A stack of concrete blocks removed from a building.
A photograph of the Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of the corner of Government Life Building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old Government Life Building, Cathedral Square".
A photograph of a red sticker taped to the Government Life building in Cathedral Square, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Government Life building, Cathedral Square".
A photograph of the Government Life building.
A photograph of the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square. Shop windows on the ground level have been boarded up with plywood.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Government Life building on the left, Cathedral Square".
An image from a Army News March 2011 article titled, "Defence Medical Personnel Use Their Expertise". The image shows members of the South Australian Urban Search and Rescue team digging through rubble in the central city.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Metropolitan Life building being readied for demoliton on Hereford Street".
A photograph of the Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site between the former Government Life building (on the right) and Grant Thornton House with Chancery Lane in the background".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Government Life Building in Cathedral Square, with the Grant Thornton and Clarendon Tower buildings visible behind. All of these buildings are expected to be demolished".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Damaged interface between 97 Worcester Street and old Government Life Building".
Heart shaped fabric has been woven on the cordon fence in Lyttelton. It reads 'Live Love Life'.
Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as, "Oneness, lovingness, synchronised hearts", "Take it easy! Yay...words of hope!", "Think differently", "Happy, happy, happy", "Christchurch FTW", "Life is for loving", "Life is beautiful", "Plant and grow", "Rise up", and "Keep going Chch".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "172 Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hereford Street".
Students from the University of Canterbury marine research unit taking samples of the seabed to test the effects of the liquefaction on marine life.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "On-street sewer pipe, portaloo, and on-street water pipe all part of life in Kingsford Street, Horseshoe Lake".
Members of the public at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange. People were asked to bring books that had changed their life in some way.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Tap Room, 124 Oxford Terrace".
An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square.
A felt heart with "Live, Love, Life" sewn on it has been sewn to the wire fencing in front of the Volcano Cafe and Lava Bar in Lyttelton. The heart provides a bit of beauty and hope to an otherwise depressing scene.
Propped up neighbours but life goes one.
Photos taken in Lyttelton Library on May 24, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake.
File reference: CCL-2011-05-24-Lyttelton-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_15
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city with the Farmers car park in the centre and Victoria Square in the background.
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city with Victoria Square in the centre and the Crowne Plaza in the distance.
Barbadoes St
Barbadoes St