A photograph of the damaged Christchurch Boys High Radio Shack building.
A crane towers over a building on Cashel Street.
A photograph of the damaged Christchurch Boys High Radio Shack building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Montgomery's Building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a damaged building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of the Whitcoulls building being demolished.
A photograph of a damaged building in Lyttelton.
Damage to the Community of the Sacred Name building.
The backs of buildings on High Street, seen from St Asaph Street.
Damage to the former Christchurch City Council building on Tuam Street.
A crane towers over a building on Cashel Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Montgomery's Building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The tower on the south-west corner of the building has collapsed. Shipping containers support the far wall of the building.
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings down Manchester Street. Crowds have gathered at the intersection with High Street in the distance, after evacuating their buildings during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Rubble from the building to the left covers the road.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged M J Knowles Building on Tuam Street. The wall has either collapsed or been removed leaving the inside of the building exposed. Loose bricks from the wall cover the footpath.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged M J Knowles Building on Tuam Street. The wall has either collapsed or been removed leaving the inside of the building exposed. Loose bricks from the wall cover the footpath.
A construction worker using a saw to cut through a metal beam from the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building. Smoke is billowing from the ruins, which were still partly on fire when the photograph was taken.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition of the Brannigans building. The container is being placed against the end of the building being demolished to protect the building below from falling debris".
A member of the New Zealand Fire Service adjusting his face mask at the base of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Behind him, emergency personnel are searching the rubble for trapped people.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged M J Knowles Building on Tuam Street. The wall has either collapsed or been removed leaving the inside of the building exposed. Loose bricks from the wall cover the footpath.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Worcester Street looking east from Colombo Street. The Westende building on the left is a new building, and Radio Networks House will be demolished by implosion".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The reflection of the Novotel Hotel in Cathedral Square in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building on Armagh Street. This reflection is now possible as six buildings in the path have been demolished".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cambridge Terrace, central city and Band Rotunda (centre left)".
USAR codes and a yellow sticker can be seen on the doors of a damaged building. The yellow sticker was part of a building assessment system used following the February earthquake and indicates that this building has limited access and needs further evaluation.
The site of the demolished Westende Jewellers building advertising a new building to be constructed on a site. A sign advertising a new building to be built on the site offers potential tenants the opportunity to "Be part of a new chapter".
A sign on the site of the demolished Westende Jewellers building advertising a new building to be constructed on a site. It offers potential tenants the opportunity to "Be part of a new chapter", with "Building to commence early 2011".
A building on Norwich Quay building which house the Stand Gourmet Takeout and Cafe. The front wall of the top storey has collapsed onto the road below, crushing a car and exposing the inside of the building.
A sign on the site of the demolished Westende Jewellers building advertising a new building to be constructed on a site. It offers potential tenants the opportunity to "Be part of a new chapter", with "Building to commence early 2011".
Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins. On the left is an excavator which has been used to shift the rubble.
Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins. On the left is an excavator which has been used to shift the rubble.