A photograph of a 'yellow sticker' notice on the door of 132 Kilmore Street. The notice indicates restricted use.
A photograph of a 'yellow sticker' notice on the door of 132 Kilmore Street. The notice indicates restricted use. A handwritten sign next to it reads, "Due to the current situation this office is closed today".
A photograph of a Short Period Entry notice at 40 Kilmore Street.
A photograph of a Short Period Entry notice at 40 Kilmore Street.
One of many notices along Christchurch waterways, reading "Polluted water, please avoid contact, Christchurch City Council".
A green notice on a building on Manchester Street, indicating that it has been assessed by structural engineers and is safe. Every building in Christchurch was assessed in this way, a green, yellow or red notice placed on the front door or window. Green means ok to enter; yellow, restricted use; red, not safe to enter.
An entranceway in the Cranmer Centre on Armagh Street. A sign on the door reads "Cranmer Centre closed until further notice".
Canterbury residents who haven't seen hide nor hair of a Earthquake Commission inspector have been told they might need to make a fresh claim to get noticed.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury dairy farmer Heath Smith (left), and assistant farm manager Tom Clark, both noticed an increased noise followed by absolute silence from the animals around the farm just before the large 4 September earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury dairy farmer Heath Smith (right), and assistant farm manager Tom Clark, both noticed an increased noise followed by absolute silence from the animals around the farm just before the large 4 September earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury dairy farmer Heath Smith (right) and assistant farm manager Tom Clark, both noticed an increased noise followed by absolute silence from the animals around the farm just before the large 4 September earthquake".
The bridge on River Road just before the Banks Ave turn off. Looking down at the Avon River side of the Shirley Stream bridge showing how much the ground has slumped by - notice the unpainted concrete now exposed.
The result of the magnitude 7.1 Christchurch earthquake at 4.35am on September 4th 2010. Taken from Dallington Terrace looking towards Avonside Drive. Notice how the riverbank has slumped - at high tide the tree is now surrounded by water.