An aerial photograph of the Christchurch CBD looking north along Colombo Street.
The corner of Colombo Street and Hereford Street.
An aerial photograph looking north over the Christchurch CBD from Lichfield Street along Colombo Street. The brightly coloured roofs of the Re:Start mall can be seen in the bottom centre of the photograph.
Painted lines and planters on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fence. The decorations were part of a Christchurch City Council Transitional City project, in preparation for Colombo Street's re-opening.
Painted lines and planters on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fence. The decorations were part of a Christchurch City Council Transitional City project, in preparation for Colombo Street's re-opening.
The north side of the Cathedral, seen from Colombo Street.
The Crossing building on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fence.
A photograph of the intersection of Gloucester and Colombo Streets.
The west face of the former Christchurch City Council building, seen from Colombo Street.
Christmas decorations on the cordon fence on Colombo Street, near Re:Start.
A Wilson's car park has replaced the buildings on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets.
The bus entry to the former Bus Exchange, seen from the carpark on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's artwork, 'Deconstruction', being installed on the walkway between Ballantyne's and the former bus exchange building.
A photograph of a temporary sushi eatery on the corner of Tuam and Colombo Streets.
Painted lines on the road at the corner of Hereford and Colombo Streets, part of the Christchurch City Council's Transitional City project.
An empty section where a building has been demolished on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fencing.
Christmas decorations hung on the cordon fence on Colombo Street. A sign on the fence reads "Crossing closed please use alternative crossing".
Looking east down Cashel Street from the Colombo Street intersection. On the left is the empty section where Dawsons Jewellers used to stand, and on the right is the Crossing building.
Two people walk through a shelter made from shipping containers which protects part of the footpath on Colombo Street.
An aerial photograph looking west down Armagh Street, with the Forsyth Barr Building and Victoria Apartments to the left, and Victoria Square to the right.
A sign on the cordon fence on the corner of Colombo and Lichfield Streets reads "Crossing closed please use alternative crossing". The former bus exchange is visible in the background.
Looking north up Colombo Street from the Red Zone viewing area at the east end of Re:Start mall. The partially-demolished ANZ building can be seen in the background.
The corner of Hereford Street and Cashel Street, which was formerly the site of the ANZ building.
The exposed wall of a building on Colombo Street has been painted with a mural advertising Sedley Wells MusicWorks.
The cordon checkpoint at the intersection of Colombo and Gloucester Streets. In the background, people stand in a section of walkway opened up to allow the public a view of Cathedral Square.
The corner of Hereford Street and High Street.
A view of High Street from the corner of Hereford Street.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's artwork, 'Deconstruction', on the walkway between Ballantyne's and the former bus exchange building. The photograph is taken from an angle such that the artwork gives the illusion that the walkway is transparent.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's artwork, 'Deconstruction', on the walkway between Ballantyne's and the former bus exchange building. The photograph is taken from beneath the walkway, so that the distorted perspective which enables the illusion can be seen.
An aerial photograph looking south west over the Christchurch CBD, the cathedral just visible in the centre left.