A photograph of an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a resource room in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
The foundations of the historic Kaiapoi Railway Station building, which were damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake causing the building to lean towards the river.
A house on Avonside Drive with cracks in its foundations and the interior wall of its porch as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a staff room in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A colour photograph of the Fisher's Building, seen from the corner of Lichfield and High Streets. The photograph was taken before the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of emergency management personnel working in a temporary Civil Defence headquarters set up at the Mainland Foundation Ballpark after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of emergency management personnel working in a temporary Civil Defence headquarters set up at the Mainland Foundation Ballpark after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a toppled bookcase in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering and the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
An electronic postcard of Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street, which reads, "Greetings from the first Gap Filler in Colombo Street, Christchurch (Nov 2010)".
A photograph submitted by Grant Fife to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "September Quake. Cranmer Court apartments 05/09/2010. The building is quickly supported while damaged chimneys are removed.".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a property on Glenarm Street. The pavement has been churned up by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A gutter on Bracken Street in Avonside. The gutter and the road and footpath beside it have been cracked and warped by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A gutter on Bracken Street in Avonside. The gutter and the road and footpath beside it have been cracked and warped by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a stack of mattresses in Cowles Stadium. The stadium was set up as a Civil Defence Report Centre after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a property on Glenarm Street. The pavement has been churned up by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A gutter on Bracken Street in Avonside. The gutter and the road and footpath beside it have been cracked and warped by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "14 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. This home was abandoned after the September 2010 earthquake and is now red zoned land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "14 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. This home was abandoned after the September 2010 earthquake and is now red zoned land".
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office taking photographs of the lateral shifting and cracks in a road after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of buildings on Worcester Street. One of the buildings has also suffered damage from a fire caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
PDF slides of a presentation given by Dr. Thomas Wilson from the UC Geology department in November 2010. The presentation was delivered at a GeoNZ conference in Auckland.
A photograph of a house on Worcester Boulevard, now a pile of rubble after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Fire damage can be seen on the house next door.
A photograph of an excavator on the side of a road in Canterbury. This stretch of road is near the Greendale fault line which caused the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 4 September 2010. Mark says, "This is the first [blog post] I wrote on 4th Sept. I always remember an announcer on the radio having the first on-air interview with Geonet/EQC (obviously only 1 or 2 staff members at that stage!). The announcer asked if the aftershocks would carry on for much longer and the Geonet guy said they could carry on for a few weeks. Radio announcer seemed shocked".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Jeremy Stewart of Alice in Videoland holding 'When a City Falls', the film recently released about the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes".
An empty house on Avonside Drive. The overgrown lawn indicates that the house has been unoccupied for some time as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A colour photograph of the east frontage of the former City Council Offices on Manchester Street, which appears to have been taken before the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
An empty house on Avonside Drive. The overgrown lawn indicates that the house has been unoccupied for some time as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A woman standing beside a house on Avonside Drive that has been abandoned due to damage from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Its front garden has become overgrown.