A photograph of a member of the New Zealand Army talking to a police officer on the corner of Colombo and Wordsworth Street. In the background there is a block of earthquake-damaged shops. Sections of the shops' walls have collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto the road and footpath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Hereford Street. A column on the right side of the building has snapped and the side wall has pulled away from the building. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the windows on the bottom storey. In the foreground there is a police car.
Police officer on a bicycle, outside Goodman Tavendale Reid Law on Oxford Terrace.
Police officer on a bicycle, outside Goodman Tavendale Reid Law on Oxford Terrace.
A photograph of a member of the New Zealand Police using a search dog to examine the rubble of the Caledonian Hall on Kilmore Street.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and the New Zealand Police walking down Antigua Street, near the Canterbury Brewery.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and the New Zealand Police walking down Antigua Street, near the Canterbury Brewery.
Police have confirmed the death toll from the Christchurch earthquake has reached 145.
Police cars parked on Montreal Street, with the damaged St Elmos Courts in the background.
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "NZ Police arriving at Christchurch Air Force Air Movements terminal to provide support for the earthquake effort".
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "NZ Police arriving at Christchurch Air Force Air Movements terminal to provide support for the earthquake effort".
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Police and the New Zealand Army guarding the cordon on the corner of Barbadoes Street and Moorhouse Avenue.
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "NZ Police arriving at Christchurch Air Force Air Movements terminal to provide support for the earthquake effort".
A police officer directing traffic on the intersection of Worcester and Montreal Streets shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. People can be seen on either side of the street, attempting to exit town and make their way home.
A member of the Navy talking to a police officer during an operational tour of Lyttelton to view the aftermath of the Christchurch Earthquake.
A photograph of a police officer and photographers watching the demolition of the PGC Building.
Since the February earthquake, three hundred Australian police have travelled across the Tasman to support their New Zealand counterparts.
A photograph of a police officer walking through the earthquake damaged reception area for EVP Recruitment Specialists.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The gaol behind the Police Station, 5-9 Sumner Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Police in high-visibility vests and hard hats walking down Barbadoes Street. In the distance, a dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament can be seen.
A photograph of a member of the New Zealand Police using a search dog to examine the rubble of the Caledonian Hall on Kilmore Street. There are two crushed cars amongst the rubble.
Police have named three more victims killed in the Christchurch earthquake, with more names expected to be released shortly.
In Christchurch, 75 police officers from across the country remain on the beat, bolstering the local contingent following February's earthquake.
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building on Colombo Street. The artwork is by Otis Frizzell and depicts police officer Constable Nao Yoshimizu comforting the grieving relative of an earthquake victim. Constable Yoshimizu acted as liaison officer for the families of Japanese victims of the earthquake. The mural was commissioned by the New Zealand Police as a recruitment advertisement.
A photograph looking south down Manchester towards the intersection of Lichfield Street. In the distance members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team are standing next to a police car on Lichfield Street. Behind this there is a group of earthquake-damaged buildings which have spilled rubble onto Manchester Street. An excavator is parked on top of this rubble.
Christchurch police have made their first arrest for false claims over earthquake damage, charging a local woman with obtaining by deception.
Police have released the names of two more Christchurch earthquake victims as the confirmed death toll rises to 161.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central Police Station, 48 Hereford Street viewed from Cambridge Terrace".
Army and police personnel guarding the cordon outside Beat Street Cafe, with a damaged dairy in the background.
A member of the Navy talking to a police officer during an operational tour of Lyttelton to view the aftermath of the Christchurch Earthquake. In the background, Lyttelton's former Fire Station can be seen.