A photograph of a van from the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church. The van has been crushed by fallen bricks.
A photograph of a van from the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church. The van has been crushed by fallen bricks.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office in a van.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake unsung hero, Dave van Leeuwen".
A photograph of the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The bricks have crumbled from the gable, exposing the wooden structure underneath and crushing a van.
A photograph of the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The bricks have crumbled from the gable, exposing the wooden structure underneath and crushing a van.
A photograph of a van crushed by fallen bricks outside Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church in Merivale.
A photograph of a van crushed by fallen bricks outside Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church in Merivale.
A photograph of a van crushed by fallen bricks outside Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church in Merivale.
A photograph of a van crushed by fallen bricks outside Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church in Merivale.
The Christchurch Methodist Church van takes a hit from the falling gable end of the church.
A Mr Whippy van parked on a corner in a residential street where people are clearing liquefaction.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office lining up outside a Maggi van which is distributing soup. The van is parked outside Cowles Stadium on Pages Road, which was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office lining up outside a Maggi van which is distributing out soup. The van is parked outside Cowles Stadium on Pages Road, which was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a driveway on Glenarm Terrace. A large hole in the foreground has had a road cone placed inside it. Other large cracks and liquefaction can bee seen. A man in overalls has parked his van next to the damage.
Geologists say the South Island is likely to be hit with another, even larger, earthquake sometime in the next 50 years. Teams of earthquake experts are in Canterbury studying the previously undetected fault responsible for Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake and dozens of aftershocks.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. New Brighton resident Stefan Van Nieff outside his home on Waitaki Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. New Brighton resident Stefan Van Nieff outside his home on Waitaki Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. New Brighton resident Stefan Van Nieff outside his home on Waitaki Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. New Brighton resident Stefan Van Nieff outside his home on Waitaki Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. New Brighton resident Stefan Van Nieff outside his home on Waitaki Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. New Brighton resident Stefan Van Nieff outside his home on Waitaki Street".
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 6 September 2010 showing earthquake damage to a van caused by red bricks from the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church, 165 Papanui Road. The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road sustained severe damage during the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Constructed from unreinforced red br...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Anita van der Velden of Rangiora has written a quake poem she wants to share with readers".
Peter Townsend is the Chief Executive of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce. He is part of the official reconstruction group. Geert van de Vorsten Bosch is the emergency Centre Supervisor at Linwood High School which has been turned into an evacuation centre. Dr Ramon Pink is the Canterbury medical officer of health. Metservice duty forecaster Heath Gullery speaks about the possible weather issues Canterbury may soon experience.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lyttelton Timeball station".