A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Flexiweld building on the corner of St Asaph Street and Barbadoes Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The corner of High and Hereford Streets with the damaged Fisher's Building.
A crane and truck next to a damaged building behind a cordon fence on High Street in Rangiora.
A crane and truck next to a damaged building behind a cordon fence on High Street in Rangiora.
A photograph of a damaged building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "16 Oxford Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Flexiweld building on the corner of St Asaph Street and Barbadoes Street.
A photograph of the east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The damaged Retour Restaurant in Cambridge Terrace".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The damaged Retour Restaurant in Cambridge Terrace".
A photograph of emergency management personnel photographing the earthquake damage to the back of the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. The top of the building has collapsed and fallen into the building and out onto the street.
A photograph of emergency management personnel photographing the earthquake damage to the back of the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. The top of the building has collapsed and fallen into the building and out onto the street.
A story submitted by Brenda Greene to the QuakeStories website.
Summary of oral history interview with Leanne Curtis about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
A photograph of emergency management personnel walking down Manchester Street towards the intersection of High and Lichfield Streets. Many of the buildings on the left side of the road have been damaged by the earthquakes. In the distance rubble from the earthquake-damaged buildings has spilled onto the road. Steel fences have been placed along the footpath to the left.
A photograph of a Christchurch City Council red sticker. The sticker was used by the Civil Defence after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes to indicate that a building had been inspected and that serious structural damage had been found. The sticker states that there should be no entry to the building. It also states that 'entry may result in death or injury'.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Edward Gibbon building on Madras Street. Sections of the top storey have collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the road in front, damaging the awning and smashing several cars. In the foreground members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team are standing on the road.
A pdf transcript of Chris's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Joshua Black. Transcriber: Caleb Middendorf.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.
Our City building extensively propped up. File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-040 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. The top of the building has collapsed and fallen into the building. Bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the footpath and street in front.
A view from Cambridge Terrace of the damaged Our City O-Tautahi building, formerly the Municipal Chambers. Scaffolding and steel bracing has been placed along the front of the building.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing outside an earthquake damaged building on Lichfield Street. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
Damage to a building on Manchester Street, where the front wall of the upper two storeys has fallen away.
Damage to a building on Manchester Street, where the front wall of the upper two storeys has fallen away.
Damage to a building on the corner of Madras and Hereford Streets, the upper floor of which has collapsed.
Damage to a brick bulding. Part of the double-brick wall has collapsed, exposing the interior of the building.
A photograph of an excavator sitting outside the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The tower on the south-west corner of the building has collapsed and the dome has been removed. Shipping containers support the far wall of the building.
A view across Stanmore Road to several badly damaged buildings, including Marcel's Picnic, Chalet Hair Fashion and Stanmore Road Dairy. Masonry and structural components from the buildings have collapsed onto the footpath and the buildings have been cordoned off by a safety fence.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a Stonehurst Accommodation building on Gloucester. The bottom storey of the building has collapsed and the top two storeys are resting on the rubble. One wall of the building has also collapsed, exposing the rooms inside.