One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 12 April 2011 showing earthquake damage to the former Convent of Our Lady of Mercy. St Mary's School, run by the Sisters of Mercy, was also housed in this building. At the time of the 4 September 2010 earthquake the building was a private residence. The sense of loss felt when confronted with the...
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 19 April 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker in Winchester Street Lyttelton. Photograph shows the southern end of church. The fencing erected around the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker shows the emphasis which was placed on public safety in the mon...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 12 March 2011 showing earthquake damage to the Lyttelton Cenotaph on Simeon Quay. The unstable top of the memorial has been deconstructed and is visible on the surrounding grass, a plastic tarpaulin has been used to cover the top of the newly exposed stonework and a temporary fence has been erecte...
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 25 September 2011 showing the demolition of the Catholic Church of St Joseph the Worker in Winchester Street Lyttelton. Photograph shows the Transepts, Sanctuary. The damage from the June 2011 aftershocks led to the demolition of the St Joseph Church 146 years after its opening in June 1865. The L...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 15 June 2011 showing earthquake damage to the retaining wall on the northeast corner of Oxford and Exeter Streets. The wall was constructed from unreinforced blocks of local red volcanic rock held together with mortar. Retaining walls in Lyttelton were built of unreinforced soft volcanic stone in...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 15 June 2011 showing earthquake damage to the former Canterbury Hotel and adjoining row of shops on Oxford Street. This photograph was taken on Oxford Street and shows the collapsed façade of the row of shops behind safety fencing, the interior of the building is exposed. Shadbolt House is visib...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 15 June 2011 showing earthquake damage to the former Canterbury Hotel and adjoining row of shops on Oxford Street. This photograph was taken on Oxford Street and shows the collapsed façade of the row of shops behind safety fencing, the interior of the building is exposed. The design of many older...
A class action taken by 40 Canterbury earthquake claimants against Southern Response heads to court tomorrow.
The corner of Saint Asaph Street and Colombo Street.
The corner of Saint Asaph Street and Barbadoes Street.
A photograph of a veterinarian giving a puppy a full health check after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of an SPCA Field Officer carrying a dog to safety after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Amidst the damage and disruption of the Canterbury earthquake, spare a thought for the animals.
Blog from Christchurch business-owner Nicky Arts detailing the rebuild of the Christchurch CBD following the earthquakles of 2010 and 2011.
Minister for Social Development and Employment, Paula Bennett discusses Financial assistance in the wake of the Canterbury earthquake.
State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie is helping to recruit the new head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.
An earthquake memories story from Sarah Carnoutsos, Canterbury Health Laboratories Community Liaison Representative, titled, "Tears of relief".
A photograph of University of Canterbury students carrying wheelbarrows, shovels and spades to help clean up liquefaction in earthquake-damaged areas after the September 2010 earthquake.
A scanned copy of a photograph of the garden of Di Madgin's former home in the Red Zone, taken before the earthquakes.
Liquefaction on the side of a road in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks on the side of the road in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Cracks along the road and river bank in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
A crack in the Avon river bank in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110507 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
The Government is considering introducing a state of emergency after a series of powerful earthquakes in Christchurch this afternoon.
This report was the first report in the district series, and has a different format to later reports. It includes all natural hazards, not only earthquake hazards. It describes earthquake, flooding, meteorological, landslide and coastal hazards within Hurunui district and gives details of historic events. It includes district-scale (1:250,000) active fault and flood hazard maps. The report describes an earthquake scenario for a magnitude 6.9 earthquake near Cheviot, as well as flooding, meteorological, landslide, coastal erosion, storm surge, and tsunami scenarios.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Liquefaction following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Liquefaction following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Liquefaction following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Briefing following Canterbury's earthquake".