Tents set up in the Arts car park at the University of Canterbury after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The tents were used as temporary lecture rooms while the buildings were being checked for damage.
Defence Force personnel during an operational tour of Lyttelton taken by Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, Air Vice Marshal Peter Stockwell and Chief of Army Tim Keating to view the aftermath of the Christchurch Earthquake.
A photograph of a portaloo outside a property on Gayhurst Road. Many parts of Christchurch were cut off from water after the September earthquake and had to use portaloos until the sewage system was fixed.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A detail of the new Christchurch Press building. This facade is a replica of the previous Press building's facade which was badly damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake".
A photograph of a member of an emergency management team in a room inside an earthquake-damaged house. The chimney and fireplace in the room have collapsed and the bricks have spilled across the floor.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on the corner of Manchester Street and Struthers Lane. The front wall of the building has crumbled, exposing the rooms inside. One is covered in graffiti.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers. The top section of the building has crumbled, taking the scaffolding with it. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Lichfield Street. The brick wall of the top storey of the building has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath. Many of the windows are broken.
A photograph of a cordon made from wire fencing, road cones and tape on the intersection of Manchester and Welles Streets. In the background, bricks from a earthquake-damaged building are piled on the footpath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of a building on Madras Street. The outer walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the car park.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The ongoing demolition of business premises around central Christchurch after the 7.1 earthquake on September 4th. Buildings on the east side of Colombo Street between Salisbury and Peterborough Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The ongoing demolition of business premises around central Christchurch after the 7.1 earthquake on September 4th. Buildings on the east side of Colombo Street between Salisbury and Peterborough Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The ongoing demolition of business premises around central Christchurch after the 7.1 earthquake on September 4th. Buildings on the east side of Colombo Street between Salisbury and Peterborough Streets".
Defence Force personnel during an operational tour of Lyttelton taken by Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, Air Vice Marshal Peter Stockwell and Chief of Army Tim Keating to view the aftermath of the Christchurch Earthquake.
A digitally manipulated image of a excavator claw tangled with reinforcing cable, with a damaged concrete building in the background. The photographer comments, "The monster destroying the earthquake broken buildings close to the Lyttelton tunnel".
Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "The liquefaction after the 23 December earthquake in Christchurch started to dry out and the thicker deposits started to curl up like broken drain pipe".
A photograph of emergency management personnel walking through Latimer Square. In the background, portaloos, supplies, and tents have been set up for the emergency management teams working in Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre on the corner of Montreal and Armagh Streets. The front wall of the building has crumbled, and the bricks have spilt onto the pavement below.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Natalie and Matthew Cutler-Welsh and their children Ruby aged 4 and Jonah 2 outside their earthquake affected Richmond home. They received a free flight to Queenstown courtesy of Air NZ".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Deutsche Bank education ensembles an opera singer and a brass quartet to entertain and enthuse schools that have been badly hit by the earthquake. Bernie Shapiro plays the French Horn".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Deutsche Bank education ensembles an opera singer and a brass quartet to entertain and enthuse schools that have been badly hit by the earthquake. Bernie Shapiro plays the French Horn".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Vicar Nick Mountfort is opening the doors at St Johns Anglican church on Friday night for the community to come and light a candle in thanksgiving for surviving the recent earthquake".
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office working at the reception area in Cowles Stadium. The stadium was set up as a Civil Defence Report Centre after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a Singapore Rescue Team tent set up in Latimer Square after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the foreground there is a group of tents, cordoned off with tape and plastic mesh.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "2010 Canterbury Earthquake. Most houses should be able to be rebuilt on the land they are on. The Crean family at their red-stickered house. From left: Stephen and Nadia Crean".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Dr Mark Quigley is a lecturer in the department of Geological Sciences at the University of Canterbury. His lecture on the Canterbury earthquake drew such interest that 600 were turned away".
A photograph of emergency management personnel inspecting the earthquake damage to a concrete beam inside a building. The concrete near the bottom of the beam has crumbled and the steel reinforcement inside is now exposed.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings, taken from Oxford Terrace, across the Avon River. One of the chimneys has fallen onto the roof, knocking off tiles and pieces of masonry.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Risk revealed: Ten years ago the Northern Outlook printed a front page story about possible damage from a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the land between the Ashley and Waimakariri rivers".
Defence Force personnel during an operational tour of Lyttelton taken by Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, Air Vice Marshal Peter Stockwell and Chief of Army Tim Keating to view the aftermath of the Christchurch Earthquake.