A photograph of the north side of the ChristChurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square. The front of the building has been propped up with steel bracing but further earthquakes have caused more damage, leaving a gap between the bracing and the wall. The tower has been partially demolished, but the lower section is still visible. Wire fencing has been placed around the entire building. In the background, a crane is rising high above the square.
A photograph of the north side of the ChristChurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square. The front of the building has been propped up with steel bracing but further earthquakes have caused more damage, leaving a gap between the bracing and the wall. The tower has been partially demolished, but the lower section is still visible. Wire fencing has been placed around the entire building. In the background, a crane is rising high above the square.
A view across Worcester Street in Linwood to a block of shops, including Easy Traders Whiteware and Furniture. Masonry, structural components and the Easy Traders building's veranda have collapsed onto the road. The whole back section of the shops has also collapsed. The site is enclosed by a safety fence.
A photograph of the north side of the ChristChurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square. The front of the building has been propped up with steel bracing but further earthquakes have caused more damage, leaving a gap between the bracing and the wall. The tower has been partially demolished, but the lower section is still visible. Wire fencing has been placed around the entire building. In the background, a crane is rising high above the square.
An army truck and soldier on the Armagh Street bridge entrance to Hagley Park.
A view across Worcester Street to a building housing Stunning Buns Italian Cafe and Bar. The building has been cordoned off by a security fence and several of its windows are broken.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Tuam and Colombo Streets. The brick wall on the top storey of the building has crumbled onto the footpath below and the windows on the bottom storey have been boarded up with plywood. Workers in a cherry picker and a crane-raised platform are working on the second storey. Wire fencing surrounds the building.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Tuam and Colombo Streets. The brick wall on the top storey of the building has crumbled onto the footpath below and the windows on the bottom storey have been boarded up with plywood. Workers in a cherry picker and a crane-raised platform are working on the second storey. Wire fencing surrounds the building.
The north-west end of the Arts Centre on the corner of Rolleston Avenue and Worcester Boulevard. The tip of the gable is missing as well as the spire which has been removed and braced on the footpath to limit damage. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon. In the distance, a crane is working on the building.
A photograph of street art on a building between Brighton Mall and Beresford Street. The photograph was taken through a wire fence.
A photograph of temporary fabric art on a wire fence. High Street buildings can be seen in the distance through the fence.
A photograph of temporary fabric art on a wire fence. High Street buildings can be seen in the distance through the fence.
A photograph of temporary fabric art on a wire fence. High Street buildings can be seen in the distance through the fence.
A digitally manipulated image of building rubble.
The Edmonds Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace, with wire fencing around the building. Weeds have grown in the garden and along the balustrade.
Two women outside the new Calendar Girls building on Hereford Street. Wire fencing and road cones are still blocking part of the road.
Damage to buildings along London Street in Lyttelton. Wire fencing has been used to cordon off the entire north side of the street.
The A and T Burt building on Ferry Road in Woolston. A sticker has been stuck to the door reading, "Danger, live wires".
A crane on the Hereford Street side of the Arts Centre. Wire fencing has been placed along the road to keep people away.
A photograph of flowers attached to a wire fence on the CTV building site on the corner of Madras Street and Cashel Street.
A pile of broken up pavement on Kilmore Street. In the background, a digger can be seen behind wire fencing and road cones.
A member of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue team using wire cutters to cut through steel at the site of the CTV building.
The Crowne Plaza Hotel viewed from Victoria Square across the tram bridge. Wire fencing has been placed across the bridge to keep people off.
A photograph of the Bridge of Remembrance from Cambridge Terrace. Wire fences block pedestrian access and bear a sign stating, "Extreme danger, keep out".
A photograph of the Bridge of Remembrance from Cambridge Terrace. Wire fences block pedestrian access and bear a sign stating, "Extreme danger, keep out".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Mona Vale Gatehouse. Wire fencing and tape has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Wire fencing has been placed around the house as a cordon.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Wire fencing has been placed around the house as a cordon.
A photograph of St Elmo Courts on the corner of Montreal and Hereford Streets. There is wire fencing around the bottom of the building.
A variety of bicycles are chained to the wire fence that encloses the site of Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.