A Civil Defence staff member completing a Level 1 Rapid Assessment inspection on a damaged house. The brickwork on the outer walls have collapsed. The window on the left hand side has been broken.
Detail of the partially-demolished Henry Africa's building. The photographer comments, "A building housing a restaurant and a great little neighbourhood bar is finally coming down because of earthquake damage. Henry's doorway. Still standing - the zebra striped doorway into Henry Africa's".
Detail of damage to a house in Richmond. The brick wall is badly cracked and twisted. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. More ruptured brickwork".
A portaloo sits outside a house on River Road. The road is under repair, and the tarmac has been removed leaving a gravel surface. The photographer comments, "Our old house was given a portaloo; I'm not sure why".
The Avon River in Richmond. The river level is very high, and the water is grey with silt. The photographer comments, "By the corner of Medway St and River Rd. The Avon seems to be very full, with grey silt laden water".
A man on a bicycle standing in front of Navy personnel who are guarding a cordon in Lyttelton.
A view of an empty site that is now covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. On the site is a digger and two shipping containers. In the background, demolition work on the Manchester Securities House can be seen.
Members of the audience at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Gap Filler has decorated the site with bunting, fairy lights and a fence made from old metal bed heads.
A photograph of the damaged Joes Garage building on Hereford Street. The second storey wall has collapsed, causing rubble to spill onto the footpath. A car has been crushed by fallen debris .
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team at the Christchurch International Airport after helping out with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
The wall of the Carlton Hotel has crumbled, exposing the interior of the upstair rooms. Scaffolding and steel bracing has been put up on the side, and a pile of building rubble can be seen on the footpath.
The wall of the Carlton Hotel has crumbled, exposing the interior of the upstair rooms. Scaffolding and steel bracing has been put up on the side, and a pile of building rubble can be seen on the footpath.
Damage to Metro Floor, where a section under the roof has been covered with a tarpaulin to protect it from the rain. Cordon fencing, plastic road barriers and road cones can be seen along the footpath and street.
Damage to the Victoria Street clock tower which stopped at the time of the 22 February earthquake. Sections of the base have been covered by black plastic sheeting and shipping containers protecting the road from the danger of it falling.
A view down Montreal Street where a section of the street has been cordoned off. On the right the Victoria Street clocktower has been blocked off with shipping containers, and a crane is in the front of the Strategy Building.
One carved wooden lintel that decorated a doorway at Hadleigh House. Features a cross on shield motif. Owner of Hadleigh House 1904-1921
Note the innovative use of hay bales on the left side of the image.
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Toppled statue of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, Worcester Street near Oxford Terrace.
Christchurch's Cathedral
Colombo Street looking north towards Cathedral Square, taken from near the corner of Saint Asaph Street.
The Iconic Bar, near the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street.
813 Colombo Street looking south-ish, near the corner of Peterborough Street.
PGC - Pyne Gould Corporation building; photo taken from the roof of the Warners Novotel, Cathedral Square.
YHA Christchurch City Central, 273 Manchester Street, between Armagh Street and Gloucester Street.
View of The Press building, taken from the roof of the Warners Novotel, Cathedral Square.
Colombo Street looking south towards the Port Hills, taken from near the corner of Saint Asaph Street.
Manchester Street looking north-ish, taken from the Gloucester Street intersection.
Montreal Street looking north, near the corner of Hereford Street, Christchurch.
Another hole has appeared in the street where a building has been demolished. Selwyn Dealers next door sensibly moved all their stock away from the adjoining wall just in case.