Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. St Albans Sea Foods shop all but demolished".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Jason Kerrison (OpShop frontman) this afternoon at Canterbury University
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The St Martins shopping centre and supermarket are a wasteland of inactivity".
Tourists and shoppers eating in one of the food court areas of the Re:Start mall.
Shoppers gathered on Division Street outside Riccarton Mall following a major aftershock on 23 December 2011.
Shoppers gathered on Division Street outside Riccarton Mall following a major aftershock on 23 December 2011.
Looking over container shops at Re:Start Mall, in the background is a carpark being deconstructed.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. St Albans Sea Foods shop all but demolished".
Shoppers gathered on Division Street outside Riccarton Mall following a major aftershock on 23 December 2011.
A closed sign on shop window. Reflected in the window is building rubble across the street.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Shands Emporium".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Shands Emporium".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "89 Worcester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "118-126 Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lighthouse 142 Tuam Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south along Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Behind 91-95 Cashel Mall".
Damage to the backs of buildings in Cashel Mall. The upper storeys have partially collapsed, and large cracks run through the lower parts of the buildings.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Parking area behind Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "708 - 710 Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Shirley Shopping Centre".
Members of the public shopping at the fudge store on the newly re-opened New Regent Street.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The leaning Grand Chancellor Hotel viewed over shops along Manchester Street".
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Container shops being constructed in Cashel Mall on the Whitcoulls site".
Colour photograph showing the damaged shop front of Apex Car Rentals, with broken windows and fallen bricks.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Shops on the corner of High Street and Manchester Street".
Damage to a row of shops on Barbadoes Street. The brick facades have collapsed, crushing the awnings.