A sculpture in the Botanic Gardens represents the ground moving in an earthquake.
Crowds at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. More than 40,000 people attended the memorial service in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
Student Army leader Sam Johnston and Patsy Te Are speaking at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. A sign language interpreter stands to the right. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
A New Zealand flag being held by a member of the public at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. More than 40,000 people attended the memorial service in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
USCA President, Kohan McNab, and leader of the Student Volunteer Army, Sam Johnston, being filmed on top of the ENSOC fire engine. Below, students from the University of Canterbury are enjoying a barbeque lunch break. The students have volunteered to dig up liquefaction as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
Shovels and wheelbarrows sitting in Burwood Park near students from the University of Canterbury who are enjoying a barbeque. The students have volunteered to dig up liquefaction as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
Students from the University of Canterbury enjoying a barbeque lunch break amongst shovels and gumboots. The students have volunteered to dig up liquefaction as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
Students from the University of Canterbury lining up for a barbeque lunch. The students have volunteered to dig up liquefaction as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
Students from the University of Canterbury lining up for a barbeque lunch. The students have volunteered to dig up liquefaction as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
Mounds of liquefaction on the side of a residential road in eastern Christchurch. The liquefaction has been dug out of resident's gardens and placed on the road to be picked up by the City Council.
The badly damaged Carlton Hotel on Papanui Road. One wall of the upper storey has collapsed, exposing the rooms within, and bricks litter the footpath below. Bracing have been placed against the building as support.
Damage to Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. Bricks and stonework have fallen from the gables of the church, exposing the wooden framework beneath.
Large cracks run along River Road. The road has been cordoned off with road cones and tape.
A view from the corner of Worcester and Montreal Streets to the Untouched World shop in the Arts Centre. Masonry from the building has collapsed onto the footpath below.
A view down London Street in Lyttelton, looking west from the corner of Oxford Terrace and Sumner Road. Wire fencing has been placed down the right side of the street as a cordon and a road sign has been placed at the entrance reading, "Road closed".
A view across Winchester Street in Lyttelton showing damage to St Joseph's Catholic Church. The front wall of the church has collapsed and the site is cordoned off with emergency tape.
Reverend Peter Beck speaking at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. A sign language interpreter stands to the right. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
A crumbled retaining wall around a cemetery in Christchurch.
The Woolston brass band performing at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
The stage party singing at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
The damaged Mona Vale Gatehouse. The tiles have come loose on the peaked roof and broken windows have been boarded up.
A collapsed brick fence at Mona Vale. The fence has toppled backwards off its foundations. To the right, the railway track can be seen.
A collapsed brick fence at Mona Vale.
A worker watching as his colleague releases the trailer ties that are holding port-a-loos onto a trailer.
A woman in a florescent vest speaking to a member of the public outside a residential property. The woman is a volunteer for the Canterbury Earthquake Social Services Response team.
Members of the Shirley community relaxing around a table set up by the World Mission Society Church of God on North Parade in Shirley. A member of the church can be seen holding a sign advertising free sausages.
Members of the World Mission Society Church of God handing out free sausages and soft drinks to motorists on New Brighton Road in Shirley. One of the volunteers is holding a sign reading, "Free sausages".
A woman holding a sign advertising free sausages at an intersection in New Brighton.
A member of the World Mission Society Church of God handing out free sausages to a passing motorist on North Parade in Shirley.
A member of the World Mission Society Church of God handing out a surgical mask to a passing motorist on New Brighton Road in Shirley.