A torn and faded sign attached to a cordon fence on Tuam Street advertises a Rally for Democracy.
The exposed wall of a building on Colombo Street has been painted with a mural advertising Sedley Wells MusicWorks.
A digger parked on a pile of demolition rubble behind the former Christchurch City Council building.
The bus entry to the former Bus Exchange, seen from the carpark on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets.
A double-decker sightseeing tour bus pauses on Tuam Street beside the stack of containers protecting the Odeon Theatre.
A double-decker sightseeing tour bus pauses on Tuam Street beside the stack of containers protecting the Odeon Theatre.
The east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre. Shipping containers in front of the building protect Tuam Street in case it falls.
The east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre. Part of the roof sits on the ground in the section next door.
The former Majestic Theatre on the corner of High, Lichfield and Manchester Streets, seen through the cordon fencing from Tuam Street.
Part of the roof of the Odeon Theatre sits on the ground in an empty section on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets.
Detail of damage to the Odeon Theatre.
The new EPIC Innovation Centre on the corner of Tuam and Manchester Streets.
An old advertising sign for Polson's decorators and signwriters exposed on the side of a building on Manchester Street. Behind is the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, protected by shipping containers.
The facade of Victoria Black on High Street is supported by a stack of shipping containers.
A sculpture on Poplar Lane visible from High Street after the surrounding buildings were demolished.
Scaffolding supporting the McKenzie and Willis building. A New Zealand flag still flies from the flagpole above the damaged building.
Wildflowers growing around a road cone in an empty section where a building has been removed.
The outdoor seating area of C1 Expresso's new location in the Alice in Videoland building.
The C.F. Cotter & Co building stands alone, with the buildings on either side having been demolished. A sign on the building reads "Buy me don't bowl me!
Seen through the cordon fence, the C.F. Cotter & Co building stands alone, with the buildings on either side having been demolished.
A woman and her dog in the outdoor seating area of C1 Expresso's new location in the Alice in Videoland building.
One wall is all that remains of this building on Madras Street.
Graffiti on the side of a damaged building on Lichfield Street
Looking west down Lichfield Street from Madras Street.
Tape woven into the mesh of the cordon fence on Madras Street spells out "Hapori".
Spraypainted messages on a damaged building read "Party wall" and "Look up".
A wall exposed by the removal of a damaged building has been decorated by Gap Filler with a knitting-like pattern.
Scaffolding supporting the McKenzie and Willis building.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake. In the background is the framework for the temporary cardboard cathedral.
'185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.