Outside the cordon at the corner of Cambridge Terrace and Worcester Boulevard. On the cordon fence is a flower and the sign reads 'Extreme Danger, Keep Out". In the background on the right is the Clarendon Tower.
A photograph of street art on the side of the Impulse Imports building in Colombo Street. There is a cordon fence around the building.
A photograph of army personnel sitting on a couch made of mattresses outside a cordon on Park Terrace. A neighbourhood cat has come over to say hello.
A photograph of a section of Oxford Terrace which has been cut open. In the background, police tape has been draped around the footpath as a cordon.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Papanui Road near Merivale Mall. Wire fencing has been placed in front of the site as a cordon.
A solider guarding a cordon on Barbadoes Street near Moorhouse Avenue after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph looking east down Armagh Street, taken from behind a cordon. To the right, the Provincial Chambers can be seen with a pile of building rubble in front.
A photograph of street art on the side of the Impulse Imports building in Colombo Street. There is a cordon fence around the building.
No traffic on Tuam Street which was in the area cordoned off following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
A photograph of a block of damaged shops on the corner of Gloucester Street and Woodham Road. The top of the façade has crumbled. The bricks have fallen to the ground and taken the awnings with them. Wire fencing has been placed around the buildings as a cordon. Signs on the fences indicated that the T Bakery and Red Chilli are open.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged buildings and rubble on Colombo Street near the intersection of St Asaph Street. The walls of the top storey of the buildings to the left have crumbled, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph of a building on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. Large sections of the building have collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath below. Scaffolding has been constructed around the rest of the building, blocking it from view. In the foreground steel fencing and road cones have been placed across Victoria Street as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The walls of the gables have crumbled, the bricks falling onto the footpath. Many have been cleared away and now sit in a pile on the road. Road cones, metal fences, and cordon tape have been placed around the building.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office inspecting The Painted Room on Colombo Street. The roof of the building has caved in and can be seen inside the building through the smashed windows. The front facade has begun to peel away at the right. Wire fencing and tape has been used to create a cordon around the building.
Cordon fencing in front of Cathedral Junction.
Cordons around demolition sites on Latimer Square.
Cordons around demolition sites on Latimer Square.
Cordoned off church in the central city.
Cordon fence around the Manchester Courts building.
A cordoned-off building on Hereford Street.
Demolition rubble seen through the cordon fence.
Cordoned off after damage from the earthquakes.
A photograph of a sign on a lamp post on Bealey Avenue. The sign reads, "Attention Public, there is a cordon in effect. From the timings of 0600 to 1800 only personal with legitimate reasons and home owners are permitted to enter the cordon. Home owners, please have proof of address and identification ready for inspection. At 1800 to 0600 the cordoned area is under curfew. The only personnel permitted to enter are: health professionals, Canterbury Council staff, contractors, media. No exceptions. If you have any questions, please approach police or NZDF personnel. Thank you for your co-operation".
A photograph of the Age Concern Canterbury Building behind a cordon fence on Cashel Street, near Cambridge Terrace. To the right is the site of a demolished building, next to another partially-deconstructed building.
New Zealand Army TPR Royle and Singapore Air Force LCPL Low guarding a cordon in the city centre.
New Zealand Army TPR Royle and Singapore Air Force LCPL Low guarding a cordon in the city centre.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Edward Gibbon building on Tuam Street. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and the footpath behind the fence is covered in fallen bricks.
A photograph of a badly-damaged brick building on the corner of Madras Street and Lichfield Street. Lichfield Street has been cordoned off and fallen bricks lie behind a wire fence.
A photograph of the entrance to Cathedral Junction on Worcester Street. The facade of the building to the right has almost completely fallen away, and shops on the left side have been cordoned off.
A photograph looking west along Tuam Street from near the intersection with Colombo Street. Buildings on the left hand side have been cordoned off with wire fencing as well as the intersection in the distance.