A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A police officer distributes supplies to members of the emergency services in Latimer Square.
Members of the Japanese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team working on the site of the CTV Building.
A photograph of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
A photograph looking west down Cashel Street from the intersection with Madras Street. In the distance, wire fencing has been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph of the former site of Plume on High Street with damage to the awning and window. Inside, mannequins can still be seen as well as racks of clothing.
A photograph looking down Poplar Street towards the Lichfield Street entrance. Both entrances have been cordoned off with wire fences and barbed wire due to the earthquake damage.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. A section of the wall has collapsed leaving the inside of the building exposed.
A photograph looking down Poplar Street towards the Lichfield Street entrance. Both entrances have been cordoned off with wire fences and barbed wire due to the earthquake damage.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street from the intersection of Hereford Street. A section of road on the right has been cut out and is surrounded by road cones.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street from the intersection of Hereford Street. Pieces of pipe are lying in the gutter and pavement bricks have been upturned.
A photograph of a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace. Some windows are broken and the door has been boarded up with plywood
A photograph of closed businesses on High Street. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the windows and dead leaves have accumulated on the footpath.
A photograph looking east along Tuam Street towards the intersection with Manchester Street. Collapsed buildings and a stack of shipping containers can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of the former site of Plume on High Street with damage to the awning and window. Inside, mannequins can still be seen hanging from the ceiling.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the former NZ Trust and Loan building on Hereford Street. The front has been supported by steel bracing.
Gold Award recipients, Nathan Durkin (second to the left) and Morgan Perry (middle). Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee speaking at the opening of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT).
Smoke billowing from the remains of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Below, emergency personnel can be seen searching the rubble for trapped people.
Bronze award present to Matthew Prendergast and Thomas Nation, both from Christchurch. Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.
Bronze award present to Matthew Prendergast and Thomas Nation, both from Christchurch. Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.
Soldiers from the New Zealand Army and Singapore Armed Forces guarding a cordon in the central city.
Members of the Navy unloading pots full of food in Lyttelton Harbour.
Silver Award Hamish Drake (second from the left) and Andrew Chalmers (middle). Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.
Gold Award recipients, Nathan Durkin (second to the left) and Morgan Perry (middle). Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.
A New Zealand Fire Service personnel member at the site of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street, holding a can of "V" energy drink.
A shipping container being unloaded from the HMNZS Otago in Lyttelton Harbour.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Crown Masonic Lodge on Wordsworth Street, also known as the Freemasons Centre. The brick wall on one side of the building has collapsed, exposing the interior.
Members of the Student Volunteer Army assembling wheelbarrows in the UCSA car park. The wheelbarrows will be used to clear liquefaction from Christchurch properties.