Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts. A section of the wall has crumbled, exposing the wooden framing and the interior of the building.
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament after the dome was removed. Large cracks are visible in the walls and in the dome's supporting structure, and the facade is supported by haybales and shipping containers. The photographer comments, "The main dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament became unsafe after the February Christchurch earthquake - workmen have slowly been dismantling it. Now we are just left with the cracked and twisted walls that supported the beautiful dome".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Retaining wall and roof damage at 26 Hackthorne Road, Cashmere".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Retaining wall and roof damage at 26 Hackthorne Road, Cashmere".
A gap in the wall of an old building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Bricks have collapsed from the side of the building.
Cordon fencing around the damaged Ground Culinary Centre and cafe. Bricks have crumbled from the walls and remain piled up on the footpath.
Damage to a building on Lichfield Street. A large section of the side wall has collapsed, leaving the upper floor unsupported and sagging.
Damage to the Cranmer Courts building. Sections of the walls have collapsed, and wooden bracing has been placed across some of the windows.
A photograph of part of the Orzeit/Local Time exhibition. The photographs in the exhibition are displayed on the wall of a building.
A photograph of a painted sign on the Excelsior Hotel , exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Wharetiki on Colombo Street. One of the walls has buckled and pulled away from the house.
A photograph of cars in a driveway which have been crushed by fallen bricks. The bricks came from an earthquake-damaged wall above.
Graffiti on a damaged building on Colombo Street. The photographer comments, "This street art has been unseen by the general Christchurch population as it was off limits in the Red Zone".
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Canterbury Television Building. Some of the windows have broken and large cracks can be seen in the walls.
A badly damaged building on Lichfield Street. The door and window frames have sheared to one side, and beyond the glass doors a missing wall can be seen.
Damage to the Library Chambers (former Christchurch Public Library) where cracks are clearly visible on the brick walls. The footpath around the building has been cordoned off.
A fence around a residential property where the side wall has collasped, exposing the interior structures and fixtures. Piles of building rubble are contained in the fencing.
Damage to a property where the brick wall on the side of the building has crumbled, exposing the internal wooden structure. Seen through the cordon fence.
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and part of a wall has collapsed, exposing the interior.
Army personnel inside the city cordon on Colombo Street. In the background is a row of damaged buildings where the walls have crumbled on to the footpath.
A damaged building on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets. There is extensive cracking in the brickwork, and wooden bracing supports the walls.
Damage to the Aranui Community Hall on Breezes Road. Large sections of the double-brick walls have collapsed, and a cordon fence has been erected around the building.
Plastic road barriers on the corner of Kilmore Street and Fitzgerald Ave. In the background is a damaged house with wooden bracing to support the walls.
Damage to a house where the side wall has crumbled, exposing the inside. Scaffolding has been set up on one side to prevent any futher damage.
A photograph of looking down an alleyway of earthquake-damaged buildings. A section of the second storey walls have crumbled leaving the interior exposed.
Bracing made of steel beams and concrete blocks that has been applied to the wall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square.
A Civil Defence staff member completing a Level 1 Rapid Assessment inspection on a damaged house. The brickwork on the outer walls have collapsed.
Damage to the interior of a back room of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster has come off the wall, baring the brick work.
Damage to the interior of a back room of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster has come off the wall, baring the brick work.
Damage to the interior of a back room of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster has come off the wall, baring the brick work.