in Kaiapoi. One of the concrete panels on the footpath has lifted, revealing an empty space underneath.
The Williams Street Bridge in Kaiapoi. This part of the footpath was damaged when the concrete abutment rose during the earthquake, forcing its way through the pavement and into the open. Fencing has been placed around this section of the bridge until work can be done to make it safe to walk on.
The footpath on Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Since the earthquake, it has been re-instated after new pipes were laid.
The flood bank is being completely repaired on Raven Quay in Kaiapoi.
The footpath in front of a building on Williams Street. As the building subsided it took part of the path with it. This gives an idea of how much this commercial building sank due to liquefaction.
Buckled curbing along Jones Street in Kaiapoi. A pile of liquefaction can be seen in the foreground as well as a few plastic pipes. A number of portaloos line the street in the distance as well as road cones.
In front of the Williams Street Bridge in Kaiapoi. This part of the footpath was damaged when the concrete abutment rose during the earthquake, forcing its way through the pavement and into the open. Fencing has been placed around this section of the bridge until work can be done to make it safe to walk on.
Workers dig trenches near the river in Kaiapoi.
Pipes visible along the footpath of the Williams Street Bridge in Kaiapoi.
The wooden foot bridge over the Kaiapoi River. Slumping between the abutments can be seen.
Road damage near Kaiapoi.
Road damage near Kaiapoi.
Damaged pavement on the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. The concrete abutment has risen during the earthquake, forcing its way through the pavement of the footpath into the open.
Damaged pavement on the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. The concrete abutment has risen during the earthquake, forcing its way through the pavement of the footpath into the open.
Cracking in the land next to the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Tape has been placed on the fence posts to keep people away.
Cracking in the land next to the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi, still not filled in. Tape has been placed on the fence posts to keep people away.
A crack between the river bank and the footpath near the Williams Street Bridge in Kaiapoi. This crack has now largely been filled in. The visible gap shows how much the land slipped towards the river during the earthquake.
An area next to the river in Kaiapoi where workers previously dug trenches to fix the power and communication lines. They have now been fixed and the trenches have been filled in. A pile of dirt can still be seen.
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi. In the background is the Kaiapoi Co-operating Parish Church.
A machine pumps sewage into the river in Kaiapoi. This is a temporary solution while the sewage system is being repaired.
The Kaiapoi New World construction site.
The Kaiapoi New World construction site.
The footpath on Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Since the earthquake, it has been re-instated after new pipes were laid.
The final remains of the historic Courthouse in Williams Street, Kaiapoi. A digger on the property is clearing the rubble away.
Corcoron French Lawyers on Williams Street in Kaiapoi. Liquefaction has caused the building to sink on the right side. This is shown by the fence which now sits at an angle. The building occupiers have now moved to 17 Sewell Street, a sign on the door saying "Corcoron French Lawyers, We have moved to temporary premises, 17 Sewell Street, Opposite Kaiapoi Community Centre".
Liquefaction in a residential garden in Kaiapoi.
The old post office building in Kaiapoi.
A buckled footbridge over the Kaiapoi River.
A buckled footbridge over the Kaiapoi River.
A buckled footbridge over the Kaiapoi River.