A house on Avonside Drive with cracks in its foundations and the interior wall of its porch as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Cracks can also be seen in the asphalt of its driveway.
Structural damage to St Elmo Courts with diagonal cracks between the windows of the building. These cracks show that there has been rocking of the masonry piers which means there is no vertical reinforcement provided in the walls.
A photograph taken across the Avon River of large cracks in the bank between Park Terrace and the footpath. Road cones have been placed along the street to warn road users.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. There are large cracks in the columns of the building and many of the windows are broken.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office examining a crack in St Elmo Courts on the corner of Montreal Street and Hereford Street.
Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs through brickwork under a window, and one side of the wall has visibly slumped, leaving a gap between the bricks and the window frame. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the external brickwork".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. The top of a window frame has separated from its side, and above a large crack in the wallboard has exposed the bricks behind. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack in the wallboard below a window has exposed the bricks, and the skirting board has moved away from the floor. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".
Cracks in the facade of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
Cracks in the brickwork of a house on Avonside Drive.
Ballantynes on Colombo Street with cracking in the wall above.
A large crack separating a footpath and lawn in Burwood.
Cracks in the driveway of a property on Avonside Drive.
A crack in the car park of Murphy Park, Kaiapoi.
A broken driveway on Avonside Drive. The concrete slabs on the driveway have lifted during the earthquake, creating a large crack in the driveway. The crack has been filled with tiles and wood but the rubbish bins have still fallen in.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Kenton Chambers on Hereford Street. Large cracks have formed between the windows, the brick crumbling onto the footpath below. Steel fences have been placed around the building as a cordon.
Cracks in a wall of the National Library on Salisbury Street.
Cracks in a wall of the National Library on Salisbury Street.
A crack in a concrete beam of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
A photograph of cracking in the Hotel Grand Chancellor car park.
Cracking and fallen rocks on the cliff face above Peacock's Gallop.
Cracks running between the bricks of a house on Centaurus Road.
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside.
Cracks in the ceiling and wall inside the Durham Street Methodist Church.
Liquefaction silt surrounding a large crack on the side of Ferry Road.
Cracks in the concrete structure of the Lichfield Street car parking building.
Cracks in the concrete structure of the Lichfield Street car parking building.
Cracks in the ceiling and wall inside the Durham Street Methodist Church.
Cracks in the driveway of a house on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
Cracks in the brickwork of the Christchurch Music Centre on Barbadoes Street.