Members of the New Zealand Air Force unloading a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.
Members of the South Australian Urban Search and Rescue team digging through rubble in the central city.
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams watching a digger clear rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
Members of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue team wearing face masks and safety goggles while working on the site of the CTV Building. In the background, a member of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue guides a digger.
Three men from the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue Team having a break while a digger clears rubble at the CTV Site.
The painted label for one of the CTV Building's car parks.
Two diggers at the site of the CTV Building. In the background, the elevator shaft can still be seen.
Aerial image of the Port Hills taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the Port Hills in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the Port Hills in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the Port Hills taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the Port Hills in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
A digger being unloaded from the HMNZS Canterbury. The Royal New Zealand Navy delivered machinery and equipment to Christchurch for use in the recovery effort after the Christchurch Earthquake.
A container being unloaded from the HMNZS Canterbury. The Royal New Zealand Navy delivered machinery and equipment to Christchurch for use in the recovery effort after the Christchurch Earthquake.
A digger being unloaded from the HMNZS Canterbury. The Royal New Zealand Navy delivered machinery and equipment to Christchurch for use in the recovery effort after the Christchurch Earthquake.
Auckland-based fire fighter, Jeremy Hull, speaking to the press outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. Jeremy was part of the USAR team working on the CTV Building after the earthquake.
Auckland-based fire fighter, Jeremy Hull, speaking to the press outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. Jeremy was part of the USAR team working on the CTV Building after the earthquake.
A demolished house on Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The wood from the house still lies in a pile on the building site. Wire fencing has been used to create a cordon around the building.
The former Lyttelton Fire Station on the corner of Sumner Road and Oxford Street. Broken stonework from the top of the building lies on the footpath where it fell. Members of the New Zealand Fire Service are evaluating the building.
Auckland-based fire fighter, Jeremy Hull, speaking to the press outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. Jeremy was part of the USAR team working on the CTV Building after the earthquake.
The west side of the British Hotel on Oxford Street. The brick wall at the top of the building has crumbled onto the street below, bringing part of the roof down with it. Wire fencing has been used to create a cordon around the building.
Broken stonework lies on the footpath next to the former Lyttelton Fire Station.
Members of the New Zealand Fire Service spraying water into Lyttelton Harbour as the HMNZS Otago departs.
CAF AVM Graham Lintott meeting people from the Christchurch Air Force Museum after the earthquake.
A member of the New Zealand Army discussing a map of the Christchurch red zone with a New Zealand Police Officer.
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, severely damaged after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The domes on either side of the Cathedral have collapsed and are lying in the area in front. To the right, a crushed car can just be seen.
CAF AVM Graham Lintott meeting people from the Christchurch Air Force Museum after the earthquake.
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, severely damaged after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The domes on either side of the Cathedral have collapsed and are lying in the area in front. To the right, a crushed car can just be seen.
An article from the Media Studies Journal of Aotearoa New Zealand Volume 14, Number 1. The article is titled, "Quake Aftermath: Christchurch journalists' collective trauma experience and the implications for their reporting". It was written by Sean Scanlon.
Members of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team using a circular saw to cut through steel at the site of the CTV Building.