The Crowne Plaza has a noticeable split down the middle, where windows and balconies don't quite line up. Photograph taken from Victoria Street.
A graffiti-style advertisement for the NZ Police on the side of a building on Colombo Street, showing a police officer comforting a frightened woman. Text reads "You too can do something extraordinary. Become a cop".
A red-stickered house on Peterborough Street is on a noticeable lean.
A digger on the site of a demolished building on Colombo Street. Looking south towards the Square.
Damage to the Cranmer Courts. Missing sections of wall have been replaced with plywood sheeting.
People peering through the cordon fence surrounding the CBD. Despite the sunny day, the mood at the fence was very quiet and somber. Many people seemed to be making a pilgrimage around the cordon, stopping at every viewpoint.
Looking down Worcester Boulevard towards the Cathedral. Photograph was taken outside the museum.
The Great Hall of the Arts Centre, with bracing protecting its roof.
The Gap Filler bookfridge on its opening day.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start mall, listening to the official speeches.
A woman browsing the books in the Gap Filler bookfridge on its opening day.
People begin to gather at the opening event for the Gap Filler bookfridge.
Liquefaction silt and portaloos on Peterborough Street in Christchurch Central.
Looking through cordon fence by the Bridge of Remembrance to Cashel Mall, now mostly demolished.
Broken and buckled stained glass windows on the Provincial Chambers.
Old tyres on this demolition site near the Casino have been decorated with artificial flowers.
Fallen potplants and jumbled paving bricks outside Stewart Dawsons in Cashel Mall. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Looking east down Hereford Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone. The partially demolished Grand Chancellor is visible in the background.
Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone. The partially demolished Grand Chancellor is visible in the background.
Weeds growing through the paving outside the old Post Office building in Cathedral Square. A public walkway through to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Warped bike stands and liquefaction silt on the corner of High, Colombo and Hereford streets. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Damage to the Cathedral. A public walkway through to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Damage to the Cathedral. A public walkway through to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 19 February 2011 entitled, "Work in Progress".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 31 January 2011 entitled, "Restricted Road".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 January 2011 entitled, "New Year's Eve in the Eyrie".
Page 3 of Section B of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 29 March 2011.