Cordon on Manchester Street in central Christchurch following the September earthquake.
Staff in the Central Lecture Theatres foyer waiting for a briefing.
Cracks along a window on a building in the central city.
Damage to the facade of a church in the central city.
The Central Library staff room back in use after the earthquake.
Staff back at work in the Central Library after the earthquake.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building in the Christchurch central city.
Roof of a church protected with a tarpaulin in the central city.
Staff in the Central Lecture Theatres foyer signing in for a briefing.
Painting on the wall of a broken building visible in the central city.
A video of members of the New Zealand Police and the New Zealand Army guarding cordons in the Christchurch central city after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The video also includes footage of a helicopter flying over the central city.
Bricks fallen from the parapet of a two-storey building in the central city.
Staff at work in temporary office space in the Central Library after the earthquake.
Staff at work in temporary office space in the Central Library after the earthquake.
Staff at work in temporary office space in the Central Library after the earthquake.
Staff at work in temporary office space in the Central Library after the earthquake.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick parapet collapsed onto its roof.
A video about the Christchurch central city in the days after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The video includes footage of empty streets, and New Zealand Police and Army members guarding the cordons. It also includes footage of engineers checking the safety of buildings.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in Christchurch central after the September 4th earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help police on central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
A staff member at work in temporary office space in the Central Library after the earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help the police at central city cordons".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army helping the police out at central city cordons".
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall partly fallen away, exposing the room within.