A photograph of severe cracking above a window of the SBS bank on the corner of Manchester Street and Worcester Street.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Gordon Harris building on Worcester Street. There are large cracks in the walls and the glass has fallen out of the windows.
A photograph of a bow tied around a tree on Hagley Park as part of the National Memorial Service for the victims of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The service was held on 18 March 2011.
A photograph of an exhibition sign about a skateboard video filmed on Christchurch's damaged streets. The video was part of the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.
A photograph of concerned members of the public looking up at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Many of the people in the crowd are structural engineers from all over the world who travelled to Christhcurch for an earthquake workshop. The workshop was just about to begin when the 22 February 2011 earthquake hit.
A photograph of concerned members of the public looking up at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Many of the people in the crowd are structural engineers from all over the world who travelled to Christhcurch for an earthquake workshop. The workshop was just about to begin when the 22 February 2011 earthquake hit.
A photograph looking south down New Regent Street from the intersection of Armagh Street. Scaffolding is holding up the facades of buildings on the left hand side, and there has been considerable damage to the paving along the tram tracks.
A photograph of Umut Akguzel wearing a high-visibility vest, standing in front of a damaged building in the CBD.
A photograph of a closed convenience store on Gloucester Street. The door has been boarded up and dead leaves litter the footpath. USAR codes can be seen spray painted to the footpath on the right.
A photograph of the former Central Library on Gloucester Street. The entrance has been boarded up with plywood and the footpath is covered in dead leaves. To the left, a sign reading 'Library Open' is still standing outside.
A photograph of damaged buildings on Tuam Street. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the glass and a ground-level window has been boarded up with plywood.
A photograph of workers in a crane-raised platform above the Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street.
A photograph of a bow tied around a tree on Hagley Park as part of the National Memorial Service for the victims of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The service was held on 18 March 2011.
A photograph of a bow tied around a tree on Hagley Park as part of the National Memorial Service for the victims of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The service was held on 18 March 2011.
A photograph of the Westpac Trust Building on Cashel Street, photographed from Colombo Street, near the intersection of Tuam Street.
A photograph of the Rydges Hotel taken from Cambridge Terrace, across the Avon River. To the right, the Clarendon Towers can be seen, currently under deconstruction.
A photograph of the front of Croydon House Bed and Breakfast Hotel, taken from behind a cordon on Armagh Street. The front windows have been boarded up and USAR codes can be seen spray painted in pink inside the porch.
A photograph looking east down Worcester Street from near the Regent Theatre. The badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to The Press building in Cathedral Square. The top storey of the building has collapsed into the storey below, some of the masonry falling onto the pavement below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace. The awning is being supported with scaffolding and windows have been boarded up with plywood.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Gordon Harris building on Worcester Street. There are large cracks in the walls and the glass has fallen out of the windows.
A City Care worker sits beside a water tank. A sign advices that water must be boiled before use.
Members of the public cleaning up liquefaction from the grounds at Mona Vale. A blue excavator has been used in the clean-up.
The see-saw in the children's playground in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. In the background, a felled tree can be seen.
A team of Fire Service and Search and Rescue personnel using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for people trapped by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A sign reading, "Help" has been stuck to a window in the floor below.
A member of the Fire Service using an axe to break one of the Forsyth Barr building's windows in order to check for people trapped by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A sign reading, "Help" has been stuck to one of the windows and a window above has already been broken by the team.
Members of the public walking up Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February earthquake. Behind them emergency personnel are using a crane to check the floors of the Forsyth Barr building for trapped people.
A member of the Royal New Zealand Navy and civilian walking down Colombo Street during the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Emergency personnel searching the collapsed Canterbury Television on Madras Street building for trapped people in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins.
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.
