A photograph of a path between two houses in Christchurch. The path is covered in rubble from the collapsed house to the right.
The road and footpath in Richmond are covered with liquefaction. Recycling and rubbish bins waiting for collection can be seen down the footpath.
The road and footpath in Richmond are covered with liquefaction. Recycling and rubbish bins waiting for collection can be seen down the footpath.
Mark Lincoln stands on the damaged tile roof of a house in Kerrs Road. Tarpaulins cover holes where tiles have been shaken loose.
A photograph of a painted sign on 448 Colombo Street, exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
A photograph of a painted sign on 448 Colombo Street, exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
A photograph of a path between two houses in Christchurch. The path is covered in rubble from the collapsed house to the right.
A photograph of a painted sign on 448 Colombo Street, exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
A photograph of a painted sign on 448 Colombo Street, exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team inside an earthquake-damaged house. The wall to the left has collapsed and has been covered with plastic sheeting. Bricks and other rubble cover the floor of the room. A chest of drawers with clothing still inside has toppled to the left and is resting on the rubble.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. Debris from the cordoned off building covers the footpath.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. Debris from the cordoned off building covers the footpath.
Bare patches of ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. The bare patches mark where liquefaction covered the grass after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the damaged Kenton Chambers building on Hereford Street. The windows have been broken and rubble from the building covers the footpath.
A push lawnmower sits in liquefaction silt beside the porch of a house. The photographer comments, "A friend's house, liquefaction covers the front lawn".
The Christchurch city and Waimakariri District councils have from today got no insurance cover for future earthquakes after their existing policies expired at 4pm.
A view across Charles Street in Kaiapoi. The road is covered in dirty tyre marks from areas of road where the seal has been removed.
A man walks across his cracked and liquefaction-covered lawn in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Andy Corbin checks liquefaction and surface water in his lawn".
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings on Worcester Street. Rubble and scaffolding cover the road. The NewstalkZB building can be seen in the background.
With many people in Christchurch still without power and water and the streets covered in a thick layer of silt, getting clean clothes is proving difficult.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A damaged residential property at Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The yard is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction".
The side wall of a building on Worcester Street. Timber bracing has been placed along the top of the wall and black plastic to cover the gaps.
Bricks and a window frame fallen from the wall of a single-storey building. The gap left by the fallen wall has been covered with plywood sheeting.
A photograph of a badly-damaged shop on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street. The footpath is covered in remains of fallen bricks and building rubble.
A photograph of a cabinet which has toppled on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The ground and furniture is also covered in plaster from above.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army on the roof of a residential property. They have climbed the roof to cover a hole with a tarpaulin.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army on the roof of a residential property. They have climbed the roof to cover a hole with a tarpaulin.
A tarpaulin covers an exposed bank on the corner of Dublin Street and Coleridge Terrace. The bank has been exposed by the collapse of a section of retaining wall.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining the Southern Finance House on Montreal Street. Silt from liquefaction covers the footpath in front.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining the Southern Finance Ltd building. Silt from liquefaction covers part of the footpath and road.