The Chalice in Cathedral Square with a crane and the BNZ building in the background. A pile of rubble can be seen on the left.
Damage to buildings near the intersection of Latimer Square and Hereford Street. On the left is the site where the CTV building used to be.
Two buildings in the Terrace on the Park apartment complex required urgent demolition, and the other buildings in the complex will eventually be demolished.
Ongoing repair and deconstruction work on Victoria Street. The car park to the left of the image was left after the demolition of a building.
The public walking through and taking photographs of the ongoing deconstruction and construction work in the CBD. Two diggers can be seen in the background.
Damage to a property in the CBD. Cracking can be seen along the roof and footpath, and the garage in the right background looks distorted.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street. Scaffolding has been placed up the side.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street. Scaffolding has been placed up the side.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street. Scaffolding has been placed up the side.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street. Scaffolding has been placed up the side.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The side wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the house.
A empty lot left after the demolition of a building. The brick wall on the adjoining building has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure beneath.
The Terrace on the Park apartment complex has been cordoned off. Fencing and road cones have been used to close the road around the complex.
Damage to the Strange's Building on High Street. The stone facade of the upper storey has collapsed onto the awnings below.
Workers at the entrance of the Vehicle Recovery Centre in the car park of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
Mike Hewson's installation "Deconstruction" on the walkway between Ballantynes and The Crossing gives the illusion that the walkway has been removed.
People gather beside the Avon River before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street. Scaffolding has been placed up the side.
The crowd at the Band Together concert, a concert that was put on at Hagley Park for the people of Canterbury following the September earthquake.
The crowd at the Band Together concert, a concert that was put on at Hagley Park for the people of Canterbury following the September earthquake.
A photograph of the finial on top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre.
The brick fence that surrounds the Mona Vale Homestead. A section of the brickwork has collapsed onto the driveway.
People gather beside the Avon River before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
The entrance to the Christchurch Casino. On the fencing around the Casino is a sign that reads "Casino Opening 8pm Thursday May 26th".
A large crack runs across the playground on the corner of Peraki and Fuller Streets in Kaiapoi. In the background is the Kaiapoi Co-operating Parish Church.
The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.
Detail of damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. Large cracks run up the corner of the building, and the stained glass windows are broken and buckled.
Damage to Bealey Pharmacy on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Colombo Street. The corner of the upper storey has collapsed into the shop below.
Damage to Bealey Pharmacy on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Colombo Street. The corner of the upper storey has collapsed into the shop below.