Our neighbours, Laura and Robbie, were unlucky enough to have their chimney fall into the roof rather than off the house.
The garage of a house on Charles Street in Kaiapoi. The angle of the roof and doors show how its foundations have moved.
A photograph submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "How’s that?! A portaloo that matches the house :o) ... Opawa, April 2011.".
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 chimney collapsed and fallen from a house in Cracroft, now lying on the lawn. It has taken the satellite dish with it.
People stand near the Red Zone viewing windows at the east end of Re:Start. Te Waiponamu House can be seen in the background.
A house on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside. Its chimney has collapsed and the resultant hole has been weather proofed with a blue tarpaulin.
Empty sections where houses once stood at 24B Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The sections are muddy and overgrown with weeds.
A photograph of a building on Manchester Street.
Damage to the House of Travel in Merivale. On the cordon fence is a chalkboard sign with a skull and crossbones and the words "Stay back".
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 in Richmond being demolished. Workers stand on the driveway, which is scattered with broken bricks. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker removes fittings from the front door. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker removes fittings from the front door. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A gap between the foundation and the bottom of a wall. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker removes fittings from the front door. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. Workers carry a sink bench and sink unit. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
The building which formerly housed the food court between Hereford and High Streets, now almost fully restored in preparation for Avonmore Tertiary Institute moving in.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This is a pile of munched concrete rubble".
A photograph of an abandoned property at 109 Bexley Road, Bexley. The garage is on a lean.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 105 Bexley Road, Bexley. There is liquefaction on the lawn and driveway.
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.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 72 Arncliff Street in Bexley. Wooden bracing is supporting the garage and a broken office chair is lying in the driveway.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south along Manchester Street from the Hereford Street intersection".
A photograph of an abandoned property at 78 Arncliff Street in Bexley. Wooden boards have been placed over the windows.
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".