A photograph of a bolt head from the Townsend Telescope. The bolt head broke off one of the telescope's bolts during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a bolt from the Townsend Telescope. The bolt sheared during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Wooden beams and bolts secure a Cranmer Court window.
Wooden beams and bolts secure a Cranmer Court window.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team outside a building in the Christchurch city centre. One of the men is holding bolt cutters.
A photograph of a nut and bolt in a beam from St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.
A photograph of a nut and bolt in a beam from St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Eight of these small bolts were all that held up the heavy roof bridging two buildings".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A collapsed roof bridge between two buildings on Cashel Street which was held up by the eight small bolts".
A house perched on the edge of the cliff above Sumner. Below, large bolts have been inserted into the cliff face above a cave entrance to strengthen it.
A photograph of a sign on the counter of Sophie's Café on Papanui Road. The sign reads, "Please be nice to my staff. This is all I have left - the rest bolted".
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Independence Day in Christchurch".