Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Southern Demolition pull down St Pauls Church Dallington bell tower".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Southern Demolition pull down St Pauls Church Dallington bell tower".
Southern Opera Charitable Trust's director discusses the impact of the earthquake on Christchurch's arts community.
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of the Manchester Courts building after earthquake damage. Tim Murphy from Southern Demolition".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of the Manchester Courts building after earthquake damage. Tim Murphy from Southern Demolition".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of the Manchester Courts building after earthquake damage. Tim Murphy from Southern Demolition".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of the Manchester Courts building after earthquake damage. Tim Murphy from Southern Demolition".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of the Manchester Courts building after earthquake damage. Faiyaz Manu from Southern Demolition".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of the Manchester Courts building after earthquake damage. Tim Murphy from Southern Demolition".
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
A PDF copy of a publication promoting holiday destinations in the lower South Island.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Southern Cross Lodge, Kaiapoi. Front structure built in 1883, original lodge at the back built in 1860. Damaged by earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A chandelier is recovered by a Southern Demolition excavator operator from a damaged shop, Shrimpton Radcliffe Design on Victoria Street, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Amanda Hackett with a chandelier recovered by a Southern Demolition excavator operator from her damaged shop, Shrimpton Radcliffe Design on Victoria Street, following the Canterbury earthquakes
Large cracks between concrete slabs in a pathway beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi show how the land has slumped towards the river.
Photographs of the former Nurse Maude building, 192 Madras Street, taken November 2010. Note that the Southern Blues Bar, 196 Madras Street, has since been demolished. From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
A photograph of the partially-demolished Westende Jewellers Building on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Street. Wire fences have been placed around the building and a Southern Demolition excavator can be seen behind them.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Deutsche Bank education ensembles an opera singer and a brass quartet to entertain and enthuse schools that have been badly hit by the Earthquake. Simon Rennie (bass- Southern Opera Chorus) entertains with song".
The earthquake which struck at 4.35 a.m. on a Saturday morning was felt by many people in the South Island and southern North Island. There was considerable damage in central Canterbury, especially in Christchurch, but no loss of life.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Gloucester Street, near the intersection of Colombo Street. A Southern Demolition excavator is being used to clear the rubble away. In the background are the Forsyth Barr building, the Copthorne Hotel and the PricewaterhouseCoopers building.