A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on Welles Street taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A car parked outside has been crushed by fallen bricks.
Transcript of Pat Twiss's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Workers are trapped in the Forsyth Barr building with 'Help' signs in the window".
An information leaflet distributed to ratepayers in the Halswell River Rating District, covering information and options regarding the damage to the Hallswell River following the September 2010 earthquake.
A PDF copy of a handwritten journal kept by Robin Robins, documenting the repair work on his earthquake-damaged home between November 2012 and April 2017. Note that some personal information has been redacted from this document.
Damage to Medway Street in Richmond. The road surface is cracked and buckled, and covered in liquefaction silt. A temporary road sign restricting speed to 30 is visible, with road cones behind. The photographer comments, "Medway St, Woodchester Ave on right just beyond the 30 sign".
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings along Manchester Street near Struthers Lane. The front of the buildings have crumbled, the bricks falling onto the footpath in front, damaging the awnings.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive outside the Council water pumping station. This area was rebuilt after the September earthquake but is now badly damaged again".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 9 June 2013 entitled, "Defining clutter {what stays and what goes}".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A crack in a windowsill where the sill has separated from the window frame. The photographer comments, "Window frame in dining nook".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of a brick wall has slumped, leaving a large gap between the wall and a window frame. The photographer comments, "Sunroom window frame".
Damage to a house in Richmond. A brick chimney has partially collapsed. The photographer comments, "The chimney above our bedroom crumbled - glad it didn't come down in one piece".
Damage to a house in Richmond. There is a large crack in the driveway, and cracks in the brickwork of a house. The photographer comments, "Tarsealed driveways have numerous cracks".
Transcript of Vanessa Evans's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 20 September 2010 entitled, "Earthquake update 20/9".
A story submitted by Bertha and Robert Tobias to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Selena to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Scott to the QuakeStories website.
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".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on the corner of Gloucester and Manchester Streets. Sections of the façade have crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. In the distance there are many other earthquake-damaged buildings.
A photograph of cracks in the floor of an earthquake-damaged building at the University of Canterbury.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Dallington. 'The Wizard's 'magic' spring water. Boil before drinking.'
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Home on Papanui Road".
A photograph of an earthquake damaged office. Sections of the ceiling have collapsed onto the office furniture.
A photograph of earthquake damage to a brick wall next to The Coffee House on Montreal Street.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre. A crane can be seen in the foreground.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St John's Church in Hororata showing damage after the earthquake on Saturday morning".
A photograph of cracks in the floor of an earthquake-damaged building at the University of Canterbury.
A photograph of cracks in the floor of an earthquake-damaged building at the University of Canterbury.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".