Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nicolas Keen (L) and Mike Whiteford are reluctant to leave their flats in South Brighton after having suddenly been told by the council they have to move out after initially been give green stickers after the Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Maling Street in Avonside. From left: Charlie Tarawa, Tamatea Briggs (12) and Ngarita Briggs (8) outside their make shift shelter. They are too scared to go in the house so are sleeping on the lawn".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jade Kirk, a director of Jade/Roberts Consulting Engineers Ltd, who was attacked by the operator of a 20-ton digger while trying to protect the earthquake-damaged Trinity Church on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jade Kirk, a director of Jade/Roberts Consulting Engineers Ltd, who was attacked by the operator of a 20-ton digger while trying to protect the earthquake-damaged Trinity Church on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hugh Hobden, the Model Yacht Club's Commodore, said the club's sailing has been disrupted with the September earthquake severely damaging Victoria Lake, forcing their members to relocate to the Groynes ponds. Damaged Victoria Lake showing loss of water".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gunyah homestead was badly damaged during the September 4th 2010 earthquake, but the Cotterill family are picking up the pieces and rebuilding. William and Simonetta Cotterill in their makeshift bedroom which used to be the drawing room".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jill Weston and husband Peter with three of their six children: Tahlia (10), Nathan and Liam (12). Jill has been driven to tears in her dealings with EQC after their house was badly damaged in the 4 September earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St John's Church in Hororata is up for an expensive repair bill after it was badly damaged in the September 4 earthquake. Workers check out the damaged tower by crane as they decide where to start saving the church".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to St. Mary's Anglican Church Timaru resulting from 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake centred near Darfield. Damage can be seen to the spires on the church tower. The spire-tops were removed for safety and to be repaired".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Many of the residents of Seabreeze Close and neighbouring streets are packing up because of severe damage. Kerry Donald clear his belongings from his house in Seabreeze Close".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Inglewood's Shaun Harris is taking a trailer of donated goods to victims of the Christchurch earthquake. He feels he has a new lease on life after a motorcycle crash that almost killed him, and wants to help others".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Deutsche Bank education ensembled an opera singer and a brass quartet to entertain and enthuse schools that have been badly hit by the earthquake. Pupils of Halswell School listen to the quartet play a variety of tunes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nigel Mendonca from World Vision and in conjunction with The Salvation Army delivers a care package to Avonside resident Maggie Reed. The Salvation Army and World Vision are delivering packages all over the worst earthquake affected areas in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St John's Church in Hororata is up for an expensive repair bill after it was badly damaged in the September 4 earthquake. Workers check out the damaged tower by crane as they decide where to start saving the church".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St John's Church in Hororata is up for an expensive repair bill after it was badly damaged in the September 4 earthquake. Workers check out the damaged tower by crane as they decide where to start saving the church".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Many of the residents of Seabreeze Close and neighbouring streets are packing up because of severe damage. Tony Saunders built many of the houses in the area".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Oxford Street residents were too scared to go back inside after the early morning earthquake. Pictured from left, Bia Boucinhas, Robert Collister, Mark Buckland, Hana Meads, Daniel Andrews, Simon and Sarah John-McHaffie and Carol McHaffie".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Marika Begg is faced with a $22,000 biil which she cannot afford to remove fallen macrocarpa trees on her property. Her insurance will not cover it".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Marika Begg is faced with a $22,000 biil which she cannot afford to remove fallen macrocarpa trees on her property. Her insurance will not cover it".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch family Craig Yates and his partner Kim Blazey and their children Kass, 8 months and Sonny, 2, relax in the playground at Tahuna Beach Holiday Park as they recover from the trauma of of last Saturday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the clean-up has begun. People are evacuated from ASB Bank on the corner of Riccarton Road and Rimu Street, after whole blocks of buildings on Riccarton Road were sealed off".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Ministering angels. Salvation Army members Judith Miller and Dianne Peck offer soup and savouries to those needing sustenance, water and support. Kaiapoi North School has been set up as a welfare centre for families affected by Saturday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch, Sydenham Christmas shop. 'Christmas Jones' is among the September 4 M7.1 earthquake-hit block of shops. Owner Mike Jones pictured with his partner Megan Simpson (L) says business is slow, but he is staying open".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Many of the residents of Seabreeze Close and neighbouring streets are packing up because of severe damage. Annette Preen in her Seabreeze Close house filled with silt".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jill Weston and husband Peter with three of their six children: Tahlia (10), Nathan and Liam (12). Jill has been driven to tears in her dealings with EQC after their house was badly damaged in the 4 September earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Many of the residents of Seabreeze Close and neighbouring streets are packing up because of severe damage. Tony Saunders built many of the houses in the area".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch, Sydenham Christmas shop. 'Christmas Jones' is among the September 4 M7.1 earthquake-hit block of shops. Owner Mike Jones pictured with his partner Megan Simpson (L) says business is slow, but he is staying open".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A big day of moving out of the caravan up the drive of their house to a rental home, for earthquake-stricken Kaiapoi mum and children. From left: Tyler Entwistle (13) Paige Entwistle (14) and Flynn Entwistle (10)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Newly married couple Jill Tyquin-Smith and Arthur Smith of Rangiora, who decided to get married after the Canterbury earthquake so they could live together. They organised the wedding in two weeks and are now living happily ever after".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Tony Ryall, Minister of Health visits Christchurch hospital to get a status report on how it is coping. Pictured with Alison Gallant. Charge Nurse in the Acute Stroke Ward talking about how the building is coping".
