Photos taken in New Brighton on March 31 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-25-New Brighton-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 008 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken of the Mobile Library on March 31, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-31-Mobile-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 023 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in New Brighton on March 31 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-25-New Brighton-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 004 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in New Brighton on March 31 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-25-New Brighton-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 005 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110484 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
And, yes, the newspaper always gets through! The Press newspapers were delivered in our area of Hoon Hay in the hours after the earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Durham Street Methodist Church after the excavators had dug through the ruins to find the bodies of the three workers buried when the church collapsed on February 22".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Durham Street Methodist Church after the excavators had dug through the ruins to find the bodies of the three workers buried when the church collapsed on February 22".
Bare patches of ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. The bare patches mark where liquefaction covered the grass after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Damage to the footpath and road on Galbraith Avenue can also be seen.
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Our chimney was capped the day after the September Quake. This little fella served as our chimney for two winters until an expert came along and disconnected our gas fire.".
A photograph of a film crew recording outside the Christchurch Art Gallery on Montreal Street. The Art Gallery was used as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Tents set up in the Arts car park at the University of Canterbury after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The tents were used as temporary lecture rooms while the buildings were being checked for damage.
A tent set up in the Arts car park at the University of Canterbury after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The tents were used as temporary lecture rooms while the buildings were being checked for damage.
Tents set up in the Arts car park at the University of Canterbury after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The tents were used as temporary lecture rooms while the buildings were being checked for damage.
An example of a SCIRT safety alert. Safety alerts were sent out to Delivery Team Health and Safety representatives after an incident who then sent or delivered them to subcontractors.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office in a campervan in Hagley Park. The campervan was used as temporary accommodation for the volunteers after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of street art on a wall along Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The street art depicts buildings that were lost in Lyttelton after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
A photograph of street art on a wall along Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The street art depicts buildings that were lost in Lyttelton after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
Shands Emporium standing alone on Hereford Street, the buildings on either side of it demolished. The photographer comments, "This lovely old building looks a little more broken every time I see it, after having been exposed to the elements for so long".
Part of the forecourt at the Shell Shirley petrol station has lifted above the rest, after the underground petrol tanks were pushed upwards by liquefaction. Liquefaction silt covers the lower part of the forecourt. The photographer comments, "Tanks at Shell Shirley floated out of the ground".
A photograph of boxes and office supplies inside the Christchurch Art Gallery on Montreal Street. The Art Gallery was used as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of street art on a wall along Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The street art depicts buildings that were lost in Lyttelton after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
A photograph of street art on a wall along Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The street art depicts buildings that were lost in Lyttelton after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
A photograph of street art on a wall along Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The street art depicts buildings that were lost in Lyttelton after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
A photograph of members of Civil Defence working at the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was set up as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of members of Civil Defence working at the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was set up as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A mobile toilet unit set up on Gloucester Street, outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. The art gallery was used as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquakes.
A photograph of luggage from the volunteers of the Wellington Emergency Management Office who travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Items include several bags, a teddy bear, and a guitar.
A photograph of a catered lunch for the emergency management personnel at the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was set up as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a generator set up in Hagley Park to power campervans. The campervans were being used as temporary accommodation for emergency management personnel who travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquakes.