The front of Christ Church Cathedral. The upper wall has crumbled leaving the inside space exposed. Steel bracing has been placed against the front wall to limit further damage. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral.
A close up of a damaged wall and a bent pipe inside a building.
A demolition site where loose cables hang from the roof. A small piece of concrete is attached to one of cables.
A close up of the top level of the BNZ building.
A demolition site where loose cables hang from the roof. A small piece of concrete is attached to one of cables.
A 'P5 at any time' sign stands amongst rubble and twisted cabling. A digger can be seen in the background.
A view from Cambridge Terrace towards Cathedral Square. A security cordon has been placed along the road to restrict access. Yellow flowers and a sign that reads, 'Danger keep out', have been placed on the security fencing.
A close up of Christ Church Cathedral's damaged tower.
A digger at the demolition site of the Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. A 'No entry' sign has been placed on the security fencing.
The front of Christ Church Cathedral showing its broken tower. Bracing has been placed on the front wall to limit further damage. Security fences have been placed around the cathedral to restrict access. The Wizard of Christchurch talks to members of the public. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look.
A house in Richmond being demolished. A crane dumps rubble into a truck. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
Woolly hats and a scarf on the fence posts of Grubb Cottage on London Street.
A crowd watch a busker perform in the Re:Start mall. Members of the public holds the buskers juggling torch and unicycle.
Members of the public take photographs of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral. The tower and the front wall of the building have partially collapsed. Steel bracing has been added to the front wall for support.
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls.
A house in Richmond being demolished. Rubble is piled in the garden. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A view of the Cathedral, taken on a day when a walkway was opened up between Re:Start Mall and Cathedral Square to allow temporary public access.
A photograph of volunteers painting a pathway in Gap Filler's temporary outdoor cinema on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets.
A photograph of the Speaker's Chair on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The Speaker's Chair stood at the southern end of the Stone Chamber of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers, and survived the 22 February 2011 earthquake despite the damage to the chamber.
Shoppers at Re:Start Mall.
The front of Christ Church Cathedral, braced and boarded up to limit further damage. The upper front wall has crumbled completely, exposing the inside space.
The front of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu on Montreal Street.
A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street, taken from the Cambridge Terrace intersection. The road has been cordoned off ahead, and many excavators and cranes can be seen in the distance.
Patchwork quilts wrapped around the concrete slabs used to stabilise a broken wall on Winchester Street. They make it look snug despite the snow. Many projects like this have cropped up around Canterbury in an effort to brighten the earthquake environment.
A photograph of the entrance to Gap Filler's temporary outdoor cinema on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets. The entranceway is made of lights on a steel frame, and leads to a painted "red carpet".
A photograph of a sign in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The sign displays information about the 23 December 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of an exhibition sign next to two time capsules on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The time capsules were discovered in the plinth of the statue of John Robert Godley in Cathedral Square after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of flowers planted in church bells on Cashel Street as part of the Christchurch Garden City Trust Festival of Flowers.
Damage to the front of Christ Church Cathedral. The tower has been damaged and bracing has been placed on the front wall (right) to limit further damage. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look.
Members of the public walk past the damaged New Regent Street facades. The street has been cordoned off by security fences. The BNZ building on Armargh Street can be seen in the background.