An aerial photograph of a residential area in Avondale. Avondale Park can be seen in the centre of the photograph.
A badly damaged building on Lichfield Street. The door and window frames have sheared to one side, and beyond the glass doors a missing wall can be seen.
A photograph of a protest sign reading, "National, the best government money can buy". The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woodham Road, Linwood".
A view over the Avon River towards Oxford Terrace. A small digger can be seen at work to the left.
View down Hereford Street, looking west from Madras Street. Road work signs and a crane can be seen in the distance.
Crumbled wall above the window of a brick house on Centaurus Road. Cracks can also be seen diagonally between the bricks.
View of the central library from Gloucester Street. USAR codes can be seen in the bottom right corner.
A photograph of a cleared building site between Cashel Street and Hereford Street. Damaged buildings on Hereford Street can be seen in the distance.
A damaged brick wall around a courtyard garden on Ash Street, seen from Madras Street. The Alice in Videoland building can be seen in the background.
A man inspects damage to his garden. Liquefaction and cracking can be seen on the path and lawn. The photographer comments, "Lateral spreading and liquefaction".
A photograph of a cleared building site between High Street and Lichfield Street. Graffiti can be seen on the brick wall.
A photograph of a chalked message on the side of a building in New Brighton. The message reads, "From here, it can only get better".
Dirty water filling a gutter on Bracken Street in Avonside. Weeds can be seen growing in cracks in the pavement.
Outside the PriceWaterHouseCoopers building on Oxford Terrace. In front, the footpath has warped and liquefaction can be seen on the road.
A building under construction on Colombo Street in Sydenham. In the distance, two murals can be seen on the sides of a building.
A pile of broken up pavement on Kilmore Street. In the background, a digger can be seen behind wire fencing and road cones.
Jane's Bar in the Henry Africa's building is cordoned off with danger tape. The photographer comments, "My local bar is unsafe and can't open. Sad".
A photograph of the side of Gough House on Hereford Street. To the left, the back of Shand's Emporium can be seen.
The Edmonds Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace, which housed the Retour Restaurant. Severe damage to the pillars can be seen.
An aerial view of Lyttelton. An Army truck can be seen on the streets of Lyttelton.
An aerial view of Lyttelton. An Army truck can be seen on the streets of Lyttelton.
A drilling rig on the south side of the Colombo Street Bridge. In the distance, the Victoria Apartments and Craigs building can be seen.
A photograph of the west side of the of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. A crane can be seen in the background.
A photograph looking east down Hereford Street from the intersection of Colombo Street. The badly-damaged Fisher's building can be seen on the right.
An aerial photograph looking west over the Christchurch CBD, towards Hagley Park. Latimer Square can be seen in the bottom centre of the photograph.
A photograph taken from Oxford Terrace, looking across a cleared site to Gloucester Street. The Forsyth Barr building can be seen in the distance.
Road workers digging earth out of a drain on Shirley Road near KFC. In the distance, the Palms shopping centre can be seen.
A digger being used to clear the rubble from the Convention Centre on Peterborough Street. In the background, the Town Hall can be seen.
A digger being used to clear the rubble from the Convention Centre on Peterborough Street. In the background, the Town Hall can be seen.
A photograph looking north-east up Oxford Terrace, taken from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance, the Craig's Investment House can be seen.