The collapsed brick wall of a house in Christchurch.
Close up of the foundations of a house on Avonside Drive. The top of the house has shifted during the quake, leaving a displacement between the house and the foundations about five centimetres wide.
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A house in Christchurch which has lost both chimneys. No attempt has been made to weather-proof the already dilapidated house.
A chimney on a house in Spreydon. The bricks at the top of the chimney flew off the house during the earthquake and into the neighbour's property. The remaining bricks are unstable, with cracks in between and will have to be removed by hand.
A house on Dorset Street with a damaged retaining wall. The concrete blocks have been stacked on the footpath in front.
A house on Dilworth Street in Riccarton. The chimney has crumbled, leaving bricks scattered on top of the roof. Plastic sheeting and blankets have been laid over the roof as weather proofing.
A collapsed brick boundary wall along the side of a house in Christchurch.
The collapsed brick wall on a house in Christchurch.
A house in Christchurch with a red sticker on the window indicating that it is unsafe to enter. "No entry" and a large cross have also been spray painted on the front fence to warn people off. On the right side of the house, a tarpaulin can be seen covering a collapsed brick wall.
A photograph of a woman sitting in a bedroom next to a toppled bookcase.
A photograph of a toppled bookcase in a living room.
A photograph of broken glassware fallen on a tile floor.
The collapsed brick wall along the side of a house in Christchurch. A tarpaulin has been placed over a hole to prevent weather damage to the inside of the building. Ironically, it is being held down by bricks.
Cracking along the bottom of a house in Avonside Drive. The house has lifted a few centimetres off its foundations.
One 750ml green wine bottle with red coloured metal screw cap containing Mud House 2010 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ‘The Day the Ground Moved Like Jelly’; the front label has a drawing of an earthquake damaged house on a white background by Bella Kingi, while the label on the reverse details the fundraising effort supported by the sale of the bo...
A gap between the house and the foundations along Avonside drive caused when the house was lifted during the 4 September earthquake.
An abandoned house on Avonside Drive. A red sign taped to the window states that the house is "Unsafe" to enter.
Misplaced bricks on a wall outside a damaged house. The house behind appeared largely undamaged to the photographer, however the owner said "This is nothing, inside the house is a disaster".
A red-stickered house in Avonside. This means the house is unsafe to enter. A crack can be seen running through the lawn.
A photograph of a house with a damaged chimney.
A braced chimney on a house in Cashmere which has also been waterproofed with tarpaulins, plastic sheeting and blankets.
A digger loads the final remains of an old wooden house in Christchurch into a truck.
A photograph of a damaged chimney, captioned by Paul Corliss, "St Albans. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".
A slumped garage on a property along Avonside Drive.