A photograph looking east down Lichfield Street. On the left is the badly-damaged bus exchange building. Coloured shipping containers can be seen stacked in front of MSC House.
Damage to a building on Colombo Street. Beside it is a sign that says 'Footpath closed Please use alternative route'. Ongoing demolition work and street cordons in Christchurch mean that gardens are left and becoming overgrown.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch, where the clean-up has begun. Historic buildings around Christchurch received varying degrees of damage. Canterbury Museum seems unscathed".
A photograph looking west down Tuam Street. C1 Espresso can be seen on the right. On the left, construction hoarding and scaffolding surrounds the badly-damaged McKenzie & Willis building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Colombo Street. The front of the top storeys of the buildings have collapsed, and rubble has fallen onto the footpath below.
A photograph of the badly-damaged John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street. Windows are broken and most of the bottom facade has been removed.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on Lichfield Street. The brick wall of the top storey has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure inside. Many of the windows have broken.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Colombo Street. The front of the top storeys of the buildings have collapsed, and rubble has fallen onto the footpath below.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in the Christchurch central city. The bricks walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks have spilt into the garden.
Damage to the St John the Baptist church hall in Latimer Square, seen behind the cordon fence. On the ground next to some building rubble is a sign that says 'Danger!!! Wall unstable. Stay clear'.
A view from the Cathedral Square tram stop towards Oxford Terrace. The Clarendon Towers building on the left has been damaged and its windows boarded up. A large crane can be seen in the background.
The cross at the top of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, knocked off kilter by the earthquake.
A photograph of a block of badly-damaged buildings on Colombo Street. Piles of fallen bricks can be seen on the footpath and windows have been boarded up with plywood.
A view down Papanui Road to Victoria Street, with the Port Hills in the background. The road is closed at the intersection of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue, and diggers are working beside a damaged building.
Damage to the St John the Baptist church hall in Latimer Square, seen behind the cordon fence. On the ground next to some building rubble is a sign that says 'Danger!!! Wall unstable. Stay clear'.
A damaged building on the corner of Manchester and Welles Streets. Cordon fencing and road cones have been placed around the footpath and road to contain the demolition rubble and to keep the public away.
Damage seen around a residential property, where a section of the wall has separated from the building. Fencing and tape have been placed around the section, and a notice on the fence says "Danger. Do not enter".
Canterbury Earthquake 04/09/10
Christchurch
New Zealand
Canterbury Earthquake 04/09/10
Christchurch
New Zealand
Canterbury Earthquake 04/09/10
Christchurch
New Zealand
Winnie Bagoes on Gloucester Street. The side of the building has collapsed. Bricks and rubble lie in a pile on Gloucester Street where they fell.
Part of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage To Lost Spaces' in the Cramner Courts building, a photograph of a young man working at a desk has been inserted into a gap in the building. The photographer comments, "Although Cranmer Courts are in ruins pictures have been inserted into the windows to make them look occupied".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A demolition site on Lichfield Street, where further damage occurred as a result of the 23 December 2011 earthquakes".
A photograph of a demolished building on Peterborough Street and Victoria Street. On the inner wall, a painting shows a woman with blonde hair sitting down. She has a scroll open in front of her, but she is looking away from it.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 90 Riccarton Road, next to the One Stop Asian Supermarket. The brick wall of the building has crumbled, exposing the inside rooms.
A photograph of the rubble from and earthquake-damaged building on Cashel Street. The rubble has landed in a seating area and is piled near the tables and chairs.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Pretty Things on Colombo Street. Wire fencing, road cones and Civil Defence tape have been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Owners of The Octagon hang models to decorate the structures holding up the tower of the building after earthquake damage. Chris Stead from Theme Pro".
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue in a building which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. Damage to buildings after the 7.1 earthquake which hit Christchurch in the very early hours. Corner Manchester Street and Worcester Street".