An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 19 March 2011 entitled, "Day 26, 8am - Termination of Trees & Proliferation of Permits".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 April 2011 entitled, "Day 49 - last day behind the cordon".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 5 April 2011 entitled, "Day 43 - inside the red zone".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 March 2011 entitled, "Day 32, 6pm - in the red zone".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 March 2011 entitled, "Day 32, 6am - Blues in the red zone".
A story submitted by Scott Thomas to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Ali to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Michelle Paterson to the QuakeStories website.
The sign for Shand's Emporium at 88 Hereford Street. A plaque on the building reads, "Building in 1851 by John Shand, re-opened as Shand's Emporium, March 17th 1977".
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The east side of New Regent Street, with Pacific Tower and Hotel Grand Chancellor behind".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kerrs Reach of the Avon River by the rowing clubs. Notice the fissures beyond the rowing clubs".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Victoria Street. A giant vibrating pair of nibblers makes easy work of demolishing a reinforced concrete building. This section of wall was reduced to rubble in about two minutes".
A photograph of a graffiti-style mural promoting careers in the New Zealand Police. The mural depicts a police officer pulling a woman from the rubble, and is captioned, "You too can do something extraordinary. Become a cop".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A new bar, the 'Port Hole', on the site of the Volcano Cafe in London Street. The bar is being completed for opening the next day".
A photograph of the damaged Englefield Lodge. The garden is overgrown with weeds. A pile of bricks and a road cone are placed against the wall of the house.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The west side of Manchester Street viewed from the Lichfield Street intersection. The collapsed structure in the centre is the Reuben Blades building where 4 people died".
A dislodged boulder from the cliffs behind Sumner Returned Services' Association car park. The bolder fell from the cliff during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, crushing the local substation and burying several cars.
A buried septic tank on Robson Avenue in Avonside. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A view across the Avon River from Avonside Drive to a Port-a-loo that has been set up for residents without functioning sewers as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Plastic barriers and fencing around a demolition site on the corner of Cranford and Westminster Streets. Different types of building rubble have been sorted into piles, and a concrete block still remains on-site.
A view of the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church hall. The floor has been coated with plaster from the walls and ceiling, and items of furniture have been stacked up around the walls.
Damage to one of the front towers of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Some masonry from the corner of the tower has collapsed, and the structure has been secured by blue straps.
Sections of the Durham Street Methodist Church's historic and valuable organ that have been put in boxes and labelled by workers from the South Island Organ Company who have been removing the organ.
The Victoria Clock Tower on the corner of Victoria and Durham Streets. The spire at the of the tower has been knocked off centre and the base has been reinforced with wooden bracing.
Tents set up in the Arts car park at the University of Canterbury after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The tents were used as temporary lecture rooms while the buildings were being checked for damage.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the CTV Building on Madras Street where 118 people died. All that remains is the elevator shaft and stairwell to the right".
Damage to Dallington Discount Market on the corner of Gloucester Street and Woodham Road, the facade of which has collapsed during the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The building has been cordoned off with a safety fence.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structure has collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structure has collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean.