A police officer inspects a damaged building on Barbadoes street. The brick facade has collapsed, and the building is cordoned off with police tape.
A pile of tarseal scraped from the damaged River Road sits in front of a house. The photographer comments, "Road repairs and abandoned houses".
A large crack on the side of a residential road in Avonside. Cones have been placed on the crack to warn road users. In the background, piles of liquefaction have been dug out of residential properties and placed on the road for collection.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "These paintings on the boarded-up windows are a great way of cheering up a damaged building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "These paintings on the boarded-up windows are a great way of cheering up a damaged building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "These paintings on the boarded-up windows are a great way of cheering up a damaged building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "These paintings on the boarded-up windows are a great way of cheering up a damaged building".
A photograph of the west side of the of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. A crane can be seen in the background.
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings on Worcester Street. Rubble and scaffolding cover the road. The NewstalkZB building stands in the background.
Damage to the Christchurch School of Music building. The gable on the building has crumbled and bricks can be seen along the ground.
Damage to the Christchurch School of Music building. The gable on the building has crumbled and bricks can be seen along the ground.
Damage to the Christchurch School of Music building. The gable on the building has crumbled and bricks can be seen along the ground.
Damage to the Christchurch School of Music building. The gable on the building has crumbled and bricks can be seen along the ground.
Damage to the Christchurch School of Music building. The gable on the building has crumbled and bricks can be seen along the ground.
Severe damage to the corner of Cranmer Courts. The tower in the corner has crumbled, the bricks and roof falling into the street.
Damage to a building on Lichfield Street. A large section of the side wall has collapsed, leaving the upper floor unsupported and sagging.
A photograph of the knurled knob from the Townsend Telescope. The teeth of the knob were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the object end of the finderscope from the Townsend Telescope. The finderscope was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the object end of the finderscope from the Townsend Telescope. The finderscope was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a painted sign on the Excelsior Hotel , exposed after the brick wall which covered it was damaged by an earthquake.
A photograph of damaged buildings and an empty building site between Cashel Street and Lichfield Street, taken from the corner of High Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "These paintings on the boarded-up windows are a great way of cheering up a damaged building".
A photograph of a detail of a damaged detail from the Cranmer Courts lying in pieces on a wooden crate on the footpath.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "These paintings on the boarded-up windows are a great way of cheering up a damaged building".
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church blocked off by wire fencing. The tip of the façade is damaged.
Some Canterbury residents are returning to homes damaged in last year's 7.1 earthquake, because they can't afford to live anywhere else.
The thousands of Christchurch residents expected to be forced into temporary Government-supplied accommodation by earthquake damage will be required to pay rent.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Damage to the Bus Exchange on Lichfield Street caushed by the 23 December 2011 aftershock".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake which destroyed The Press Building in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake which destroyed the Press Building in Cathedral Square".