Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A large pile of silt between the Town Hall and the Crowne Plaza Hotel".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A Christmas decoration hangs from a lamp post. The Crowne Plaza hotel stands in the background".
A photograph of several broken windows in the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A lamp is hanging out of the bottom window.
A photograph of the former TV3 building taken from Colombo Street, across the sites of several demolished buildings. In front of the building, two excavators are clearing away the rubble from a demolished building.
A photograph of the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets. One of the gables has crumbled. Ties have been placed around the rest of the gables to limit further damage from aftershocks.
An aerial photograph of Victoria Square and the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Members of the public at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange. People were asked to bring books that had changed their life in some way.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage to the Lost Spaces' on the earthquake-damaged Cranmer Courts building.
Members of the public exchange books at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange. People were asked to bring along books that changed their life in some way.
Members of the public exchange books at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange. People were asked to bring along books that changed their life in some way.
A photograph of a woman using a laptop to register books on the bookcrossing.com website before adding them to the book exchange.
A photograph of the front desk of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The windows behind the desk have smashed, and the glass has scattered across the courtyard and foyer.
A photograph looking into the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. Rolls of carpet and chairs are sitting in a pool of water.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage to the Lost Spaces' on the earthquake-damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A view of Colombo Street, looking north from Kilmore Street. Many of the buildings on the left side have been demolished, and on the right they are badly damaged. Piles of gravel have been heaped on the side of the road.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. The Repertory Theatre on Kilmore Street".
Oxford Terrace Baptist Church on the corner of Madras St and Oxford Terrace, and alongside the Central City Fire Station on Kilmore St. The organ pipes have been saved and safely removed into safe keeping by the South Island Organ Company.
A photograph of a sign describing St Luke's Labyrinth.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage to the Lost Spaces' being installed on plywood covering the earthquake-damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage to the Lost Spaces' being installed on plywood covering the earthquake-damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of part of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage to the Lost Spaces' on the earthquake-damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage to the Lost Spaces' being installed on plywood covering the earthquake-damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage to the Lost Spaces' being installed on plywood covering the earthquake-damaged Cranmer Courts building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition site of the Copthorne Durham Street with the Casino behind".
A view through a gap in the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel to the Forsyth Barr building.
Building rubble from a partially-demolished building is piled behind and partly against a large display window.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office entering the foyer of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Debris from above is scattered over the floor around them.
A photograph of a cabinet which has toppled on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The ground and furniture is also covered in plaster from above.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office entering the foyer of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Debris from above is scattered over the floor around them.
A photograph of flooding in the car park in the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. Several cars parked in the car park are submerged in the water.