A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on St Asaph Street. Bricks and other rubble are scattered across the footpath to the right. Emergency tape has been draped over the driveway next to the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Winnie Bagoes on Colombo Street. The closest section of the building has collapsed, the bricks spilling onto the footpath and damaging the awning. Wire fencing has been placed around the footpath as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Domo furniture store on Tuam Street. A large section of the building has collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto the street below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of emergency management personnel standing on the intersection of Worcester Street and Latimer Square. To the left and right, tents have been set up on the road. Wire fencing has been placed around Latimer Square as a cordon.
A photograph of people at a school which was used as a Civil Defence Report Centre after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Cordon tape has been slung from two picnic tables and from the posts of the veranda behind.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "No cruising in the cordon area".
Damage to Country Theme on Manchester Street, seen through the cordon fence.
A photograph of lingerie hanging from a cordon fence on Tuam Street.
Badly-damaged stores along Manchester Street, viewed from behind a cordon fence.
Badly-damaged stores along Manchester Street, viewed from behind a cordon fence.
The Grant Thornton building in Cathedral Square seen through the cordon fence.
The damaged Country Theme shop behind cordon fencing on St Asaph Street.
A photograph of lingerie hanging from a cordon fence on Tuam Street.
A photograph of lingerie hanging from a cordon fence on Tuam Street.
A city apartment complex and the Christchurch Casino inside the cordon fence.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team filling out paperwork outside City Care on Antigua Street. The City Care building has been blocked off with wire fencing and police tape.
A photograph of the south end of Latimer Square near Hereford Street. A generator has been hooked up to a power board which has several power plugs attached to it. A crate of supplies is sitting behind the power board. Wire fencing has been set up in the background as a cordon, and emergency tape has been draped between the trees. Behind this there are earthquake-damaged buildings, excavators and their parts, and rubble on Madras Street.
Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock reports from the Christchurch Central City cordon.
Looking over the Avon River to buildings inside the cordon on Oxford Terrace.
Looking over the Avon River to buildings inside the cordon on Oxford Terrace.
The MedLab South building on Kilmore Street, blocked off with cordon fencing.
A photograph of road cones cordoning off the Christchurch Casino on Victoria Street.
Looking over the Avon River to buildings inside the cordon on Oxford Terrace.
Looking over the Avon River to buildings inside the cordon on Oxford Terrace.
Demolished buildings on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fence on Moorhouse Avenue.
The multi-storey Pacific Brands building on Victoria Street has been cordoned off.
Tape and cordon fencing has been placed around fallen trees in Hagley Park.
A cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
A photograph of earthquake damage to a building on the corner of Tuam Street and Madras Street. The top corner of the façade has crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath below. The building has been cordoned off by wire fencing and the road is closed.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Coachman Inn on Gloucester Street. Parts of the roof have fallen away and there are many cracks in the building. Bricks and rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below and wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.