A view into the Red Zone from Colombo Street, looking through cordon fencing. Some shipping containers and diggers can be partially seen in the background.
A view down Madras Street to a cordon checkpoint. In the background is the damaged Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, which has been partially demolished.
A red-stickered house where a section of the brick wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the house. Seen through the cordon fence.
The Terrace on the Park apartment complex has been cordoned off. Fencing and road cones have been used to close the road around the complex.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Army presence in Worcester Street, near the Arts Centre. Troopers from the 1st Battalion, on duty at a cordon".
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. Debris from the cordoned off building covers the footpath.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. Debris from the cordoned off building covers the footpath.
A photograph of a entrance of McLean's Mansion on Manchester Street. The red cordon tape indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A police officer inspects a damaged building on Barbadoes street. The brick facade has collapsed, and the building is cordoned off with police tape.
Cordon Barrier on Manchester Street South as the clean-up of the CBD continues after the 6.3 earthquake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "An emergency tape cordons off an ever-deepening sink hole in Orrick Crescent, Wainoni, two months after the September 4 earthquake".
A cordon check point on Durham Street. The demolition site was a building that housed Laycock Collision Repairs. The Christchurch Casino can be seen in the background.
Damage to the Mona Vale Homestead which has been cordoned off. Building rubble has been sorted and piled in front of the building, behind the fence.
Looking over the Avon River to buildings inside the cordon on Oxford Terrace. Black awnings have collapsed over the windows of The Tap Room restaurant and bar.
People gathering at the cordon fence on Worcester Boulevard during the Rally for the Cathedral. The rally protested the proposed demolition of the ChristChurch Cathedral.
Damage to the Library Chambers (former Christchurch Public Library) where cracks are clearly visible on the brick walls. The footpath around the building has been cordoned off.
A damaged house inside the CBD cordon, seen through a fence. On the doors are signs that say 'Danger Keep Out' and 'Danger do no enter'.
Look through the cordon fence, a worker supervising the demoliton work on the Amuri Courts. Another worker and a digger can be seen in the background.
Damage to the Mona Vale Homestead which has been cordoned off. Building rubble has been sorted and piled in front of the building, behind the fence.
Damage to a property where the brick wall on the side of the building has crumbled, exposing the internal wooden structure. Seen through the cordon fence.
Army personnel inside the city cordon on Colombo Street. In the background is a row of damaged buildings where the walls have crumbled on to the footpath.
A time-lapse video showing pedestrians using the temporary walkway through Cathedral Square. The video was filmed over the space of an hour.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. The old Sumner Borough Council building is cordoned because of cracks".
A view down an empty Lichfield Street. A small amount of building rubble still remains around the road, and some street cordons can be seen further down the road.
A view down an empty Lichfield Street. A small amount of building rubble still remains around the road, and some street cordons can be seen further down the road.
Some public working on the outside of the CBD cordon at the corner of Gloucester and Cambridge Terrace. Building demolition can be seen in the background towards the right.
A section of street around the damaged Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings has been cordoned off. Remediation work is being carried out on parts while other section remain covered.
The damaged New Regent Street facades, seen from Gloucester Street through a cordon fence. The clock on New Regent Street stopped at 12.51 pm on 22 February 2011.
The damaged New Regent Street facades, seen from Gloucester Street through a cordon fence. The clock on New Regent Street stopped at 12.51 pm on 22 February 2011.
The ANZ Bank Chambers on the corner of High and Lichfield Streets has been cordoned off from the public. WORLD, a clothing store was housed on the ground floor.