A photograph of the store room of Quinns on Papanui Road. The front walls of the building have crumbled, exposing the rooms inside. Shelves of shoes can be seen, many of them collapsed.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Pretty Things on Colombo Street. Wire fencing, road cones and Civil Defence tape have been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers. The top section of the building has crumbled, taking the scaffolding with it. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of a WRFF Helitack Rappel Crew emergency response vehicle and a truck loaded with supplies. A Civil Defence trailer is hitched to the back of the truck.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on Lichfield Street outside the MSC House.
A photograph of residents walking down London Street in Lyttelton. In the background, the earthquake damage to the Ground Culinary Centre can be seen as well as a number of cordon fences.
A photograph of the collapsed Durham Street Methodist Church viewed from the side. All that is left is a pile of masonry and a vague indication of where the walls used to be.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team using a sledgehammer to break open the window of a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of a member of the New Zealand Police using a search dog to examine the rubble of the Caledonian Hall on Kilmore Street.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team clearing rubble from outside the Majestic Theatre on Lichfield Street.
A photograph of crates of supplies outside the USAID tent in Latimer Square. In the background members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team have congregated.
A photograph of the Christchurch Art Gallery on Montreal Street. A One News van is parked outside. The art gallery served as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St John's Church on Hereford Street. A section of the church has collapsed, breaking through the fence and onto the footpath in front.
A photograph of the Windsor Private Hotel on Armagh Street with police tape draped around the building. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of emergency management personnel congregating on Kilmore Street near the Repertory Theatre. A section of the theatre's facade is missing and the inside of the building is visible.
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Secretary Clinton Remembers February 22nd".
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street from the Avon River bridge. In the distance, the Copthorne Hotel and Forsyth Barr building can be seen. A collection of cranes are parked along the street.
A photograph of USAR codes spra-painted on the front doors of Dick Smith on Manchester Street. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that access to the building is restricted.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team in the kitchen of an earthquake-damaged house. Broken crockery litters the floor.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and the New Zealand Police walking down Antigua Street, near the Canterbury Brewery.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and the New Zealand Police walking down Antigua Street, near the Canterbury Brewery.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office checking in at the Crowne Plaza on Kilmore Street. In the background, a broken window has been boarded up with plywood.
A photograph of a building on Worcester Street which suffered fire damage after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The earthquake caused an electrical fire in the building which has blackened the front side of it.
A photograph taken across the Avon River of large cracks in the bank between Park Terrace and the footpath. Road cones have been placed along the street to warn road users.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army eating pizza on the side of Park Terrace near the intersection with Bealey Avenue. In the background are two army trucks.
A photograph of rubble in a car park behind the Forsyth Barr building. The rubble is mostly made up of concrete staircases with messages spray-painted on the sides.
A photograph of a emergency management personnel on the runway at Wellington airport. In the background other personnel are boarding a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules C-130.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Bealey Denture Clinic. Many of the tiles on the roof have come loose and the tiles around the door have broken and fallen to the footpath.
A photograph of a UK Fire and Rescue International Search and Rescue tent in Latimer Square. Cordon tape and plastic mesh has been placed around the tent.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army sitting on a couch made out of a mattress and base as they guard a cordon in Christchurch. A cat has come to say hello.