A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office working at the reception area of Cowles Stadium. The stadium was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. A member of Red Cross is standing in front of the reception area talking to them.
A photograph of a map used by the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team. The block of buildings between Montreal, Acton, St Asaph, and Antigua Streets has been outlined in red. Halkett Street has also been coloured in red. Various buildings around these areas have been highlighted in orange and blue.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office walking down Kilmore Street near the intersection with Durham Street. To the left "no go" has been spray-painted on the Copthorne Hotel. A red sticker has been placed above this, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to The Burrito Company on Armagh Street. The front window has smashed, the glass spilling onto the floor and footpath outside. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the door and window to the side. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to The Burrito Company on Armagh Street. The front window has smashed, the glass spilling onto the floor and footpath outside. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the door and window to the side. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A red car parked on a rooftop garden in Lyttelton. Beyond it the the port can be seen.
A collapsed stone wall on Main Road in Redcliffs. The house it belongs to has been red-stickered.
A red car parked on a rooftop garden in Lyttelton. Beyond it the the port can be seen.
People look through viewing windows into the Red Zone at the east end of the Re:Start mall.
People look through viewing windows into the Red Zone at the east end of the Re:Start mall.
People look through viewing windows into the Red Zone at the east end of the Re:Start mall.
A large wooden house red-stickered after the earthquakes. Safety fencing and warning tape blocks off the driveway.
The intersection of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street looking east.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kensington House, 179-187 Manchester Street with Grand Chancellor Hotel behind".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Manchester Street with the cathedral behind and Press Building to the right".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "From Manchester Street looking west along Worcester Street towards the cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of the windows in Alice in Videoland. The building was designed with permanence and strength in mind and the new owner intends the fit out to have the same feel of permanence. His aspiration is to build the best coffee house in the world and the largest in Christchurch".
The intersection of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street looking north.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of a driveway on Glenarm Terrace. A large hole in the foreground has had a road cone placed inside it. Other large cracks and liquefaction can bee seen. A man in overalls has parked his van next to the damage.
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Dallington.
The intersection of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street looking west.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River is at this point on Avonside Drive 10 km from the estuary. At high tide the river now overflows its banks showing that the ground has sunk by about 40 cm".
A badly-damaged bridge between Avonside Drive and River Road in Avonside.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John's Church, Latimer Square".
A view down the High Street Mall from Cashel Street, looking towards Colombo Street. Rubble from a collapsed building is visible on the right.
A view down High Street from Cashel Street, looking towards the Port Hills. Rubble from collapsed buildings litters the street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Training and Development Centre for Christchurch Casino, 338 Durham Street and Vidpro, 340 Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Scaffolding collapsed at the Provincial Council Chamber, Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor, 165 Cashel Street, has moved sideways into the parking building at 161 Cashel Street".
Detail of damage to the Hotel Grand Chancellor, showing how the building has crushed against the car park structure beside it.