A digger scraping damaged tarseal from River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Road repairs".
A photograph of a digger bucket next to a pile of rubble on Hereford Street.
Diggers demolishing the former Christchurch Girls' High building after it was damaged by the earthquakes.
Diggers demolishing the former Christchurch Girls' High building after it was damaged by the earthquakes.
A photograph of a digger on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district.
Colour photograph of rubble and partial remains of the Chancery Chambers, with 3 diggers at work.
A photograph of a digger clearing the remains of a demolished building at 468 Colombo Street.
A photograph of a digger clearing the remains of a demolished building at 468 Colombo Street.
A photograph of a digger clearing the remains of a demolished building at 468 Colombo Street.
Members of the of the Royal New Zealand Navy unloading a digger from the HMNZS Canterbury.
A digger digs up dirt for the foundations of one of the classrooms on the Ilam Oval.
A digger digs up dirt for the foundations of one of the classrooms on the Ilam Oval.
A digger digs up dirt for the foundations of one of the classrooms on the Ilam Oval.
A view of Hereford Street looking east towards Latimer Square. A digger can be seen clearing rubble.
A photograph of a digger sitting in the basement of the demolished Dowson's building on Lichfield Street.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A digger with jaws full of rubble in Lichfield Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A digger with jaws full of rubble in Lichfield Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A digger with jaws full of rubble in Lichfield Street".
A photograph of a digger scraping liquefaction from the grass verge of Bower Avenue in New Brighton".
A photograph of a volunteer using a small digger to clear the former site of Piko Wholefoods.
A digger on the site of a demolished building on Colombo Street. Looking south towards the Square.
A digger sits on top of a pile of rubble from a demolished building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a digger sitting on the remains of the demolished house at 116 Centaurus Road.
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.
A photograph of a portable shower unit set up in Hagley Park for the emergency management personnel who travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A clothes line has been set up by tying ropes to the shower unit and a digger.
A photograph of road works on a residential street in Christchurch. A patch of asphalt has been removed and a digger and a steam roller are parked to the side. A worker in a high-visibility vest and hard hat is directing traffic along one lane.
A member of the Australian Urban Search and Rescue team standing next to a pile of bricks on Tuam Street. In the distance, dust is rising off a damaged store which is being demolished by a digger.
A digger demolishing the former Ozone Hotel in New Brighton. The photographer comments, "The bulldozers are starting circling the Ozone in New Brighton, Christchurch. Taking bits of flesh from the mortally wounded building".
Emergency personnel gathered on Madras Street outside the collapsed Canterbury Television building. A digger and the Urban Search and Rescue team can be seen searching the rubble while fire fighters work to extinguish the fire in the building.
Members of the South Australian Urban Search and Rescue team on Barbadoes Street, with a New Zealand Army vehicle and a digger behind them. Metal fences have been placed across the street to serve as a cordon.