Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Bealey Denture Clinic. Many of the tiles on the roof have come loose and the tiles around the door have broken and fallen to the footpath.
A photograph of volunteers fron the Wellington Emergency Management Office walking down an earthquake damaged street in Christchurch. In the background, one of the houses has a yellow sticker, indicating that access is restricted.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Furniture maker Bertram Rush and his building survived the earthquake. He's still open, hearing from people with damaged cabinets, and has been busy helping a customer to repair his home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. 110 year old cast iron work being removed from The Press tower after it was discovered to be damaged. George Piper (L) The Press carpenter oversees the removal".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Armagh Street. Bricks from the building opposite have fallen through the roof. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the wall to the right.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Vandals broke into and damaged the 1885 historic Church of the Good Shepherd in Phillips Street after the September earthquake. Constable Geoff McLean (crime scene officer) dusts for prints".
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team climbing a stairway inside an earthquake-damaged house. Bricks have fallen from the storey above and have covered the stairs.
A photograph of the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets. One of the gables has crumbled and ties have been placed around the rest to limit further damage from aftershocks.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city".
A tent on Worcester Street set up for the soldiers stationed around the cordon. In the background, the damaged Our City O-Tautahi Building can be seen with steel bracing holding up the front.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Doc Ross and Liz Taylor, of Gallery 464, with the windows that have been vandalised on their Sydenham business - one of the few that wasn't damaged by the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city".
A photograph looking across High and Tuam Street to the earthquake-damaged Domo furniture store on Tuam Street. Wire fences have been used to cordon off High Street and the garden between the streets.
Cunningham House at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens is still closed due to earthquake damage. I wonder if it will ever re-open or suffer the demolition fate many other iconic structures in Christchurch have.
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 30 June 2011 showing signs warning of the danger posed by unstable headstones in Lyttelton Roman Catholic and Dissenters (Public) Cemeteries in Reserve Terrace. Several toppled headstones and collapsed grave surrounds are visible in the photograph. Looking east from the main gate. The Lyttelton c...
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings down Manchester Street. Crowds have gathered at the intersection with High Street in the distance, after evacuating their buildings during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Rubble from the building to the left covers the road.
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of Lichfield Street, looking east from the intersection of Colombo Street. The road has been fenced off and there are damaged buildings in the background.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged M J Knowles Building on Tuam Street. The wall has either collapsed or been removed leaving the inside of the building exposed. Loose bricks from the wall cover the footpath.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged M J Knowles Building on Tuam Street. The wall has either collapsed or been removed leaving the inside of the building exposed. Loose bricks from the wall cover the footpath.
The damaged Provincial Council Legislative Chamber on Durham Street in the aftermath of the 22 February earthquake. The building's roof and walls have collapsed, as has the scaffolding which was erected to repair it after the 4 September earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged M J Knowles Building on Tuam Street. The wall has either collapsed or been removed leaving the inside of the building exposed. Loose bricks from the wall cover the footpath.