A photograph of cracks in the back of St Elmo Courts. The cracks have formed between the windows both horizontally and vertically. Scaffolding has been constructed on the side nearest the street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Oxford Terrace. The wall in front of the car park has collapsed, the concrete blocks spilling onto the footpath in front.
A photograph of the McKenzie & Willis building on Tuam Street. Small pieces of masonry have crumbled from the pillars between the windows and fallen onto the footpath below. The front door has also shattered and broken glass has spilled onto the footpath in front. The word "clear" has been spray-painted on the bottom-storey window to the left.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of buildings on Hereford Street. The front walls of the buildings have collapsed, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the street.
A photograph of a sign outside a property in Christchurch. The sign reads, "Thanks for helping our city". Sandcastles have been made out of liquefaction silt on the footpath in front of the sign.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged fence on Montreal Street. The top half of the wall has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the footpath.
A photograph of a car on Montreal Street submerged in liquefaction. The liquefaction on the rest of the road has been cleared away leaving only the patch around and under the car.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged fence on Montreal Street. The top half of the wall has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the footpath.
A photograph of a car on Montreal Street submerged in liquefaction. The liquefaction on the rest of the road has been cleared away leaving only the patch around and under the car.
A photograph of a earthquake-damaged tree in Hagley Park which has fallen and crushed a shipping container.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining the path between two houses in Christchurch. The path is covered in rubble from the collapsed house to the right. A dog is standing on top of the fence.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers on Durham Street. The top of the chamber has crumbled, and the masonry has fallen onto the footpath. Scaffolding which was erected after the 4 September 2010 earthquake has also fallen.
A photograph of two 'hope trees' on Bealey Avenue. These trees were set up for people to write notes messages of hope and attach to their branches.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a row of buildings on Colombo Street. The front of the buildings has collapsed, exposing the inside of both floors. The rubble from the collapsed walls has been cleared from the street in front.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Colombo Street. The top section of the shops have collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath and road below.
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 photograph of toppled scaffolding outside a block of buildings on Manchester Street. In the background an excavator is sitting on top of a pile of rubble while it demolishes one of the buildings.
Damage to the Lyttelton Port. A concrete slab has lifted, breaking the asphalt.
A lighthouse in the Lyttleton port which is falling into the sea.
Rescue workers on the CTV site taking a break.
A New Zealand Police Officer at the Operation Earthquake Task Force Headquarters.
Members of Singapore's Air Force at the Command Post (CP) at Burnham military camp.
The Christchurch Wizard at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
An Environmental Health Officer taking a reading outside the Christchurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the footpath near the Montreal Street bridge over the Avon River.
A photograph of emergency management personnel standing outside the Harcourts Building on Madras Street.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army deconstructing a concrete block wall.
A photograph of a USAR code spray-painted on the window of a house on Gloucester Street.
A photograph of an SPCA vehicle from Wellington parked on Gloucester Street near the intersection with Montreal Street.
A photograph of signs outside a Recovery Assistance Centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.