Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt at a residential property after the earthquake.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army on their way to clean up silt after the earthquake.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt on a residential property after the earthquake.
Peraki Street in Kaiapoi, near the railway level crossing. The road and footpath surfaces are cracked and buckled.
A photograph of the former railway station. Wooden boards support the damaged clock tower.
An aerial photograph of the Port Hills following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt on a residential property after the earthquake.
A photograph of a waterproof sheet covering a hole in the roof of the Cranmer Courts building.
A staff member at work in temporary office space in the Central Library after the earthquake.
A photograph of the severe damage to Cashmere Road in Halswell caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt on a residential property after the earthquake.
A crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
An aerial photograph of the Port Hills following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt at a residential property after the earthquake.
A photograph of the severe damage to Cashmere Road in Halswell caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the former railway station. Wooden boards support the damaged clock tower.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army on their way to clean up silt after the earthquake.
A photograph of the former railway station. Wooden boards support the damaged clock tower.
Peraki Street in Kaiapoi, near the railway level crossing. The road and footpath surfaces are cracked and buckled.
Peraki Street in Kaiapoi, near the railway level crossing. The road and footpath surfaces are cracked and buckled.
Damage to St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square, where stones have fallen from the gable wall.
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
A collapsed fence in Richmond. The photographer comments, "The back fence fell down".
Extensive damage to the Caxton Press building on Victoria Street. Bricks have toppled from the facade.
Side view of the former Majestic Theatre on the corner of High, Lichfield and Manchester Streets.
A closed sign on shop window. Reflected in the window is building rubble across the street.
A man gets a phonecall from the Earthquake Commission (EQC) informing him that he can 'remediate and build here again!' The call comes just as another aftershock happens causing the family and pets to huddle in a terrified crowd as the house collapses around them and they find themselves waist-deep in mud and water. Refers to the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September and its continuing aftershocks as well as the problems surrounding rebuilding. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
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. Marsha Witehira had the bricks from the wall of her house fall onto her bed where she was sleeping. Both sides of her house have collapsed. Witehira (L) is comforted by a friend".
A video of a press conference with Mayor Bob Parker, Roger Sutton (CEO of Orion), Superintendent Dave Cliff (Christchurch Police), and Chief Fire Officer Dan Coward. The speakers talk about the work that is being done to bring power back to Christchurch residents, and to assess the safety of buildings in the Christchurch central city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, " At the Love and Harmony benefit concert for Canterbury earthquake relief, Chaz Cummings and his sister Kalsey, of Naenae, jive it up in rock 'n' roll fashion for a crowd of one hundred at Naenae Community Centre. They are members of the Hutt Valley Rock 'n' Roll Club, and Chaz was the winner of New Zealand's Got Talent in 2008".