A photograph of earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings, taken from Oxford Terrace, across the Avon River. One of the chimneys has fallen onto the roof, knocking off tiles and pieces of masonry.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Winnie Bagoes on Colombo Street. The closest section of the building has collapsed, the bricks spilling onto the footpath and damaging the awning. Wire fencing has been placed around the footpath as a cordon.
A photograph of the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. In the foreground are several cars crushed by fallen rubble. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the closest car.
A photograph of the Allan McLean building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Colombo Street. Two large cracks have formed in the building, as though it has split into three sections. Scaffolding has been erected under the awning.
A photograph of a large crack running down the middle of a building. The crack formed when two sections of the building split apart.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, just visible behind the trees along Cambridge and Oxford Terraces. A crane is sitting in front of the building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.
A photograph of flooding in the car park in the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. Several cars parked in the car park are submerged in the water.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble. There is a crane to the left.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of buildings on Hereford Street. The front walls of the buildings have collapsed, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the street.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team outside a building in the Christchurch city centre. One of the men is holding bolt cutters.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted in the window of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets. There are large cracks in the wall next to the window and scaffolding to the left.
A photograph of a United Kingdom International Search and Rescue Service tent in Latimer Square.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team in Latimer Square. There are members of other emergency management teams in the background including the Tauranga Response Team, the Taupo Response Team, and the New South Wales USAR team.
A photograph of cars in a driveway which have been crushed by fallen bricks. The bricks came from an earthquake-damaged wall above.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Rubble from the collapsed tower is lying on the ground in front. A car has been crushed under this rubble. Wire fencing, shipping containers, and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. Large sections of the building have collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the ground in front.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, and the bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building. Several cars, also stored inside the building, are visible.
A photograph of a map used by the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team. The block of buildings between Montreal, Acton, St Asaph, and Antigua Streets has been outlined in red. Halkett Street has also been coloured in red. Various buildings around these areas have been highlighted in orange and blue.
A photograph taken from a corner of the Barbadoes and Worcester Streets intersection. On the opposite corner a brick building has collapsed, crushing three parked cars. To the right a rural fire van and a fire truck are parked on Worcester Street.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team taking photograph through a car window. In the distance is the earthquake-damaged tower of the ChristChurch Cathedral.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down Worcester Street towards Latimer Square. Civil Defence emergency response vehicles are parked along the street.
A photograph of emergency management vehicles, including two New Zealand Fire Service trucks and a police patrol wagon, parked on Worcester Street.
A photograph of a car on Montreal Street submerged in liquefaction. The liquefaction on the rest of the road has been cleared away leaving only the patch around and under the car.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Rubble from the collapsed tower is lying on the ground in front. A car has been crushed under this rubble. Wire fencing, shipping containers, and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The tower on the right has crumbled, and the masonry has fallen to the pavement below. A car has been crushed by the fallen rubble. Windows in the tower behind are broken.
A photograph of members from the Wellington Emergency Management Office inside a WRFF Helitack Rappel Crew emergency response vehicle in Wellington.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. Large sections of the building have collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the ground in front.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Rubble from the collapsed tower is lying on the ground in front. A car has been crushed under this rubble. Wire fencing, shipping containers, and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.