Detail of the Bridge Tavern in Kaiapoi, showing how the building has moved away from its balcony.
A damaged road surface filled in with gravel. In the background is a cemetery.
The word "repairs" painted on the side of a building has a large crack running through it.
A row of portaloos on Jones Street in Kaiapoi.
Damage to the old Canterbury Public Library building on Cambridge Terrace. Strapping protects the building from further damage.
Detail of damage to the old Canterbury Public Library building on Cambridge Terrace. Strapping on the parapet is protecting the building from further damage.
Souvenir shops on Colombo Street.
The spire of the ChristChurch cathedral, reflected in the windows of the Millennium hotel.
A large pile of rubble from a demolished building. In the foreground is a garden seating area.
Damage to the New Brighton Union Church. A tarpaulin weighted down with tyres protects part of the church.
The Arts Centre, taken before the 22 February earthquake.
The Bridge of Remembrance, blocked off with cordon fencing.
A view of the Christchurch CBD, taken from the Port Hills.
A view of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, taken from the Port Hills.
A view of the Christchurch CBD, taken from the Port Hills.
Damage to St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square.
Damage to a building on the corner of Madras and Hereford Streets, the upper floor of which has collapsed.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the top of a house. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen over the top of a house. The slumping of the hotel to one side can be clearly seen.
The Victoria Clock Tower, with the clock stopped at 12:51, the time of the 22 February earthquake.
Detail of damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. Large cracks run up the corner of the building, and the stained glass windows are broken and buckled.
Damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. The roof of the stone chamber has completely collapsed, bringing down scaffolding on the outside of the building.
Building rubble behind cordon fencing at the corner of Salisbury and Montreal Streets. In the background is the Victoria Clock Tower, with the clock stopped at 12:51, the time of the 22 February earthquake.
Cracking in the brickwork of a residential building.
Army and police personnel guard a cordon checkpoint.
A crane and truck next to a damaged building behind a cordon fence on High Street in Rangiora.
Damage to a brick bulding. Part of the double-brick wall has collapsed, exposing the interior of the building.
Cracks in the Farmers building in Rangiora.
The old Lyttelton Fire Station, surrounded by cordon fencing and with its parapet supported by plywood sheeting.
Damage to Holy Trinity Church in Lyttelton. Stonework around the windows has crumbled, and the spire has been removed.