A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on the corner of Gloucester and Manchester Streets. Sections of the façade have crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. In the distance there are many other earthquake-damaged buildings.
A photograph of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team meeting outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. In the background a member of the Red Cross is being interviewed by a news reporter.
A photograph of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team meeting outside the Christchurch Art Gallery.
A photograph of the southern end of the Provincial Chambers Building taken through a car window. The roof and the wall of the building have collapsed on the right.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down Gloucester Street towards Latimer Square. To the right, shipping containers have been stacked beside the square. A cordon of wire fences and road cones have also been used to cordon off the street in the distance.
A photograph of emergency management personnel photographing the earthquake damage to the back of the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. The top of the building has collapsed and fallen into the building and out onto the street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. The top of the building has collapsed and fallen into the building. Bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the footpath and street in front.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street. Large sections of the masonry have collapsed, spilling onto the road. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. Scaffolding erected up the side of the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake has collapsed. In the distance, a crane is parked on the street.
A photograph of the Brannigans Building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. Broken glass litters the footpath in front of the building. An excavator is parked in front. Emergency tape has been draped around the building as a cordon.
A photograph taken inside an office in the Christchurch central city. Documents have fallen off many of the desks and are lying on the floor.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. There are large cracks in the columns of the building and many of the windows are broken.
A photograph of emergency management personnel photographing the earthquake damage to the back of the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. The top of the building has collapsed and fallen into the building and out onto the street.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance a crane is hanging over Cathedral Square. Below the crane is the partially-demolished tower of the ChristChurch Cathedral. A pile of rubble is sitting in front.
A photograph of a message spray-painted on the footpath of Gloucester Street near the entrance to Chancery Lane. The message reads, "No go past".
A photograph of the Brannigans Building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. Many of the windows of the central tower have broken.
A photograph looking north up Colombo Street from the intersection with Gloucester Street. Rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings is sitting on both sides of the street. The road has been closed ahead with plastic fencing and road cones.
A photograph of a car on Gloucester Street near the intersection of Colombo Street. The car has been crushed by fallen bricks and masonry. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the side, including the word "clear".
A photograph of a car on Gloucester Street which has been crushed by falling bricks from the Canterbury Times and Star building. There is a pile of bricks on the front of the car. A USAR team have spray-painted codes on a plywood board and wedged it into the back of the car.
A photograph of a car on Gloucester Street which has been crushed by falling bricks from the Canterbury Times and Star building. There is a pile of bricks on the front of the car.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Coachman Inn on Gloucester Street. Sections of the façade have crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the footpath in front. Wire fencing has been placed across the left side of the building as a cordon.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the front door of the Kosco Asian Supermarket on Gloucester Street. Broken glass has scattered across the footpath in front.
A photograph of the Brannigans Building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. Many of the windows of the central tower have broken, the glass littering the footpath below. Emergency tape has been draped around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of emergency management personnel taking photographs of a dip in the floor of Grenadier House on Madras Street. The front windows have smashed, the glass scattering over the foyer and footpath outside. The wall next to the elevator is buckled.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Charlie B's Backpackers on Madras Street. The front of the building has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the road and footpath in front. Many of the walls inside the top storey of the building are now hanging loose from the ceiling.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Building on Durham Street. Large sections of the masonry have collapsed, spilling onto the road. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. Scaffolding erected up the side has collapsed.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on Grenadier House on Madras Street. A red sticker taped to the glass above indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Grenadier House on Madras Street. The glass windows have shattered and the section of wall between has buckled.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Building on Durham Street. Large sections of the masonry have collapsed, spilling onto the road. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. Scaffolding erected up the side has collapsed.
A photograph of the Art Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. Windows on the second storey of the building have broken.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing in front of the earthquake-damaged Avonmore House on Hereford Street. Sections of the walls have crumbled, spilling bricks and masonry onto the footpath and street below. Many of the windows have warped, breaking the glass. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the columns. A red sticker taped to the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.