A photograph of earthquake damage to a wall in a stairwell.
A photograph of a repaired patch of wall in the stairwell of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The wall is unpainted.
The first report into the damage done to three large buildings in the Christchurch earthquake is recommending urgent steps be taken around the country to strengthen buildings with stairwells.
Damage in a stairwell inside a house in St Albans.
Damage in a stairwell inside a house in St Albans.
A photograph of the stairwell of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The hand rail on the right side has been removed from the wall and placed on the stairs while the walls are fixed and repainted. The gib has been removed from the facing wall.
A photograph of the stairwell of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The hand rail on the left side has been removed from the wall and placed on the stairs while the walls are fixed and repainted. The gib has been removed from the facing wall.
A photograph of members of the Diabetes Centre team standing on the stairwell of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The hand rail to the left has been removed and placed on the stairs while the wall behind it is repainted.
The walls in the stairwell, repaired by injecting glue into the cracks.
A photograph of a painter repainting the stairwell of the Diabetes Centre.
A photograph of a tradesperson painting a stairwell in the Diabetes Centre.
A photograph of a member of the Diabetes Centre team descending the stairs of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The hand rail to the left has been removed and placed on the stairs while the wall behind it is repainted.
An infographic describing the collapse of the stairwell in the Forsyth Barr building.
An infographic describing the collapse of the stairwell in the Forsyth Barr building.
An infographic showing how a stairwell failed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a tradesperson who has been painting a stairwell of the Diabetes Centre.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking into a collapsed stairwell in the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking into a collapsed stairwell in the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking into a collapsed stairwell in the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking into a collapsed stairwell in the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking into a collapsed stairwell in the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
A video of a media tour inside the earthquake-damaged Hotel Grand Chancellor. The video includes footage of the eastern side of the ground floor of the hotel, the stairwells, some of the rooms, and the view through an opening in the side of the building. It also includes an interview with Jack Harris from Fletchers Construction about the work that is being done to support the structure.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage to the main stairwell on the third floor".
A photograph of a hallway in a building in the Christchurch city centre. Concrete blocks and other rubble fill the stairwell on the left-hand side of the hallway.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage to the main stairwell on the third floor".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The new Christchurch Council building has suffered only cosmetic damage in the September 4th earthquake. Scaffold under a stairwell which is only slightly damaged".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftershock damage at the Cathedral Square site of The Press caused by the Boxing Day quakes. Damage to the main stairwell between floors two and three".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the CTV Building on Madras Street where 118 people died. All that remains is the elevator shaft and stairwell to the right".
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team descending the stairs in the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Pieces of plaster and paint have crumbled from the walls.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a stairwell in the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. Large sections of the concrete wall behind the stair rail have broken away to reveal the steel reinforcement underneath.