Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Army and Air Force Medics as well as Hercules crew and Air Security transfer elderly patients from NZDF ambulances to the Air Force's C-130 Hercules for transport to other parts of NZ".
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams clearing rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
Members of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue Team clearing rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
Members of the Japanese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team working on the site of the CTV Building.
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams digging through rubble at the CTV site.
Three men from the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue Team having a break while a digger clears rubble at the CTV Site.
A demolished house on Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The wood from the house still lies in a pile on the building site. Wire fencing has been used to create a cordon around the building.
CAF AVM Graham Lintott meeting people from the Christchurch Air Force Museum after the earthquake.
CAF AVM Graham Lintott meeting people from the Christchurch Air Force Museum after the earthquake.
Members of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team using a circular saw to cut through steel at the site of the CTV Building.
A member of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team clearing a piece of steel at the site of the CTV building.
Members of the Police and Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams working on the site of the CTV Building.
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams cutting through the steel at the site of the CTV building.
Aerial image of the PGC Building site on Cambridge Terrace, taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
A cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
Damage to a building on the corner of Manchester and Gloucester Streets. The facade of the top storey has crumbled, the bricks falling into the street. Rubble from damaged buildings can be seen along the street in the distance.
A soldier from the New Zealand Army guarding a cordon in the central city.
Soldiers from the New Zealand Army and Singapore Armed Forces guarding a cordon in the central city.
Soldiers from the New Zealand Army and Singapore Armed Forces walking down the road in Christchurch. To the right, army trucks can be seen.
Damage to Lyttelton following the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Forbes' Store on Norwich Quay with a broken awning and damage visible on the brick walls. Scaffolding placed around the building since the 4 September 2010 earthquake has tumbled during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The HMNZS Canterbury moored at Lyttelton Port.
Damage to Lyttelton following the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Forbes' Store on Norwich Quay with a broken awning and damage visible on the brick walls. Scaffolding placed around the building since the 4 September 2010 earthquake has tumbled during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The HMNZS Canterbury moored at Lyttelton Port.
An aerial view of Christchurch a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
People working at the International Antarctic Centre standing for two minutes in silence in respect for those who lost their lives during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The HMNZS Canterbury moored at Lyttelton Port.
A camera operator filming Prime Minister John Key's briefing following the 22 February earthquake.
A member of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue Team on the site of the CTV Building.
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams digging through rubble at the CTV site.
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams working on the CTV site with the elevator shaft still standing in the background.