Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Manchester Courts building was damaged in the September earthquake and is becoming more unstable. There is talk about moving the cordons further back".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building in the Christchurch central city. Some of the windows have been broken, and blinds are hanging out of them.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The roof of the house has collapsed, bringing the top of the front wall down with it.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jennifer Savage and Andrew Dutton were booked to be married in the St Johns Church in Latimer Square that was damaged in the earthquake".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.
A photograph looking down Poplar Street towards the Lichfield Street entrance. Both entrances have been cordoned off with wire fences and barbed wire due to the earthquake damage.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Heather Smith, service delivery supervisor for Battered Women's Refuge, starts moving things into their new safe house after the previous property sustained earthquake damage".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Manchester Courts building was damaged in the September earthquake and is becoming more unstable. There is talk about moving the cordons further back".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a store on Colombo Street. The front wall of the top two storeys has collapsed into the street, exposing the inside.
The electrical supply substation built into the Lion Breweries Canterbury Draught brewery in St Asaph Street, Christchurch. Now the whole complex is being demolished due to earthquake damage.
A damaged brick building on Tuam Street. Bricks have fallen from the wall exposing the interior, where a wooden structure can be seen to have collapsed. The photographer comments, "This is the damage caused by the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand. It closely resembles a face and the round blob in the square hole at the top of the nose is a pigeon".
A photograph of a fire fighter standing in front of 33 Worcester Street, now a pile of rubble after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
The sign was relating to damage sustained from the Sept 2010 quake. Photoshopped by Alice to update it since the Feb 22nd quake.
A photograph looking east down Worcester Street from the Christchurch Arts Centre. In the distance, the earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral can be seen, with a crane in front.
Earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A stone cross has fallen onto the roof, and broken windows and cracked stonework can be seen below the dome.
Helicopter Flight over Christchurch
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Helicopter Flight over Christchurch
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Helicopter Flight over Christchurch
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key on his visit to Kaiapoi and Hororata to meet people badly affected and see the damage from the earthquake. Surveying Michael Oakley's knocked-over bins full of potatoes on his farm in Greendale, near Hororata, that suffered a lot of damage to produce".
A digitally manipulated image of the word 'Lyttelton' made out of damaged bricks. The photographer comments, "This shows the courage and humour of the earthquake wrecked port of Lyttelton. There is lots of little things that make you smile that the locals and volunteers from around the area have created".
A digitally manipulated image of an excavator demolishing a house. The photographer comments, "My neighbour I thought was going to be one of the first to be rebuilt in the area after being damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake, but the builders have knocked it down and not returned yet".
As a way of reducing traffic - and hence damaging vibrations - many streets are partially blocked by these signs. Also many of them have a 30kph speed limit.
A pigeon perches in the beams of a damaged building. The photographer comments, "The building next door was demolished after the Christchurch earthquake, which exposed the side of this building with it's very old corrugated iron walls. Some of the sheeting was damaged and exposed parts of the interior. The pigeon was sitting on a bit of wood with the beam above it had a very serious crack. I think you would be nervous as well".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to St. Mary's Anglican Church Timaru resulting from 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake centred near Darfield. (L to R on ground): Archdeacon Andrew Starky; Vicar Indrea Alexander and Concillor Ray Bennett watch as Craig Perkins and Kevin Deam are hoisted by crane to remove damaged spires from the church tower. (L to R): Builder Kevin Deam and St. Mary's parishioner Craig Perkins inspect a damaged spire on the church tower".
A man representing 'Christchurch' kneels on the floor and tips out the pieces of the 'broken heart jigsaw'. He wonders where to start. Context - on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Christchurch which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused very severe damage.
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Relates to the three new categories for residential foundation design that have been developed and will be required for repairing and rebuilding homes in Canterbury following the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The 'zones' referred to in the cartoon are the colours designated to different degrees of damage to particular areas or buildings in Christchurch after the earthquakes.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The side wall of the building on the left collapsed onto their roof, collapsing it into the stonemasons store. Several gravestones were also damaged!
The relocated Westende Jewellers on Colombo Street. After the 4 September 2010 earthquake, the damaged Westende Jewellers store on Manchester Street became the backdrop to days of television coverage.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. A section of the wall has collapsed leaving the inside of the building exposed.
A photograph of a block of earthquake-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. The walls of the Westende Jewellers Building on the right have crumbled, exposing the second storey rooms.
