A string quartet from Christchurch Girls High School plays on the riverbank before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake. In the foreground people wait for the event to start.
Flowers float down the Avon River during the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
Flowers float down the Avon River during the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
People watch the flowers floating down the Avon River during the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
People cast flowers into the Avon River during the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
People cast flowers into the Avon River during the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
Flowers float down the Avon River during the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
People cast flowers into the Avon River during the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
A child casts a flower into the Avon River during the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
The temporary "Cardboard Cathedral" being constructed on Madras Street.
A sign on the cordon fence around the CTV Building site shows the CTV logo and the faces of the staff who died, with the words "Always remembered".
A view down High Street, looking north-west through the cordon fence near the Tuam Street intersection. On the left a line of shipping containers support the facade of a damaged building. Rubble from demolished buildings can be seen in the distance.
Two women watch the flowers floating down the Avon River during the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
A tribute left on the cordon fence around the CTV Building site. The card reads, "Heather Meadows, 'Our Heather', 'Our Mum'
A damaged brick wall around a courtyard garden on Ash Street, seen from Madras Street. The Alice in Videoland building can be seen in the background.
Tributes left on the cordon fence around the CTV Building site.
Messages written on stones left in front of the cordon fence around the CTV Building site.
A tribute left on the cordon fence around the CTV Building site. The card has a poem entitled "Message from Christchurch".
A tribute left on the cordon fence around the CTV Building site. The card shows a photograph of Donna Manning in front of the CTV "Let's Go Shopping" logo, and reads, "Miss you! Your sis, Pam".
Tributes left on the cordon fence around the CTV Building site.
A view down High Street, looking north-west from the Tuam Street intersection. On the left a line of shipping containers support the facade of a damaged building. Rubble from demolished buildings can be seen in the distance.
A planter on Hereford Street, made out of a painted truck tyre. A sign on the planter shows the Rotary International logo, and the words "Colour me Christchurch".
Workers placing road cones on a newly re-opened stretch of High Street.
A spray-painted smiley face on a window of the partially-demolished BNZ building.
The partially-demolished BNZ building.
Construction workers' vehicles on High Street. In the background, high-reach excavators demolish a building.
The former site of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square, seen from Hereford Street. In the background the Cathedral is visible.
Heritage buildings on Hereford Street, still standing.
Painted lines on the road at the corner of Hereford and Colombo Streets, part of the Christchurch City Council's Transitional City project.
A damaged building on Hereford Street.