Police and army personnel at a cordon checkpoint.
Army and police personnel guard a cordon checkpoint.
Army personnel on duty at a cordon checkpoint on Manchester Street.
Army personnel at the cordon checkpoint on Armagh street beside the Canterbury Provincial Chambers.
Army personnel at the cordon checkpoint on Gloucester Street, in front of the Brannigans Building.
Security checkpoint at the cordon on Manchester Street. In the background the Grand Chancellor is on a noticeable lean.
A member of the New Zealand Army chatting to a woman with her dog at a cordon checkpoint on Armagh Street.
Army personnel guarding cordon checkpoint on Manchester Street. Sign reads "No public access past this point! Please stay off the road".
A view down Madras Street to a cordon checkpoint. In the background is the damaged Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, which has been partially demolished.
Army personnel at the cordon checkpoint on Armagh street beside the Canterbury Provincial Chambers. Members of the public are looking past the cordons towards the damaged Provincial Chambers.
Military personnel sit outside a security checkpoint tent. In the background, the stone cladding of a gable end on the Cranmer Courts building has collapsed, exposing the wooden framework beneath.
A view down Armagh Street where a cordon checkpoint has been set up and guarded by the Army. On the road side are rubbish bins and road cones to divert the traffic. Part of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings can be seen.
A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of the cordon checkpoint on Armagh Street, Oxford Terrace, Colombo Street, the Edmond's Band Rotunda, Manchester Street, Gloucester Street, Worcester Street, the Octagon Live restaurant, Hereford Street, Bedford Row, the Hotel Grand Chancellor, and High Street.
Police and army personnel at a cordon checkpoint near the Casino. An armoured vechicle is parked beside the cordon. The photographer comments, "The army are doing a fine job manning the cordon around the city centre. It must be pretty dull work and the weather isn't that flash at the moment. It's still surreal to see armed vehicles guarding entrances to the city though".
A police officer talks to a cyclist at a cordon checkpoint near the Casino. An armoured vechicle is parked beside the cordon. The photographer comments, "The army are doing a fine job manning the cordon around the city centre. It must be pretty dull work and the weather isn't that flash at the moment. It's still surreal to see armed vehicles guarding entrances to the city though".