Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
The road, driveway and footpath are covered in silt from liquefaction on Papanui Road. In the background is the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church, which has had its spire removed so restoration work can be carried out.
More damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church following the 22 February earthquake. The church already had its spire removed so restoration work can be carried out.
The road, driveway and footpath are covered in silt from liquefaction in a residential area.
Damage to the Knox Church. The brick walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.
Scaffolding around Satchmo Hairdressing, where sections of the brick wall have crumbled.
Detail of the exposed room on the second level of the Carlton Hotel.
View of the intersection of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue, looking towards the Knox Church. Across the street are unstable buildings with scaffolding erected around the sides.
The wall of the Carlton Hotel has crumbled, exposing the interior of the upstair rooms. Scaffolding and steel bracing has been put up on the side, and a pile of building rubble can be seen on the footpath.
The wall of the Carlton Hotel has crumbled, exposing the interior of the upstair rooms. Scaffolding and steel bracing has been put up on the side, and a pile of building rubble can be seen on the footpath.
Damage to the Knox Church. The brick walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.
View onto Papanui Road. An ambulance vehicle can be seen in the background.
The damaged Carlton Hotel with scaffolding on one side supporting the walls. On the other side, the wall has crumbled, exposing the interior, and leaving a pile of building rubble on the footpath.
People walking past the shops around the Merivale Mall area which have been cordoned off. Dust cloud coming from a collapsed building can be seen in the background.
Shops around the Merivale Mall area have been cordoned off. Dust cloud coming from a collapsed building can be seen in the background.
Shops around the Merivale Mall area have been cordoned off. Dust cloud coming from a collapsed building can be seen in the background.
A damaged residential property has been cordoned off with tape, and in front are the words "stay out!' written on a board. Piles of brick can be seen around the house.
Detail of liquefaction that has seeped onto the road and footpath.
Detail of liquefaction that has seeped onto the road and footpath.
A damaged residential property has been cordoned off with tape. Piles of brick can be seen around the house.
Detail of damage around a cabinet, inside a house in St Albans.
Silt from liquefaction outside the back of Fresh Choice supermarket, by Merivale Mall.
A triangular empty site left after the demolition of a building on the corner of Victoria and Salisbury Streets.
A view of a row of shops on Victoria Street where the doors have been boarded up.
View through the window of a hairdressers in Merivale. Inside broken glass and trophies that have fallen from display stands can be seen.