A photograph of rubble in a car park behind the Forsyth Barr building. The rubble is mostly made up of concrete staircases. An emergency management team member is standing to the right.
A photograph of rubble in a car park behind the Forsyth Barr building. The rubble is mostly made up of concrete staircases. Two emergency management personnel are standing in the foreground.
A photograph of emergency management personnel inside a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules C-130. The aircraft is on the runway at Wellington airport.
A photograph of the intersection of Lichfield, Manchester, and High Streets, taken from the corner of Lichfield and High Streets. Emergency management personnel are crossing the intersection. To the right an excavator is parked on Manchester Street in front of the rubble from a demolished building. In the background the ANZ Building has been partially demolished and an excavator is sitting in front. To the right of the excavator there are several chairs, tables, and a couch under a red umbrella. Another member of an emergency management team is sitting on the couch.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. The middle section of the church has collapsed and the roof is now resting on a pile of bricks and other rubble. The front and back walls of the church are still standing.
A photograph of a partially-demolished building next to the Team Hutchinson Ford Building on Tuam Street. Bricks and other rubble are piled on the footpath. Wire fences and road cones have been placed on the road as a cordon.
A photograph of a pile of rubble from a partially-demolished building on Tuam Street. The rubble is in front of the Team Hutchinson Ford building. Road cones and a wire fence have been placed on the street in the distance.
A photograph of emergency management personnel walking down Manchester Street towards the intersection of High and Lichfield Streets. Many of the buildings on the left side of the road have been damaged by the earthquakes. In the distance rubble from the earthquake-damaged buildings has spilled onto the road. Steel fences have been placed along the footpath to the left.
A photograph of the Forsyth Barr building on the corner of Colombo and Armagh Streets. The photograph was taken out the window of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building. A crane is parked in the intersection of Armagh and Colombo Streets below.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Colombo Street and St Asaph Street. The walls of the top storey of the building have crumbled, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below. In the background are many other earthquake-damaged buildings. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph of the rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings on Colombo, near the intersection of St Asaph Streets. A damaged vehicle is sitting on top of the rubble. Wire fencing has been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings and rubble on Colombo Street near the intersection of St Asaph Street. The walls of the top storey of the buildings to the left have crumbled, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph of the rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings on Colombo, near the intersection of St Asaph Streets. A damaged vehicle is sitting on top of the rubble. Wire fencing has been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings and rubble on Colombo Street near the intersection of St Asaph Street. The walls of the top storey of the buildings to the left have crumbled, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a brick wall of a building on Acton Street. Large sections of the wall have fallen away. The remaining section has large cracks between the bricks. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on St Asaph Street. Bricks and other rubble are scattered across the footpath to the right. Emergency tape has been draped over the driveway next to the building as a cordon.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on St Asaph Street. The top of the side walls have collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the driveway and footpath below. Emergency tape has been draped over the driveway as a cordon.
A photograph of Colombo Street taken through a car window. In the distance is the earthquake-damaged tower of ChristChurch Cathedral.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building. Several cars, also stored inside the building, are visible.
A photograph looking east down Wilmer Street from the intersection with Montreal Street. Emergency tape and road cones have been placed across the road as a cordon.
A photograph of Worcester Street near Latimer Square. A police car is parked on the road. In the distance, tents have been set up in Latimer Square.
A photograph looking north along Latimer Square towards Gloucester Street. A fire truck is parked on the left side of the road.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on Manchester Street. The outer walls of the upper storeys of the shops have collapsed, the bricks spilling onto the street.
A photograph of cars on Manchester Street which has been crushed by falling rubble. Bricks and other rubble from the earthquake-damaged shops above are scattered across the road in front. The word "clear" has been spray-painted on the side of the cars.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on the corner of Gloucester and Manchester Streets. Sections of the façade have crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. In the distance there are many other earthquake-damaged buildings.
A photograph of the southern end of the Provincial Chambers Building taken through a car window. The roof and the wall of the building have collapsed on the right.
A photograph of emergency management personnel photographing the earthquake damage to the back of the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. The top of the building has collapsed and fallen into the building and out onto the street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. The top of the building has collapsed and fallen into the building. Bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the footpath and street in front.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street. Large sections of the masonry have collapsed, spilling onto the road. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. Scaffolding erected up the side of the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake has collapsed. In the distance, a crane is parked on the street.
A photograph of the Brannigans Building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. Broken glass litters the footpath in front of the building. An excavator is parked in front. Emergency tape has been draped around the building as a cordon.