A boulder falling down a cliff in Sumner after a worker dislodged it from the top.
A boulder falling down a cliff in Sumner after a worker dislodged it from the top.
An offices in the Registry Buildings starting to be packed away so it can be moved to a new location.
A 'For sale' sign at a residential property on Dublin Street has 'Sold' stuck over it.
A photograph of the police kiosk in Cathedral Square, with the partially deconstructed Mutual Funds Life building showing above it.
A photograph of a mantle piece removed from a house at 116 Centaurus Road before it was demolished.
Bricks fallen from the damaged Richmond Methodist Church are stacked alongside it. The photographer comments, "Church window. With fallen bricks neatly stacked".
An offices in the Registry Buildings starting to be packed away so it can be moved to a new location.
The Lyttelton Union Parish Chapel on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. Behind it are the Port Hills.
Containers stacked in front of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street to protect the road in case it falls.
An offices in the Registry Buildings starting to be packed away so it can be moved to a new location.
An offices in the Registry Buildings starting to be packed away so it can be moved to a new location.
A boulder falling down a cliff in Sumner after a worker dislodged it from the top.
An offices in the Registry Buildings starting to be packed away so it can be moved to a new location.
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".
Damage to The Bone Dude's Bone Carving Studio and Cultured Gallery on Fitzgerald Avenue. The brick wall is cracked, and the guttering has fallen. The photographer comments, "This building was damaged in the September earthquake in Christchurch. It was the Bone dude's bone carving studio. The motto on the wall was 'Carve your own' and it looks like the earthquakes did just that".
A digitally manipulated photograph of the Ozone Hotel's sign, leaning against a cordon fence. The photographer comments, "This sign was all that remained after the demolition of the historical Ozone Hotel, which was damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes. The sign disappeared so hopefully it will reappear at a later date in a museum. The bits of blue were the painted bricks of the hotel, which made it really stand out".
A earthquake simulation structure built at the College of Engineering, it is designed to demonstrate a retrofit of seismic strengthening to a structure.
A earthquake simulation structure built at the College of Engineering, it is designed to demonstrate a retrofit of seismic strengthening to a structure.
A earthquake simulation structure built at the College of Engineering, it is designed to demonstrate a retrofit of seismic strengthening to a structure.
A photograph of a fence post that lifted out of the ground during the earthquake, pulling a clump of soil with it.
Cement is piped from the trucks to the foundations where it is poured into the foundation posts when building the Ilam village.
A photograph of a window of the Cranmer Centre, with the masonry around it removed.
A photograph of a window of the Cranmer Centre, with the masonry around it removed.
A sculpture on Williams Street in Kaiapoi partially enclosed in a safety fence. The footpath around it has been warped.
A sculpture on Williams Street in Kaiapoi partially enclosed in a safety fence. The footpath around it has been warped.
A earthquake simulation structure built at the College of Engineering, it is designed to demonstrate a retrofit of seismic strengthening to a structure.
A earthquake simulation structure built at the College of Engineering, it is designed to demonstrate a retrofit of seismic strengthening to a structure.
A earthquake simulation structure built at the College of Engineering, it is designed to demonstrate a retrofit of seismic strengthening to a structure.
A earthquake simulation structure built at the College of Engineering, it is designed to demonstrate a retrofit of seismic strengthening to a structure.