Christopher Hill, Ambassador from the University of Denver, among other attendees of the 2011 United States New Zealand Partnership Forum standing outside the Christchurch Art Gallery shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Christopher Hill, Ambassador from the University of Denver, among other attendees of the 2011 United States New Zealand Partnership Forum standing outside the Christchurch Art Gallery shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Emergency Management personnel outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was used as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, the east end of the Arts Centre can be seen.
The west side of the Arts Centre further damaged by an aftershock after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The tower on the corner has crumbled, and the masonry fallen onto the pavement below.
Members of the Civil Defence Operations Team conferring at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the Civil Defence Operations Team conferring at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of Civil Defence at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery.
Members of the Civil Defence Operations Team conferring at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A view down Colombo Street of a team of Fire Service and Search and Rescue personnel using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for people trapped by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them the broken tower of the Christ Church Cathedral can be seen.
A member of the Fire Service using an axe to break one of the Forsyth Barr building's windows in order to check for people trapped by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A sign reading, "Help" has been stuck to one of the windows and a window above has already been broken by the team.
Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers over a bridge on Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The road and footpath have been severely warped by the earthquake.
Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers down Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers down Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them a team of Fire Service and Urban Search and Rescue personnel can be seen using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for trapped people.
Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers over a bridge on Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The road and footpath have been severely warped by the earthquake.
Smoke issuing from the collapsed Canterbury Television building on Madras Street. Fire Service personnel have gathered around the site to control the fire. In the background, excavators can be seen digging through the rubble.
A building on the corner of Madras Street and Hereford Street, with the Canterbury Television Building visible in the background. Masonry from this building has crumbled onto the footpath below. Fire engines can be seen along Madras Street, combating the fire.
The Urban Search and Rescue team searching the remains of the Canterbury Television building for trapped people with the aid of a Southern Demolition digger.
The Urban Search and Rescue team searching the remains of the Canterbury Television building for trapped people with the aid of a Southern Demolition digger.
Fire Service vehicles along Madras Street combating the fire at the Canterbury Television building. Behind them excavators can be seen digging through the rubble.
Emergency personnel gathered on Madras Street outside the collapsed Canterbury Television building. A digger can be seen searching the rubble while fire fighters work to extinguish the fire in the building.
Southern Demolition excavators digging through rubble from the collapsed Canterbury Television building.
Emergency personnel gathering on Madras Street outside the collapsed Canterbury Television building. A digger and the Urban Search and Rescue team can be seen searching the rubble.
Photograph captioned by Neil Macbeth, "Members of the Student Volunteer Army clearing liquefaction in earthquake-ravaged Avonside. The Student Volunteer Army are mostly University of Canterbury students who are helping to clean up the liquefaction from Christchurch properties.
A sound recording of the 22 February 2011 earthquake at St George's Hospital captured by a heart specialist who was dictating medical notes.
A zip file of an interactive 360-degree panoramic photograph in HTML5 format. The photograph was taken in Cranmer Square, near Kilmore Street on 6 October 2011.
Members of the University of Canterbury's E-Learning team, Rob Stowell, Herbert Thomas and Alan Hoskin, in their temporary office in the NZi3 building. The photographer comments, "University of Canterbury administration all fits into one building! Well, sort of. Our 4-desk bay; Rob & Herbert discussing plans, Alan dealing with academic support. I've been doing Moodle admin; adding courses and users, mostly - plus occasional how-to advice".
A zip file of an interactive 360-degree panoramic photograph in HTML5 format. The photograph was taken on Barbadoes Street, between Coventry Street and Moorhouse Avenue on 6 October 2011.
A zip file of an interactive 360-degree panoramic photograph in HTML5 format. The photograph was taken at the Lyttelton Anglican Cemetery on 6 October 2011.
A zip file of an interactive 360-degree panoramic photograph in HTML5 format. The photograph was taken at the intersection of Durham Street/Cambridge Terrace and Kilmore Street on 6 October 2011.
A zip file of an interactive 360-degree panoramic photograph in HTML5 format. The photograph was taken near Peacock's Gallop, Sumner on 6 October 2011.