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 the curb of a street in Christchurch. The curb has cracked in two places and slumped, exposing the earth beneath the grass turf.
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.
A photograph of an orange sticker on a building on Kilmore Street. The orange sticker indicates that the building can only be entered for short periods.
A digger clearing rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
A member of the Territorial Forces Unit clearing silt from a house in east Christchurch.
Aerial image of Sumner taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Sumner taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of New Brighton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of New Brighton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
HMNZS Canterbury moored in Lyttelton.
Aerial image of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Lyttelton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Soldiers from the New Zealand Army guarding a cordon in the central city.
Three diggers clearing rubble from the demolished Winnie Bagoes building on Manchester Street.
Members of the NZ Army and Police at the Operation Earthquake Task Force Headquarters.
The Environmental Health Offices testing in the Christchurch central city, photographed outside the damaged Stonehurst Backpackers.
Dave Dobbyn performing at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Two Years in Pictures".
Aerial image of Porritt Park taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Porritt Park taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Porritt Park taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Redcliffs taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Hagley Park taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Sumner taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Mayor Bob Parker speaking at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
A man performing a haka at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.