A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing amongst broken furniture and rubble in the room of an earthquake-damaged house in Christchurch.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on Lichfield Street. The brick wall of the top storey has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure inside. Many of the windows have broken.
A photograph of the badly-damaged John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street. Windows are broken and most of the bottom facade has been removed.
A photograph of the badly-damaged John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street. Windows are broken and most of the bottom facade has been removed.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Welles and Manchester Streets. Masonry from the top floor of the building has come away and windows have been broken.
A photograph of closed shops on Gloucester Street. Windows are broken and the entranceway of Kosco Asian Supermarket has been boarded up with plywood. There is shattered glass on the footpath.
A photoshopped image of the front of the cathedral with its broken tower. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled completely, exposing the inside space. Security fences have been placed around the building to restrict access.
A house on Main Road in Redcliffs showing signs of severe damage. The walls of the house have broken in places and it has been spray painted with the words, "Danger, keep out".
Damage to a house in Richmond. The foundation is cracked, and a gap is visible between the foundation and the house. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Broken foundations, River Rd".
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A digger works on top of a pile of soil and building rubble.
The east wall of St Luke's Church on Manchester Street. The top of the wall has broken away and is now covered with plastic to prevent weather damage inside the building.
The front side of the Cathedral with the rose window removed and bracing supporting the wall. The broken tower can be seen to the left and fencing placed around the outside of the building.
A photograph of cracks running through the road of a residential street in Christchurch. The pavement has broken at the side of the road and flowers from a bush cover it.
A photograph of a member of the Diabetes Centre team working in an office in the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. Bits of broken wood are lying on the floor in front of the desk.
A photograph of the badly-damaged John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street. Windows are broken and most of the bottom facade has been removed.
A power pole on River Road is on a lean, stretching the power lines taut. Two lines have broken and are hanging from the pole. The photographer comments, "Power poles stretched wires to breaking point".
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs through a concrete patio. The photographer comments, "The concrete patio is broken into big slabs. Over the following week this subsided even further".
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A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office checking in at the Crowne Plaza on Kilmore Street. In the background, a broken window has been boarded up with plywood.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. There are large cracks in the columns of the building and many of the windows are broken.
Broken head-stones as a result of the magnitude 6.3 quake in Christchurch - 22 February 2011. HDR process to add the "feeling" I felt at seeing this sort of damage.
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working on their armchair artwork. Reporter Mike Thorpe is in the background.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "August 2014. Mike Thorpe and camera man filming Flora for Seven Sharp in anticipation of the launch. Only 4 weeks to go. No grout on the chair yet. From left: Jenny Cooper, Marie Hudson, and Sharon Wilson."
A photograph of members of the public examining Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic. The armchair and ottoman artworks have just been unveiled during the launch of the Green Room garden on Colombo Street.
A digitally manipulated image of a damaged building in Madras Street. The photographer comments, "After the 22 February earthquake in Christchurch there was a lot of damaged buildings. Sometimes there is the odd one where being unclothed or de-bricked let the world see their beauty".
A two-storey house in Avonside Drive with a warped upper balcony. The photographer comments, "This house is on Avonside Drive opposite the Avon River. The land in this area spread laterally and had bad liquefaction of the soil. This caused some houses to sink into the ground, but as the balcony supports did not sink as much the balcony came to rest at a crazy angle".
A photograph of Helen Campbell in the Green Room garden on Colombo Street. Helen has been repairing Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and ottoman mosaics.
Santa Claus climbs out of a toilet saying 'cross this one off the list!' Text above reads 'With all the broken chimneys, Santa must be practising new access points for the big night' Context; the damage to many houses as a result of the Christchurch earthquake of 4th October 2010. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph of a pile of bricks, wood and a broken window on a property on Worcester Street. Tape reading, 'Danger Keep Out' has been placed across the entrance to the property.
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "One of the most badly damaged houses. A broken house at 8 Jean Batten Place, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".