A photograph of a sign attached to a fence in the central city. The sign indicates that visitors must adhere to a list of safety checks and regulations before entering the site.
A photograph of the Citizens' War Memorial in Cathedral Square. Bracing has been placed around the neck and waist of the angel. In the background, the roof of the Cathedral Visitors' Centre and part of the ChristChurch Cathedral can be seen.
A photograph of a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace. Many windows are broken and scaffolding has been erected up the side.
A photograph of a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace. The awning is being supported with scaffolding and windows have been boarded up with plywood.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of badly-damaged shops on Colombo Street.
A photograph of the Gloucester Street entrance to Cathedral Junction. Bricks from a demolished building can be seen on the right hand side.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Winnie Bagoes building on Colombo Street. The left side of the building has collapsed and a metal pole anchored to a concrete block is holding up the remains.
A photograph of a digger and workers in high-visibility gear outside a badly-damaged building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Manchester Street. The road is covered in building rubble and has been cordoned off with wire fencing.
A photograph of a digger and workers in high-visibility gear outside a badly-damaged building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Manchester Street. The road is covered in building rubble and has been cordoned off with wire fencing.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on Colombo Street. The top section of the brick wall has crumbled, exposing the room inside.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street towards the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. Buildings have been fenced off on both sides and there are fallen bricks and rubble on the footpaths.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing a building on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street.
A photograph looking east down Armagh Street from the Provincial Chambers Buildings. In the distance, the Victoria Apartments, Forsyth Barr, and PricewaterhouseCoopers buildings can be seen, as well as two cordon fences and a crane.
A photograph of 141 Cambridge Terrace taken from a vacant site on Gloucester Street. The building is under deconstruction and the windows have been removed so the inside is visible.
A photograph of the cordon on the Gloucester Street bridge near Cambridge Terrace. Wire fencing has been placed across the bridges with signs reading, "Extreme danger, keep out" and "Warning, no public access beyond this point".
A photograph of the badly-damaged Gordon Harris building on Worcester Street. There are large cracks in the walls and the glass has fallen out of the windows.
A photograph of the badly damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers on Durham Street. The roof and upper walls of the Stone Chamber have collapsed, the masonry falling onto the footpath below.
Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, being interviewed by the media in front of the Cranmer Centre about the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, working with the Red Cross in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The Art Gallery was used as the Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, and Michael Layne from the US Embassy in Wellington, speaking to Ray Kennedy, an Area Manager from the New Zealand Fire Service, in the Christchurch Art Gallery about the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conferring outside the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) conferring on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Prime Minister John Key talking to Al Dwyer, the leader of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) outside the US headquarters in Latimer Square. John Key is visiting to thank DART for their efforts in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Canterbury Recovery Minister Jerry Brownlee is standing beside him.
Prime Minister John Key preparing for a photograph with members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) outside the US headquarters in Latimer Square. Canterbury Recovery Minister Jerry Brownlee is standing behind him.
Al Dwyer, leader of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), outside the US headquarters in Latimer Square. Members of DART can be seen behind him. Latimer Square was set up as a temporary headquarters for emergency management personnel after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the Disaster Assistance Response Team outside the US headquarters in Latimer Square. Latimer Square was set up as a temporary headquarters for emergency management personnel after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
USAID Assistant Administrator Nancy Lindborg talking about the USAID's assistance in Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
USAID Assistant Administrator Nancy Lindborg talking about the USAID's assistance in Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Structural Engineers from the New Zealand and Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue teams performing an assessment of the Kenton Chambers Building on Hereford Street.