Members of the Student Volunteer Army registering new volunteers inside the UCSA's "Big Top" tent. The tent was erected to provide support for students at the University of Canterbury in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the Student Volunteer Army using wheelbarrows and shovels to clear liquefaction from a Christchurch property. The silt has been piled on the roadside for collection.
Student Army leader Sam Johnston and Patsy Te Are at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. A sign language interpreter stands to the right. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
St John Ambulance personnel standing over a stretcher loaded with medical supplies outside the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Behind them, emergency personnel can be seen searching the ruins of the building for trapped people.
Cracks in the footpath along the Avon River in Avonside.
Emergency personnel using a crane to rescue a woman from the collapsed Pyne Gould Corporation building in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Arborists working for Treetech Specialist Tree Care Ltd cutting branches off a tree with a chainsaw. A wood chipper and two chainsaws sit on the grass in front.
Reverend Peter Beck speaking at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. A sign language interpreter is standing to the right. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
Members of the Student Volunteer Army carting liquefaction in wheelbarrows out of a resident's property in Avonside.
Emergency personnel wrapping an emergency blanket around a woman they have rescued from the wreckage of the Pyne Gould Corporation building.
A tent set up on the verge in front of a damaged house. The house has tarpaulins over the roof to protect it from the weather.
Reverend Peter Beck speaking at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. A sign language interpreter is standing to the right. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
The Canterbury Hotel on the corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay. Wire fencing has been placed around the building and all the way up Oxford Street as a cordon.
A police officer directing traffic on the intersection of Worcester and Montreal Streets shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. People can be seen on either side of the street, attempting to exit town and make their way home.
Members of the Urban Search and Rescue taskforce conferring on the site of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Behind them, emergency personnel can be seen searching the rubble for trapped people.
A discarded shoe that has been left on the grass beside Cashel Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind it, emergency personnel can be seen helping themselves to food provided to refuel them while searching for trapped people in the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building.
A man making notes on a map of the Botanic Gardens outside the Robert McDougall Art Gallery. Cracks can be seen in the footpath to his left.
A car mired in liquefaction in a car park on Chester Street in the aftermath of the 22 February earthquake. Behind it, the collapsed Durham Street Methodist Church can be seen.
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. A sign reading, "Help" has been stuck to one of the windows and a window above has already been broken by the team.
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker handling a jackhammer on Kingsford Street in Burwood. This was part of the opening of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT). Earthquake Recovery Minister Jerry Brownlee and a contractor are looking on.
A Christchurch resident loading shovels and a wheelbarrow into the boot of her car after using them to clear liquefaction.
Members of the Civil Defence Operations Team conferring at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A local musician entertaining University of Canterbury students inside the UCSA's "Big Top" tent. The tent was erected in the UCSA car park to provide support for students in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The students have spent the day clearing liquefaction from Christchurch properties as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
A Treetech Specialist Tree Care Ltd truck at a park near the Avon River. Some of the trees in the park have been cut into sections by the Treetech arborists.
Cracks running alongside a residential road. In the background, mounds of liquefaction can be seen on the road.
A Transfield Services worker digging liquefaction out of a manhole in north-east Christchurch.
Students from the University of Canterbury heading back to work after enjoying a barbeque lunch in Burwood Park. The students have volunteered to clear liquefaction from Christchurch properties as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
Members of Civil Defence conferring in the Christchurch Art Gallery, the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A view across Hereford Street to the former Canterbury Public Library. Masonry from the building's corners and end gable has fallen onto the footpath and wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Sensitive: Police assisting a woman who emergency personnel have rescued from the collapsed Pyne Gould Corporation building. She has been wrapped in an emergency blanket. Emergency personnel have been using the crane basket she is leaving to find and evacuate people from the wreckage.