Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from a wall, exposing the wooden framing beneath. The photographer comments, "The foundation and a section of the wall of the dining room have shifted and cracked. The dining room floor is very springy".
An aerial photograph of New Brighton. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Anzac Drive Bridge over the River Avon. The houses in the bottom half of this photograph are residential red zoned".
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team inside an earthquake-damaged house. One of the ERT members is climbing a staircase covered in rubble from a collapsed interior wall.
A photograph of the street number and apartment numbers at 440 Oxford Terrace spray-painted on the footpath in front. The street number is written as 466 but this is the incorrect number for this site. The photographer comments, "The numbers were spray-painted in front of all the properties in the Avon Loop in order to keep track of the property number after the mailboxes were lost or removed".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Life in ruins: 27 year-old Chris Meyer, owner and operator of Federal Coffee House, which was located at 160 Manchester Street. The Heritage 1 building that he used to run his business from is being torn down tomorrow".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Life in ruins: 27 year-old Chris Meyer, owner and operator of Federal Coffee House, which was located at 160 Manchester Street. The Heritage 1 building that he used to run his business from is being torn down tomorrow".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Life in ruins: 27 year-old Chris Meyer, owner and operator of Federal Coffee House, which was located at 160 Manchester Street. The Heritage 1 building that he used to run his business from is being torn down tomorrow".
Extensive damage caused by liquefaction in Bracken Street, Avonside. A pile of liquefaction can be seen in front of this house. After the earthquake, many people had to dig this silt out of their properties and place it on the road to be collected.
An abandoned residential property at 28 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. Three broken chairs lie outside the front of the house. The front door is open. 'HM' has been spray-painted in green onto the front wall.
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, "Ovena Murray (front) and Leonie Dehn, with Roger the dog, inspect work being done on the Charles Street pump house in Kaiapoi. Waimakariri District Council staff are deferring low-priority works to free-up funds for earthquake recovery work".
A video of an interview with Allison Naylor about her property in the Flockton Basin. Naylor had to leave her house after flooding made it unliveable. This video was part of a series of videos about residents in the flood-prone Flockton Basin.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Acland Ave and other nearby residents upset about houses that are green stickered but are unlivable and they cannot access any relief funds. A meeting in the cul-de-sac where there are still piles of liquefaction".
A photograph of the second storey of the partially-demolished Westende Jewellers Building on the corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets, which housed Alva Rados Mexican restaurant. The building was severely damage during the 4 September 2010 earthquake and had to be demolished.
A house on Avonside Drive showing damage from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Numerous cracks in the masonry can be seen, and several sections of brick have fallen off the walls. The building's porch has also collapsed. A pile of dried liquefaction is visible in the driveway.
Notices on the doors of The Cook Shop on the ground level of the Strategy building, Montreal Street. The sign on the left reads, "Danger, your house has a red placard, do not enter". The sign to the right indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A section of Avonside Drive shows how the infrastructure is no longer maintained to the same level, with regard to roading, sewage and water services. The houses behind show the crazy angles that the earth movement has left them at".
A close-up photograph of parts of the Townsend Telescope recovered from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The telescope was housed in the tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. It was severely damaged when the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The damaged chimney of a house on the corner of Galbraith Avenue and Avonside Drive. The top section of the chimney has fallen off and the whole chimney has moved away from the building's wall. The chimney has been weather proofed with a yellow tarpaulin.
A video of an interview with Rose Lennon about her property in the Flockton Basin. Lennon's house has been damaged by flooding in the area. This video was part of a series of videos about residents in the flood-prone Flockton Basin.
The damaged chimney of a house on the corner of Galbraith Avenue and Avonside Drive. The top section of the chimney has fallen off and the whole chimney has moved away from the building's wall. The chimney has been weather proofed with a yellow tarpaulin.
The driveway of a house on Avonside Drive. One of the concrete slabs has lifted and the owner has tried to fill the gap with blocks of wood. Unfortunately, these have come loose and are sticking out of the hole.
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, "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".
A video of an interview with Pamela Wilkinson about her property in the Flockton Basin. Wilkinson had to leave her house after flooding made in unliveable. This video was part of a series of videos about residents in the flood-prone Flockton Basin.
A group of men stand with beer bottles. In the background, people are filling containers with water from a bore. The photographer comments, "My friend and crewmate Darren Armstrong was providing water from an artesian bore at his house on Marshland Rd. His roofing company employees stood around helping - and drinking beer".
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".
A member of the public takes a closer look into the cordon, looking down to Hereford Street to the damaged Gough House, with windows boarded up and part of the Vintage Watch store. On the fence is a sign that says 'Road closed' and another one advertising a Wilson's carpark.
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. Kris Urquhart helps move her mother, Annette Preen, from her Seabreeze Close house".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "248 Queensbury Street, Horseshoe Lake. In many properties it is hard to know what is vertical because the land has shifted so much that pergolas, fences, and the walls of the house are all at different angles".