A photograph of the intersection of Durham and Kilmore Streets, with the Copthorne Hotel on the left. Kilmore Street has been cordoned off with cones and tape.
A photograph looking over Victoria Square from inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel, towards the Port Hills.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Gloucester Street, near the intersection of Colombo Street. A Southern Demolition excavator is being used to clear the rubble away. In the background are the Forsyth Barr building, the Copthorne Hotel and the PricewaterhouseCoopers building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "From left, John and Carol Crouch and Sharon and Chris Moran. All four were staying at the Copthorne Hotel in Christchurch when the earthquake hit. The Crouches helped save Mr Moran, who is tetraplegic".