A photograph of a member of an emergency management team standing in the middle of the intersection of Manchester, High, and Lichfield Streets. In the background an excavator is sitting on top of a pile of rubble from several earthquake-damaged buildings. Other emergency management personnel are also standing on the corner of High and Manchester Streets. Behind the excavator another excavator is working to clear rubble. To the right there is a block of earthquake-damaged buildings and more building rubble to be cleared.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team in the hall of the Rimu Park Scout Camp. Stretchers and clothes lines have been set up in the hall for the team to use.
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 a pile of sledge hammers in Latimer Square with various nicknames written in vivid on the handles.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Fisher's Building on the corner of High and Hereford Streets. Large sections of the top storey have collapsed, the masonry spilling onto the footpath and damaging the awning.
A photograph of rubble from demolished buildings on St Asaph Street. An excavator has been parked on the road in front.
A photograph of a set of drawers which have slid out from a filing cabinet and landed on the floor of an office. Files from one drawer have spilled across the floor.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church on Durham Street. The church has almost completely collapsed and only a small section of the structure is still standing. Masonry and other rubble has spilled onto the footpath and street in front. To the right a plywood sign has been propped against the front fence. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the sign.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Stone Chamber of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings on Durham Street North. Large sections of the Chamber have collapsed and the masonry and other rubble has spilled onto the footpath in front. To the left scaffolding constructed up the side of the building has also collapsed and twisted out of shape. Wire fences have been placed along the side of the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the site of the demolished Caledonian Hall on Kilmore Street. Nearly all of the rubble has been cleared away. In the background is the Medlab building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets. Large sections of the church have collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the footpath and street in front. Sections of the scaffolding, constructed up the side of the building before the earthquake, have also collapsed.
A photograph of a bedroom on the top storey of an earthquake-damaged house. A section of the bedroom's outside wall has collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled into the bedroom and onto the bed.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house. Sections of the house's walls have collapsed and the bricks have spilled into the garden.
A photograph looking north out a window of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building. In the distance there is a pile of rubble from the partially-demolished Pyne Gould Corporation Building on Cambridge Terrace. To the right is the Edmond's Band Rotunda.
A photograph of emergency management personnel standing next to an earthquake-damaged house. The wall on the left side of the house has collapsed and the bricks have spilled into the driveway in front. Wooden bracing has been placed in between the house and the fence, with wires connecting the top of the bracing to the peak of the roof.
A photograph of a camouflaged armoured vehicle on St Asaph Street.
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 members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team sitting outside City Care on Antigua Street. The City Care building has been blocked off with wire fencing and police tape.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on Antigua Street near Corys Electrical.
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 liquefaction inside a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of a pile of rubble and scaffolding on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Provincial Hotel on the corner of Barbadoes and Cashel Streets. The second storey walls have crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the ground below. Scaffolding erected in front of the building is now on a lean. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down Gloucester Street towards Colombo Street. In the distance, a group of construction workers are walking down the street.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers on Durham Street. The roof and upper walls of the Stone Chamber have collapsed, the masonry falling onto the footpath below. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing.
A photograph looking north up Barbadoes Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance there is a cloud of dust and a partially-collapsed fish-and-chip store.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers on Durham Street. The roof and upper walls of the Stone Chamber have collapsed, the masonry falling onto the footpath below. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing.
A photograph of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down Lichfield Street. Plastic fencing and road cones have been placed along both sides of the road as cordons. Behind the fences are piles of bricks and other rubble from the buildings above.
A photograph of construction workers and members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down Gloucester Street towards Durham Street.
A photograph of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing in a car park on Lichfield Street. The team are wearing face and gas masks, hard hats, safety glasses, knee pads, and rubber gloves. In the background are several earthquake-damaged buildings.