A view of Cashel Street looking through the Bridge of Remembrance. Rubble from a collapsed building can be seen in the distance.
A crane outside the badly-damaged Cranmer Centre on Montreal Street. The brickwork in the gables has collapsed into the lawns below.
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and sections of the walls have collapsed.
The rear of a building on Lichfield Street, seen from Bedford Row. The rear wall has collapsed, and the roof has slumped.
The rear of a building on Lichfield Street, seen from Bedford Row. The rear wall has collapsed, and the roof has slumped.
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and sections of the walls have collapsed.
A view across Robson Avenue in Avonside to a kerb that has collapsed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a collapsed house in the Christchurch central city. USAR codes have been spray painted on the fence in front.
A view into a residential property, looking over the fence. The house has sunk to one side, and the roof has collapsed.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house. Sections of the house's walls have collapsed and the bricks have spilled into the garden.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building shot from Oxford Terrace, across the river. In the foreground is the Edmonds Band Rotunda.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Rock retaining walls collapsed on Dyers Pass Road, Cashmere".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Rock retaining walls collapsed on Dyers Pass Road, Cashmere".
The rear of a building on Lichfield Street, seen from Bedford Row. The rear wall has collapsed, and the roof has slumped.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Rock retaining walls collapsed on Dyers Pass Road, Cashmere".
A photograph of an office area in the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A collapsed ceiling".
A damaged brick building on Tuam Street. Bricks have fallen from the wall exposing the interior, where a wooden structure can be seen to have collapsed. The photographer comments, "This is the damage caused by the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand. It closely resembles a face and the round blob in the square hole at the top of the nose is a pigeon".
A photograph of the rubble of the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building. Scaffolding constructed around the tower has also collapsed and is amongst the rubble. In the background is a shipping container. A red sticker has been placed on the door to the Physics Building.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Stone Chamber of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings on Durham Street North. Large sections of the Chamber have collapsed and the masonry and other rubble has spilled onto the footpath in front. To the left scaffolding constructed up the side of the building has also collapsed and twisted out of shape. Wire fences have been placed along the side of the building as a cordon.
A man sits in an armchair in the ruins of his house with his wife beside him. A man carrying a briefcase marked 'EQC' has come to make an insurance assessment and says 'Unfortunately, this is a North Canterbury collapse - so you'll only get your first $100,000 back'. Context; the Christchurch earthquake of 4th September and the collapse of the South Canterbury Finance Company. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Cars crushed between the collapsed levels of the Smiths City car park. The photographer comments, "Just after the aftershock settled on Tuesday afternoon, myself and colleagues fled our Tuam Street office to absolute devastation outside. We couldn't see more than a block in either direction due to the clouds of dust that had arisen from buildings that had just collapsed ... From here, we picked up our vehicles from the CCC car park and headed out to get out of the chaos to a position where we could check on loved ones ... eventually made it to Colombo Street where we slowly crawled past the horrific sight of the Colombo Street Smiths City over-bridge car park. Layers had collapsed onto each other and cars were sticking out of the gaps. Hopefully if anyone was inside they would have hit the ground and would be safe under the support of the cars either side of them".
Cars crushed between the collapsed levels of the Smiths City car park. The photographer comments, "Just after the aftershock settled on Tuesday afternoon, myself and colleagues fled our Tuam Street office to absolute devastation outside. We couldn't see more than a block in either direction due to the clouds of dust that had arisen from buildings that had just collapsed ... From here, we picked up our vehicles from the CCC car park and headed out to get out of the chaos to a position where we could check on loved ones ... eventually made it to Colombo Street where we slowly crawled past the horrific sight of the Colombo Street Smiths City over-bridge car park. Layers had collapsed onto each other and cars were sticking out of the gaps. Hopefully if anyone was inside they would have hit the ground and would be safe under the support of the cars either side of them".
A Civil Defence personnel member speaking with an injured survivor from the collapsed Pyne Gould Corporation building near the base of the building.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged Persian Tea Rooms on Lincoln Road. Bricks and debris from the building's collapsed roof cover the footpath.
A photograph of the earthquake damaged Persian Tea Rooms on Lincoln Road. Bricks and debris from the building's collapsed roof cover the footpath.
The Untouched World shop on Worcester Street. Several chimneys have broken away from the side of the building and collapsed onto the footpath.
The collapsed rear wall of a building on Armagh Street. The bricks and timber from the wall have spilled onto the section's lawn.
A gap in the wall of an old building on Ferry Road in Woolston. Bricks have collapsed from the side of the building.
The cliff above a reserve beside Main Road in Clifton. Large sections of the cliff have collapsed onto the trees at its base.
Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins.