A photograph of the badly-damaged Edward Gibbon building on Tuam Street. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and road cones and the footpath behind the fence is covered in fallen bricks.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of a building on Madras Street. The outer walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the car park.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick parapet collapsed onto its roof and a collapsed chimney.
Damage to the Aranui Community Hall on Breezes Road. Large sections of the double-brick walls have collapsed.
The damaged Apex Car Rentals building on Madras Street. The brick parapet has collapsed onto the footpath below.
Damage to the back of a building near Cathedral Square. The brick wall has collapsed, exposing the interior.
Damage to a dairy on Edgeware Road. Bricks have fallen from above the doorway, exposing the roof cavity.
Damage to a building on the corner of Kilmore and Barbadoes Streets. The brick side wall has collapsed.
A damaged house where the brick wall has crumbled into the yard, exposing the inside of the house.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hilltop Lane".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hilltop Lane".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hilltop Lane".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "9 Hilltop Lane, Mt Pleasant".
A photograph of a postal worker delivering mail on a street with damaged houses. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redcliffs and Sumner".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Café Valentino on Colombo Street. The façade of the closest section of the building has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the awning below. The same section of the awning has broken under the weight of the bricks and is resting against the ground. Bricks and other rubble cover the other sections of the awning and have spilled onto the footpath and street in the distance.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Edward Gibbon building on Madras Street. Sections of the top storey have collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the road in front, damaging the awning and smashing several cars. In the foreground members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team are standing on the road.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Kenton Chambers Building on Hereford Street. Large cracks have formed in the columns between the building's windows. A section of the bottom storey has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath in front. Steel fences have been placed on the street as a cordon. In the distance there are many other earthquake-damaged buildings.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gayhurst Road".
Earthquake damage to the former Christchurch Girls' High building. Bricks have fallen from the gable ends of the building.
The badly-damaged Community of the Sacred Name Convent on Barbadoes Street.
A damaged brick building. Pillars between the windows are badly cracked, and one section of pillar has collapsed entirely.
Cordon fencing around the damaged Woolston Community Library. A section of the brick wall on the side has crumbled.
Damage to a brick house on Sherbourne Street, where much of the front and side walls have fallen away.
Damage to a brick house on Sherbourne Street, where much of the front and side walls have fallen away.
A construction site where some ground foundation has been laid down. In the background is a damaged brick property.
Detail of a damaged building in Christchurch Central. Bit of broken furniture, fabric and brick rubble can be seen.
Damage to a building on Montreal Street where a part of the brick wall has fallen onto the footpath.
Damage to a building on Montreal Street where a part of the brick wall has fallen onto the footpath.
A cordoned-off section of Victoria Street, where buildings have been damaged and the footpath covered with fallen bricks.
A damaged residential property has been cordoned off with tape. Piles of brick can be seen around the house.