Workers boarding up damaged buildings in the city centre.
Displaced bricks on a building in the city centre.
Wood bracing on a building in the city centre.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Post-earthquake buildings".
A photograph of a damaged building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a damaged building on Tuam Street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Closed backpackers (earthquake damaged) building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Closed backpackers (earthquake damaged) building".
A photograph of a damaged building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a damaged building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a damaged building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a damaged building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a damaged building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a damaged building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a damaged building on Tuam Street.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Post-earthquake buildings".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Post-earthquake buildings".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Post-earthquake buildings".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Post-earthquake buildings".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Post-earthquake buildings".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Post-earthquake buildings".
A photograph of a damaged building on Tuam Street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Building damage after Christchurch earthquake".
A photograph of the Civil Suite at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The photograph was taken on the day when the staff were allowed to return to the building.
A photograph of a workstation in the Civil Suite at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The photograph was taken on the day when the staff were allowed to return to the building.
The demolition of Manchester Courts on Manchester Street. The area in front of the building has been cordoned off with a crane sitting inside. A quarter of the building has already been pulled down. Shipping containers are lining the street to the right.
The Empire Hotel on London Street in Lyttelton. Bracing has been placed on the front of the building to keep it together and limit further damage from aftershocks. Fencing around the building has been used to cordon it off.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Westende Jewellers Building on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Street. Wire fences have been placed around the building and a Southern Demolition excavator can be seen behind them.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Historic building owner John Phillips wants the red tape to go so he can pull his very badly damaged heritage building down and start again so the businesses in the premises can start again".
Blackwell's Department Store on the corner of Raven and Williams Streets in Kaiapoi. The top story of the building has collapsed into the bottom, as well as the awning into the street. A broken brick wall is visible above.