Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake. The fault runs between the house and garage of this property".
A photograph of an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Cracking along the pavement at Halswell Primary School. The ground has risen and fallen in places leaving an uneven surface where the children usually play.
A video of interviews with Kaiapoi residents about their the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Kaiapoi was one of the worst-affected areas following the earthquake which was centred in Darfield.
A photograph of an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. Benny Harwood, 10, on the raised bed of the creek that runs beside Porritt Park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of the flagpole and wrought Iron lattice work from the spire on top of the 110 year old Press building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of the flagpole and wrought iron lattice work from the spire on top of the 110 year old Press building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of the flagpole and wrought Iron lattice work from the spire on top of the 110 year old Press building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of the flagpole and wrought Iron lattice work from the spire on top of the 110 year old Press building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Engineers assessing the damage in Sumner. Upstairs Club Bazaar Pizzeria".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of the flagpole and wrought iron lattice work from the spire on top of the 110 year old Press building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of the flagpole and wrought iron lattice work from the spire on top of the 110 year old Press building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. The Valley Inn in Heathcote gets demolished. Locals watch the pub get knocked down from the pub's bar stools".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. The Valley Inn in Heathcote gets demolished. Locals watch the pub get knocked down from the pub's bar stools".
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A crack runs diagonally upwards from the corner of a doorway. Below, a picture is askew. The photographer comments, "Small cracks in the kitchen wall".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Manchester Courts building was damaged in the September earthquake and is becoming more unstable. There is talk about moving the cordons further back".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. The Valley Inn in Heathcote gets demolished. Locals watch the pub get knocked down from the pub's bar stools".
A demolition site on Welles Street, where the interior structures have been removed. View into the building site through the partial demolished exterior wall. A crane and demolition workers can be seen on site.
A demolition site on Welles Street, where the interior structures have been removed. View into the building site through the partial demolished exterior wall. A crane and demolition workers can be seen on site.
A demolition site on Welles Street, where the interior structures have been removed. View into the building site through the partial demolished exterior wall. A crane and demolition workers can be seen on site.
Photo of the damage caused by the 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchuch on the 4th of September 2010.
The huge tremor shook the masonry gable off this apartment block in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
The gable disappeared off the roof of this church following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
The huge tremor shook the masonry gable off this apartment block in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Facade of the Repertory Theatre ended on the ground following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Facade of the Repertory Theatre ended on the ground following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Car damaged by the collapse of the building parapet following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
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