A photograph looking east down Worcester Street from Cathedral Square. Wire fencing has been placed across the street as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Talking to an army guard at the Gloucester Street bridge cordon gate. Rydges Hotel behind".
A view across Fitzgerald Avenue to a row of houses. Sections of the road have been cordoned off with road cones.
A photograph of people reading an information sign posted on a cordon fence during the Cashel Mall to Cathedral Square walk.
A photograph of people reading an information sign posted on a cordon fence during the Cashel Mall to Cathedral Square walk.
A street cordon on Montreal Street. In the background a digger works on the demolition of the St Elmo Courts building.
A damaged church hall in Opawa. The brick walls have partially collapsed, and cordon fences have been erected around the building.
Cordon fencing around a residential property. Damage visible is on the roof, revealing the corrgated iron where tiles used to be.
A photograph of emergency tape cordoning off a wall on the edge of the site of the 'Words of Hope' event.
Damage to the Cranmer Centre. The brick facade has fallen from the upper storeys, crushing cordon fencing on the street below.
The back of Argosy House with broken windows and a large visible crack down the middle, seen through the cordon fence.
A crowd outside the cordon fencing in the CBD. Looking down Colombo Street from the corner of Colombo and St Asaph Street.
A crowd outside the cordon fencing in the CBD. Looking down Colombo Street from the corner of Colombo and St Asaph Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cycle Trading store on Manchester Street. The gable of the store has collapsed, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath in front. A car parked on the street has been crushed by the fallen rubble. The word "Clear" has been spray-painted on the front of the car. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
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 photograph of the earthquake damage to The Volcano Café on London Street. The brick wall on the left side of the building has crumbled, and the bricks have spilt onto the footpath. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is no longer safe to enter. Plywood has been used to board up the windows and wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Our City O-Tautahi Building on the corner of Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace. Steel bracing has been placed against the building to secure the brick walls. The bracing is supported by large concrete blocks. Wire fences have also been placed around the bottom of the building as a cordon. Scaffolding has been erected around the tower to the right.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A driver gets his pass checked by the army at the Manchester Street cordon entrance".
Detail of wooden bracing supporting a two-storey building on the corner of Barbadoes and Worcester Streets, seen through the cordon fence.
The Brannigans Building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. An army truck is parked just outside the street cordon.
Army and fire service personnel looking on from beside cordon fencing on Kilmore Street as a digger demolishes the Piko Wholefoods building.
Damaged shops on the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A building where the brick walls have crumbled has been cordoned off. Handwritten notes and poems in a heart shape adorns the fence.
Fallen bricks lie on the footpath beside a building on the corner of Barbadoes and Worcester Streets. The area has been cordoned off.
Cordon fencing around the Robert Falcon Scott statue which has fallen from its plinth, on the corner of Worcester Boulevard and Oxford Terrace.
Colombo Street, north of the Square, looking north. Although many buildings have been demolished, large parts of the street are still behind cordons.
Shops around the Merivale Mall area have been cordoned off. Dust cloud coming from a collapsed building can be seen in the background.
Shops around the Merivale Mall area have been cordoned off. Dust cloud coming from a collapsed building can be seen in the background.
Shops around the Merivale Mall area have been cordoned off. Dust cloud coming from a collapsed building can be seen in the background.
Shops around the Merivale Mall area have been cordoned off. Dust cloud coming from a collapsed building can be seen in the background.