A digitally manipulated photograph of a 'Danger, Keep Clear' sign.
Part of the forecourt at the Shell Shirley petrol station has lifted above the rest, after the underground petrol tanks were pushed upwards by liquefaction. Liquefaction silt covers the lower part of the forecourt.
One of the tents set up in the Fine Arts car park at the University of Canterbury, used for teaching while lecture theatres were closed for structural testing. The photographer comments, "Temporary lecture tents".
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing with a minister from the International Disaster Relief Team.
A photograph of cracks in Park Terrace, where an access hole has lifted. Road cones have been placed on the road to warn and direct traffic.
A view down Cashel Mall, which has been cordoned off from the public. Damaged buildings and rubble can be seen down the street. The Grand Chancellor Hotel can be seen in the background.
Silt from liquefaction on a driveway and road. A road cone marks out the uneven road and a piece of board creates a temporary ramp from the driveway out onto the road.
Heart shaped fabric and a note that reads "Farewell Sweet Volcano" have been woven on the fence around site where the Volcano Cafe was located, on the corner of London and Canterbury Streets.
Heart shaped fabric and a note that reads "Farewell Sweet Volcano" have been woven on the fence around site where the Volcano Cafe was located, on the corner of London and Canterbury Streets.
Under the trees in the Botanic Gardens was a 'Road Cone Art Competition', to see what sculptures the public could make out of a road cone. This work was titled 'Flight of the Butterflies'.
A wall on the former site of Piko Wholefoods. A damaged part of the wall is covered with a graffiti paste-up of an elastoplast, with a speech bubble reading, "You poor thing".
Army and fire service personnel looking on from beside cordon fencing on Kilmore Street as a digger demolishes the Piko Wholefoods building. Behind the fencing is another badly damaged building.
Detail of building rubble, road cones and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street. A digger sits in the background.
Damage to the Cathedral. The Cathedral Square Police Station is on the right, and in the background are MFL House (left), the Forsyth Barr building (right) and the Camelot Cathedral Square Hotel (centre).
A partially-demolished brick building has the word "red" painted on its wall. Liquefaction surrounds piles of bricks on the ground in front. The photographer comments, "I guess they ran out of red stickers".
The damaged Liquidity bar on Oxford Terrace, seen from across the river. Part of the parapet has collapsed, damaging the awnings below, and large planters in the outdoor seating area have toppled over.
A photograph of a map showing the Clyde Precinct at the University of Canterbury. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Canterbury University temporary lecture tents".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. Bricks from the demolished house next door still lie on the roof and against the side wall.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office with a member of the New Zealand Army.
An emergency and security staff member is pictured with high-vis and hard hat, preparing to enter the 6th floor of the Registry building to retrieve work from the offices- with attitude.
A photograph looking east down Worcester Street towards the Regent Theatre. The walls around the dome of the theatre have crumbled, exposing the inside.
A photograph of the Brannigans building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Gloucester Street. Broken glass can be seen on the footpath behind the cordon.
A group of residents clearing liquefaction from a property in north-east Christchurch. They can be seen using shovels and wheelbarrows to shift the liquefaction.
A photograph of cracks in the Canterbury Trade Union Centre building on Armagh Street. Below, USAR codes have been spray painted on the building.
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 recipient Sam Johnson (from Mayfield), Student Volunteer Army founder and leader. Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.
The city cordon on Colombo Street. People are looking into the City red zone from the street cordon. Inside the cordon is a row of damaged buildings the upper storeys have partially collapsed..
A photograph of earthquake damage to Croydon House Bed and Breakfast Hotel on Armagh Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the fence and building.
A photograph of a woman digging in the garden of a property with a damaged side fence. In the background, the house next door has its side wall missing.
Man on a bicycle looks through the security cordon on Dundas Street. Diggers and rubble from the Smiths City car parking building in the background.