Builder Lindsay Wilson and the now condemned house he was restoring for the owner in Dunns Avenue, Pines Beach near Kaiapoi after the earthquake, Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, September 06, 2010.
Credit:NZPA / David Alexander
Damaged road at Pines Beach near Kaiapoi after the earthquake, Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, September 06, 2010. Credit:NZPA / David Alexander
A stuck excavator gets salvaged from silt near the Waimakariri River, Kaiapoi after the earthquake, Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, September 06, 2010. Credit:NZPA/ David Alexander
Rose Lennon, left, and son Myles Alexander despair as their shop is torn down in Cranford Street, St Albans, Christchurch after the early morning earthquake, Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, September 06, 2010. Credit:NZPA / David Alexander
Ignoring warning tape closing a badly twisted footbridge over the Avon River, two boys cross to the abuse of onlookers, after Saturday's earthquake, Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, September 06, 2010. Credit:NZPA / David Wethey
Room with a view and plenty of air circulation is left in a Colombo Street building after Saturday's earthquake, Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, September 06, 2010. Credit:NZPA / David Wethey
A firefighter walks past as a ditchdigger demolishes a row of shops in St Albans, Christchurch, after an aftershock destabilsied it further. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Lindsay and Nola Trott give each other a hug as they watch the building where they ran their business for 20 years, be demolished after it was left dangerously unstable in Saturday's quake. Photo by Craig Baxter.
A ditchdigger demolishes a row of shops in St Albans, Christchurch, after an aftershock destabilsied it further. Photo by Craig Baxter.
A ditchdigger demolishes a row of shops in St Albans, Christchurch, after an aftershock destabilsied it further. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Debbie Riley steps over a new 30cm gap that her resturant has moved as she removes some of the last items from her slowly sibsiding restaurant and bar at Brooklands, north of Christchurch. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Debbie Riley removes some of the last items from her slowly sibsiding restaurant and bar at Brooklands, north of Christchurch. Photo by Craig Baxter.
The earthquake poped sewer man holes out of streets all over Brooklands. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Brooklands volunteer fire fighters Trevor Casey, Murray Burgess and John Reed start to wind down after nearly 50 hours on the go in the badly damaged suburb. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Some post-quake humour in Brooklands. Photo by Craig Baxter.
A Urban Search and Rescue member (USAR) inspects cracks in buildings in the catherdal square. Photo by Craig Baxter.
A Urban Search and Rescue member (USAR) inspects cracks in buildings in the catherdal square. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Sergeant Steve Burke says keeping busy is staving off tiredness. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Di Keenan is running on next to no sleep. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Firefighters removing loose bricks from the top of a heritage building inside the cordon yesterday, in preparation for reopening the area to the public. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Police and army staff patrol a CBD cordon. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Police and army staff discuss cordons on Cranford Street. Photo by Craig Baxter.
A N army LAV patrols Cranford street. Photo by Craig Baxter.
A destroyed flat on Westminister Street. Photo by Craig Baxter.
USAR staff check houses on Westminister Street. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Army and police stopping cars coming in to Cathedral Square last night. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Army and police stopping cars coming in to Cathedral Square last night. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Further pictures of the aftermath from the earthquake that hit Canterbury at 4:35 am on September 4th. Pictures are by Craig Baxter and NZPA Images.