
The ruins of the historic Durham Street Methodist Church in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The only parts of the building still upright are those supported by steel braces placed there after the 4 September 2010 earthquake to strengthen the building as it awaited repairs. Rubble has spilled out onto the street, knocking over the safety fences that were also erected after September. Silt from liquefaction has covered the road around the church.
Attendees of the 2011 United States New Zealand Partnership Forum sitting outside the Christchurch Art Gallery shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. One of the attendees has a blue plaster over the bridge of his nose.
Bracing against the front wall of the Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard, helping to keep the wall together. Wire fencing has also been placed around the building as a cordon.
The Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard with damage to the gables. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. In the distance, steel bracing has been placed against the front of the building to hold the walls together.
A view from the corner of Worcester and Montreal Streets to the Untouched World shop in the Arts Centre. Masonry from the building has collapsed onto the footpath below.
A view down Sumner Road in Lyttelton with the former Lyttelton Public Library building to the left and the former Lyttelton Fire Station building to the right. Masonry has collapsed from both buildings and wire fencing has been placed around their bases as cordons.
Governor-General Satyanand speaking at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. A sign language interpreter is standing to the right. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
A collection of wheelbarrows from the Student Volunteer Army in the car park of the USCA. The wheelbarrows have been returned by students after a day of clearing liquefaction from Christchurch properties. Behind them the UCSA's "Big Top" tent can be seen, which was erected to provide support for students at the University of Canterbury in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A view across Armagh Street to several damaged buildings including the Croydon House Bed and Breakfast Hotel. Liquefaction has covered the footpath and the houses have been cordoned off with emergency tape.
A view from the corner of Worcester and Montreal Streets to the Untouched World shop in the Arts Centre. Masonry from the building has collapsed onto the footpath below.
The British Hotel on the corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay. The top of the building has crumbled into the street below and wire fencing has been placed around it as a cordon.
The crowd and stage party standing as Reverend Peter Beck gives a speech at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
Wheelbarrows being returned to Burwood Park by students from the University of Canterbury. The students have been using them to clear liquefaction from Christchurch properties as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
Members of the public at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange. People were asked to bring books that had changed their life in some way.
Codes spray-painted by the North Shore City Council rescue team on the driveway of a house in Dallington. The cement blocks of the driveway have lifted in the background, creating a cracked and uneven surface.
Men in Fulton Hogan vests and hard hats photographed beside an excavator, as part of the opening of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT).
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade.
A photograph of the badly-damaged buildings on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street. The corner has been cordoned off and fallen bricks lie behind the fences. Stark, white mannequins can be seen in the windows.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 March 2011 entitled, "Two minute silence - inside the Christchurch cordon".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 12 March 2011 entitled, "Day 19, 10am - inside the red zone".
A photograph of workers loading a trailer with items salvaged from people's homes during the Residential Access Project. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.
Wheelbarrows being piled into trailers by members of the Student Volunteer Army so that they can be returned to the Volunteer Army's base at the University of Canterbury. Students have been using the wheelbarrows to clear liquefaction from Christchurch properties.
Mayor Bob Parker entering the Christchurch Art Gallery after an aftershock hit during one of their briefings. A pile of shattered glass is in the main doorway. The Christchurch Art Gallery served as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The sign outside the Lyttelton Petanque Club, reading, "Lyttelton Petanque Club est. 2011. Grand opening today 12pm, bring food to share, lonely pots plants welcome!".
A photograph of a notice on the fence of a house on Marine Parade in North Brighton. The notice reads, "Public Notice, EQC and other parties have declared this property stable and of no threat to the safety of any other parties. Dated 15/03/11. Please keep out".
A photograph of a notice on the window of a house on Marine Parade in North Brighton. The notice reads, "Public Notice, EQC and other parties have declared this property stable and of no threat to the safety of any other parties. Dated 15/03/11. Please keep out".
Contractors conferring on the Anzac Drive Bridge in New Brighton. In the background, an excavator is lifting a piece of metal to place on one of the bridge's lamp posts.
Students from the University of Canterbury observing a two minute silence during their lunch break to remember those who died in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The students have volunteered to dig up liquefaction as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
A view across Norwich Quay in Lyttelton showing damage to several buildings along the street, including the Lyttelton Hotel and the Stand Gourmet Takeaway Bar.
The Canterbury Hotel on the corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay. Wire fencing has been placed around the building and all the way up Oxford Street as a cordon.