When I lived in Christchurch back in 2004-2005, this was a building I went past on the bus every day to get to and from work in the city. After the big quake on 04/09/10 (7.1 magnitude), its been seriously damaged. As have many more of the shops in this area. Thankfully no lives were lost in the quake, and I'm glad I wasnt there to feel it eith...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to farms near the quake centre at Greendale. Damaged grain silos".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to farms near the quake centre at Greendale. Chris Black from FMG with damaged grain silos".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to farms near the quake centre at Greendale. Murray Rowlands from Federated Farmers with damaged water pipes".
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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 5 September 2010 entitled, "Doleful Damage".
Some Christchurch residents fear there's a risk to the region's history if headstones damaged by September's 7.1 magnitude earthquake are not repaired.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to farms near the quake centre at Greendale. University of Canterbury scientists at work on the hill that was created by the quake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to farms near the quake centre at Greendale. University of Canterbury scientists at work on the hill that was created by the quake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to the Arts Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to the Arts Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to the Arts Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Windows in Lyttelton damaged after the quake".
Steel bracing erected against the wall of a damaged building to prevent any further damage.
Damage on Worcester Street.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 October 2010 entitled, "Triple Anniversary".
The first permanent repairs to Canterbury homes damaged in September's earthquake will start today.
New Zealand's strict building codes are being praised for minimising the injuries and damage caused by the seven-point one magnitude earthquake that shook Canterbury on Saturday.
Photo of damage in Kaiapoi, taken by Dean Smith.
Photo of damage in Canterbury, taken by John Weeber.
Photo of damage in Canterbury, taken by Rad Gulliver.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to the Arts Centre. Arts Centre worker Chris Whitty checks damage to a chimney from a crane".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake damage to the Arts Centre. Arts Centre worker Chris Whitty checks damage to a chimney from a crane".
Infrastructure damage in Lyttelton.
Damaged footpath in Lyttelton.
Damage to buildings on Manchester Street.
Damage to buildings on Manchester Street.
Damage to buildings on Manchester Street.
A car damaged by fallen bricks.
A car damaged by fallen bricks.