Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
A police officer stands guard over a cordoned-off section of Williams Street in Kaiapoi.
Cracks in the front of a building on Madras Street. In the foreground is a shipping container placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
A yellow-stickered building in Papanui, cordoned off with danger tape and a crowd barrier. The windows have been partly boarded up and are spray-painted with USAR markings.
The fence of this house in Kaiapoi has sunk into the liquefaction silt.
Damage to a building on Manchester Street, where the front wall of the upper two storeys has fallen away. A real estate sign on the shop next door reads "Watch this Hotspot!".
A goods train stopped on the track beside SH71 near Rangiora. Trains were unable to run until buckled tracks were inspected and repaired.
Two stone roof points lie on the lawn beside the Cranmer Centre.
People are still sitting in Le Cafe's outside dining area, below the scaffolding erected around a damaged part of the Arts Centre.
Cordon fences surround the former Municipal Chambers on Worcester Street, where a small turret is protected by strapping.
Cracks and liquefaction in the playing fields and car park of Murphy Park, Kaiapoi.
Cracking on the facade of the Clarendon Tower.
Damage to the roof of the church hall of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square, cordoned off with security fencing.
The fence of this house in Kaiapoi has sunk into the liquefaction silt.
Liquefaction at the intersection of Peraki and Hilton Streets in Kaiapoi.
Road works on Lineside Road, outside Kaiapoi, near the intersection with Revells Road. Large cracks in the road have been partially filled with gravel.
Cars slow for road works on Lineside Road, outside Kaiapoi, near the intersection with Revells Road.
Cracks in a footpath in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
The banks of the Kaiapoi River have slumped towards the river, leaving a gap between the riverside walkway and the steps up to Raven Quay.
A crack in the car park of Murphy Park, Kaiapoi.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
A buckled footbridge over the Kaiapoi River.
Cracks along the base of the fence around the Waimak Dragon Boat Club, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Cracks in the road and liquefaction at the intersection of Rich Street and Raven Quay in Kaiapoi.
Cracks along the base of the fence around the Waimak Dragon Boat Club, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Fire service staff dig liquefaction from Hilton Street near the Kaiapoi Fire Station.
Peraki Street in Kaiapoi, near the railway level crossing. The road and footpath surfaces are cracked and buckled.
Cracks and liquefaction in a car park in Kaiapoi.
Cracks and buckling in a car park in Kaiapoi.