The garage of a house on Charles Street in Kaiapoi. The angle of the roof and doors show how its foundations have moved.
Parliament was adjourned as news of the earthquake came through. Party leaders made statements to the House as the seriousness of the situation became clear.
The Earthquake Commission says 95 percent of the invoices it gets from contractors repairing houses in Christchurch are paid out within two to three weeks.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Living Space 96 Lichfield Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Windsor Bed and Breakfast, Armagh St".
A collapsed historic house on Centaurus Road, which was built circa 1880. The building has been red stickered meaning it is unsafe to enter.
Houses perched on the edge of the cliff above Peacock's Gallop. Below, a line of shipping containers are protecting the road from further rockfall.
A house on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside. Its chimney has collapsed and the resultant hole has been weather proofed with a blue tarpaulin.
A house which has been damaged by the earthquakes and is on a noticeable lean. Building rubble and furniture are sprawled out on the yard.
A view of the intersection of Colombo and Salisbury Streets. A damaged house that has been cordoned off can be partially seen in the background.
The road and footpath in a residential area are lined with piles of silt from liquefaction. A portaloo stands at the front of a house.
A photograph of a brick from the demolished house at 116 Centaurus Road. A frog stamp in the brick reads, "A & K".
A photograph of a building on Manchester Street.
A house that has been yellow-stickered, meaning it has restricted access. Next to it is another notice that says "Danger. Do not enter".
A camping stove and gas bottle set up on top of an electric stovetop in a house in Burwood. The photographer comments, "Temporary cooking arrangements".
A house that has been yellow-stickered, meaning it has restricted access. Next to it is another notice that says "Danger. Do not enter".
Damage to a house, where a section of corrgated tiles from the roof has crumbled. On the fence are tape and spray painted USAR codes.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This is a pile of munched concrete rubble".
A photograph of a member of the New Zealand Army on the roof of an earthquake-damaged property in Christchurch. A tarpaulin has been placed over a hole in the roof caused by the collapsed chimney.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south along Manchester Street from the Hereford Street intersection".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition of the Bismarck Building at 140 Lichfield Street".
A photograph of a partially-demolished building, captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The partially-demolished Winnie Bagoes Building on Colombo Street".
A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street from near the Manchester Street intersection. Members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and construction workers are walking down the street. To their right is the new Press House building with many broken windows. In the foreground, the Coachman building has sustained earthquake damage to the façade. Wire fences have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of a Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team member talking to a member of the Professional Building Services on Gloucester Street. In the background is the Press House building with many cracks in the façade. Bits of bricks and other debris are scattered across the footpath. Some of the windows above the facade have broken. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the bottom-storey windows.
Wood and pink insulation batts on Canterbury Street in Lyttelton. This construction material has been stripped from the exterior of a house.
A sticker on the door of 18 Cranmer Square. The sticker reads, "Danger, your house has a red placard, do not enter".
A photograph of a damaged house, captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An earth-quake damaged property at 99 Courtenay Drive in Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The inside of a temporary Sumner Wine Shop which is being housed in a shipping container".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester Street looking across Manchester Street".
The Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network or CanCERN represents dozens of residents' associations and community groups. Tom McBrearty is chairman, whose own house has been badly affected.