
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building. Several cars, also stored inside the building, are visible.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. Members of the Blackwells family watch as their Kaiapoi landmark store is pulled down after the earthquake - the store was deemed too dangerous and demolition started immediately".
Collapsed Caravan, Camping and Marine store, Westende Jewellers, and Alva Rados Restaurant in distance.
A photograph of barriers being erected around the Domo furniture store on Tuam Street.
Shop front of Nuttalls second hand store and pawn brokers, photograph taken in 2003.
A photograph of shelving used to store collections in the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
Liquefaction in front of a store in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
A photograph of manikins still hanging in the earthquake-damaged Plume store on High Street.
A photograph showing bracing around 181 High Street, formerly the McKenzie and Willis store.
A photograph showing bracing around 181 High Street, formerly the McKenzie and Willis store.
A photograph of the interior of the badly-damaged Just Jeans store on Cashel Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Avon Bridal store at 213 Durham Street.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the Sushi Dining Kinji store at 599 Colombo Street.
A photograph of the interior of the badly-damaged Just Jeans store on Cashel Street.
A portaloo outside the Office Max store on the corner of Peterborough and Colombo Streets.
How Christchurch museums, galleries and libraries which store many of NZ's treasures have fared after the earthquake.
There are road cones outside Deans Suit Hire, despite the store being open to the public.
Members of the public view a jewellery store in the newly re-opened New Regent Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Ballantynes department store, open for business on Colombo Street".
A sign on a store in Colombo Street which reads "We R open, shaken not stirred".
A photograph of material from the Lyttelton Museum being stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of a stuffed tortoise that is being stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Ambrose and Heal furniture store sign cracked in the earthquake".
A photograph of two lecterns and other furniture being stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of the rubble from the demolished Domo furniture store on Tuam Street. In the background is the earthquake-damaged McKenzie & Willis store. The closest wall of the building has collapsed, exposing the inside of the building. Scaffolding has been constructed on the top floor in order to brace the ceiling. Shipping containers have been placed on the street in front of the building.
A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Waltham Park. Written on the wall to the left of the artwork is, "Ironlak presents 'King of Kings' graffiti artwork competition, 24th Feb 2008. Thanks to the local community, Embassy Skate Store, Project Legit".
A photograph of boxes of broken china stored in a bedroom.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "May 2011, Crack'd has been going for a month. The china begins to collect in our spare room. It often arrived covered in liquefaction and broken glass, food and mud, and it was incredibly bulky. It had to be cleaned, sorted, but not broken down, before it was stored."
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Munn's the Man store on Armagh Street. The outer wall of the top storey has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the car park below. Wire fences placed around the building have toppled over. Steel bracing has been set up inside the building to hold the roof up.
A photograph of an excavator removing the rubble from a partially demolished store at 95 Stanmore Road.
Damage to the interior of an art supplies store. Broken ceramics can be seen through the window.