A brother and sister look through wire fencing at the damage to the central city. Temporary fencing like this was placed across streets and around buildings as cordons.
A photograph of a damaged building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of the boarded-up side of a building on Peterborough Street.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Substation, Avon Loop".
A photograph of the boarded-up side of a building on Peterborough Street.
A photograph of a sculpture in Poplar Lane. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tuam Street and High Street shops, CBD. By Alice's".
A photograph of a sculpture in Poplar Lane. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tuam Street and High Street shops, CBD. By Alice's".
A photograph of damaged buildings on Hereford Street. The road has been fenced off.
A photograph of Majestic House, taken near the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. Lichfield Street has been blocked off by fences and barricades.
A photograph of fenced-off buildings on Liverpool Street.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Substation, Avon Loop".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Ground culinary centre, Lyttelton".
A photograph of the boarded-up side of a building on Peterborough Street.
A photograph of fenced-off buildings on Oxford Terrace.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down Hereford Street from Oxford Terrace".
A photograph of the damaged Royal Hotel.
A photograph of damaged buildings on London Street, Lyttelton.
A photograph of a damaged wooden building in Lyttelton. The building is braced with wooden supports and concrete blocks.
A photograph of a damaged wooden building in Lyttelton. The building is braced with wooden supports and concrete blocks.
A photograph of a damaged wooden building in Lyttelton. The building is braced with wooden supports and concrete blocks.
A photograph of damaged buildings on London Street.
Within the Cordon
A photograph of damaged buildings on Hereford Street. The buildings have been cordoned off with wire fencing along the street.
A photograph of the Anderson, Sanford and Allen Building on Durham Street, with a cordon fence in front.
A photograph looking west down Cashel Street towards the Bridge of Remembrance, taken from behind a cordon.
A police officer giving assistance to members of the public while guarding the CBD cordon. A couple of other people are looking into the city cordon.
A photograph of a Fulton Hogan hazard sign on a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city".
Army and police personnel guarding the cordon outside Beat Street Cafe, with a damaged dairy in the background.
Army personnel guarding cordon checkpoint on Manchester Street. Sign reads "No public access past this point! Please stay off the road".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The gable walls have crumbled, exposing the wooden structure inside. Wire fencing, road cones and cordon tape have been placed around the building as a cordon.