A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble on Madras Street near the intersection of Tuam Street. To the left is the earthquake damaged Edward Gibbon's building. To the right, shipping containers have been stacked on the road.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street. The front walls of the building have crumbled, and the bricks and wood have fallen onto the footpath in front. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
748 Colombo Street, between Armagh Street and Gloucester Street.
An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square. Captions added by BeckerFraserPhotos identify the demolition sites of key buildings.
A photograph of the 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 members of the Clandeboye Emergency Response Team and the Red Cross working on High Street near the intersection of Manchester Street. A digger is parked on the street in front of the workers. Behind the digger is a large pile of rubble from the ANZ Bank building.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church on Durham Street. The church has almost completely collapsed and only a small section of the structure is still standing. Masonry and other rubble has spilled onto the footpath and street in front. To the right a plywood sign has been propped against the front fence. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the sign.
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 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.
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city near Cashel and High Streets. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The dense collection of buildings surrounding the Hotel Grand Chancellor with the two cranes being used for the demolition. What little of the street is visible running horizontally across the photograph is Hereford Street".
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Tuam Street. The NewstalkZB building on Worcester Street can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. Debris from the cordoned off building covers the footpath.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. Debris from the cordoned off building covers the footpath.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Armagh - Madras Street intersection (north view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Armagh - Manchester Street intersection (north view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Armagh - Manchester Street intersection (south view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Armagh - Manchester Street intersection (east view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Armagh - Madras Street intersection (south view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Armagh - Madras Street intersection (east view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester - Madras Street intersection (east view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester - Madras Street intersection (north view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester - Madras Street intersection (south view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester - Manchester Street intersection (west view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester - Manchester Street intersection (north view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester - Manchester Street intersection (east view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Deconstruction of Establishment apartment building on the corner of Victoria and Peterborough Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester - Madras Street intersection (west view)".
Damage to the interior of a back room of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster has come off the wall.
A back room of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster from the walls and ceiling can be seen littering the floor.
Damage to the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster has come off the wall, baring the stone work.