A sight becoming more common in post-earthquake Christchurch - lifting earthquake-affected buildings to allow their foundations to be replaced and or completely replaced.
The state of emergency imposed in Canterbury after the magnitude seven point one earthquake 11 days ago will be lifted today.
Page 2 of an advertising lift-out in the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 14 September 2013.
Page 1 of an advertising lift-out in the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 14 September 2013.
Page 1 of an advertising lift-out in the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 17 August 2013.
Page 2 of an advertising lift-out in the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 17 August 2013.
The Canterbury electricity lines company, Orion, says electricity use in its region is starting to recover following the earthquakes, helping it lift both annual profit and sales 3 percent.
The state of emergency imposed in Canterbury after the magnitude seven point one earthquake 12 days ago is expected to be lifted today.
Camera is on groun level. Drain lifted
Pages 2 and 3 of a Christmas in the Park lift-out guide in the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 29 November 2014.
Pages 1 and 4 of a Christmas in the Park lift-out guide in the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 29 November 2014.
A photoshopped image of a cross being lifted by a crane.
A shipping container being lifted over the roof of a house.
A page banner promoting an article titled, "Art Gallery to be lifted".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A young man waits for a lift home".
A page banner promoting a lift-out titled, "Land and new homes".
A crane lifting the roof of one of the temporary buildings off the ground.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Avonside Drive lifted off its foundations".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Avonside Drive lifted off its foundations".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Avonside Drive lifted off its foundations".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. House on Avonside Drive lifted off its foundations".
A large crack in the concrete floor slab of a building in Barbadoes Street. The photographer comments, "This is a picture of the cracked concrete floor in a shop in the Christchurch CBD. I have a similar crack in my home, but I have not lifted the carpet to look".
A photograph of pipes lifted out of the ground at a petrol station in New Brighton.
The first day of a coroner's inquest in Christchurch has heard harrowing details of the final moments of some of those who died in February's earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts an intact chandelier from Shrimpton Radcliffe Design following Canterbury's earthquakes".