An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 18 December 2010 entitled, "I think it's summer".
A chimney collapsed and fallen from a house in Cracroft, now lying on the lawn. It has taken the satellite dish with it.
The former Ozone Dressing Sheds in North New Brighton, with broken and boarded-up windows. The photographer comments, "This is the Ozone as it was before it was demolished. It appeared to have been in the process of being redecorated internally, but the February Christchurch earthquake seems to have caused its demise".
A house in Hororata. The chimney has fallen, taking the fence with it. Part of it can still be seen lying on the ground.
Stonework from St John's Anglican Church where it fell during the 4 September earthquake. It is October and the daffodils have almost died.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 10 September 2010, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which it feels like Saturday".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 10 September 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which it feels like Saturday".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 5 October 2010, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which it's been a month".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 5 October 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which it's been a month".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
The footpath in front of a building on Williams Street. As the building subsided it took part of the path with it. This gives an idea of how much this commercial building sank due to liquefaction.
A police officer and two soldiers inspects a property on Avonside Drive. The awning above the door has collapsed, taking some of the brick wall with it. It still lies on the front steps of the house.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 4 September 2010 entitled, "It's been a weird sort of day".
A misaligned brick wall in front of a property with silt still piled up around it. During the earthquake, liquefaction drove silt to the surface where it erupted out of the ground like a volcano and formed a pile like the one seen here.
The Empire Hotel on London Street in Lyttelton. Bracing has been placed on the front of the building to keep it together and limit further damage from aftershocks. Fencing around the building has been used to cordon it off.
The Empire Hotel on London Street in Lyttelton. Bracing has been placed on the front of the building to keep it together and limit further damage from aftershocks. Fencing around the building has been used to cordon it off.
A view of the ICTS building at the University of Canterbury, seen from level 7 of the James Hight building. The photographer comments, "First looks at our new temporary (maybe) office space. Our group will stay here until April or May 2011, then will move to another floor in the Central Library. We look down on the IT Building, which is doomed. The ugly draughty IT building is going to be demolished in the next campus revamp. The 'Butterfly Building' behind, originally the mainframe computer centre, will remain, as it's architecturally significant, apparently".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A Cashmere man has taken it upon himself to secure his home chimney with planks and ties. Dave McKenzie and his family retreated to underneath a beam in their house thinking it was the safest place".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "New Brighton Community Preschool manager Paula Robinson checks out a box of toys and a special hand-made book for 'the children who know what it's like to be in a big earthquake'. It was sent from youngsters at Wintec early education centre in Waikato".
The stump of an oak tree in the Halswell Primary School grounds. The oak tree had the be cut down after it broke during the earthquake and was hanging at a angle. The person who cut down the tree has carved "1870 - 16:9:2010" into the stump, the year that the tree was planted, and then the day that it broke and fell.
The word "repairs" painted on the side of a building has a large crack running through it.
A photograph of a pile of liquefaction with animal prints running through it.
A photograph of the cliff face along Wakefield Avenue in Sumner. It is showing signs of recent rockfall.
A photograph of the cliff face along Wakefield Avenue in Sumner. It is showing signs of recent rockfall.
A photograph of the cliff face along Wakefield Avenue in Sumner. It is showing signs of recent rockfall.
A photograph of the cliff face along Wakefield Avenue in Sumner. It is showing signs of recent rockfall.
A rubbish skip in an alleyway is full of building rubble, with piles of bricks scattered around it.
A photograph of a fence post that lifted out of the ground during the earthquake, pulling a clump of soil with it.
Damage to the front entrance of the Knox Church. The building has been spray-painted with USAR codes indicating it has been checked.
The footpath on Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Since the earthquake, it has been re-instated after new pipes were laid.
Colour photograph of the north side of St. Elmo's Courts after the 4 September 2010 earthquake, during which it suffered extensive structural damage.