Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Tamatea Briggs (12) is staying in a tent with his family on a neighbours lawn too scared to go back into their house".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Collecting water from a water tanker on Kingsford Street are From left: Gracie McDowell, Callum McDowell and Jamie McDowell".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. The Valley Inn in Heathcote gets demolished. Owner George Calvert watches from his bar stool as the bar is knocked down".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. The Valley Inn in Heathcote gets demolished. Local Kerry McCarthy sits with daughter Maeve (4) and watches the pub get knocked down".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up. Sign at the intersection of Liggins Street and Kingsford Street in Burwood, referring to traffic along Liggins Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up. Nick Music shows his son, Tom with daughter Sophie, 7, his damage in Goodman Street, Burwood".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Police search a building on the corner of St Asaph Street and Barbadoes Street, after reports of a person in the wreckage following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Christison, CCC's Water and Waste Unit Manager, in the earthquake-damaged water pumping station on the corner of New Brighton Road and Palmers Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Amanda Hackett with a chandelier recovered by a Southern Demolition excavator operator from her damaged shop, Shrimpton Radcliffe Design on Victoria Street, following the Canterbury earthquakes
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jan Bushell, office manager, feeding the recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on her Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jan Bushell, office manager, feeding the recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on her Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jan Bushell, office manager, feeding the recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on her Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Ascot TV co-owner Kevin Thorn outside his new premises at 300 Colombo Street, after his old store was earthquake damaged at 404 Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Ascot TV co-owner Kevin Thorn outside his new premises at 300 Colombo Street, after his old store was earthquake damaged at 404 Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sarah Raroa is at the entrance to the Christchurch Men's Prison, she has a son in jail and he has been transfered to another prison".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sarah Raroa is at the entrance to the Christchurch Men's Prison, she has a son in jail and he has been transfered to another prison".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sarah Raroa is at the entrance to the Christchurch Men's Prison, she has a son in jail and he has been transfered to another prison".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "MP Amy Adam, left, chief financial officer, Kathy Meads, Lyttelton Port CEO, Peter Davie, and transport minister, Steven Joyce, right, with earthquake damage to Cashin Quay".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Owners of The Octagon hang models to decorate the structures holding up the tower of the building after earthquake damage. Chris Stead from Theme Pro".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Christison, CCC's Water and Waste Unit Manager, in the earthquake-damaged water pumping station on the corner of New Brighton Road and Palmers Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Truck driver Kevin Bolt and Te Aho Flanagan aged 11 unloading mother and baby supplies that have been donated to Christchurch mums".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Many of the residents of Seabreeze Close and neighbouring streets are packing up because of severe damage".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A building inspector puts a yellow ticket (restricted use) on the Octagon restaurant on corner of Manchester Street and Worcester Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Gareth Turnball inspects the condemned Coastal Spirit Soccer Club. The walls have separated from the floor which has humped substantially from the quake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Gareth Turnball inspects the condemned Coastal Spirit Soccer Club. The walls have separated from the floor which has humped substantially from the quake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Post-quake barbeque at Shirley Intermediate on proceeds from North Island school donations. From left: Oliver Zabala (13) Luchion Piatkoff (13) and Michael Spooner (12)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Rubberneckers driving by or watching the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road having its spire carefully removed so that restoration work can be considered".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Chloe Farr (5) likes what she finds in a care pack given to displaced pupils from St Peters School, which was destroyed in the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Fred Arnesen from Beckenham Footwear and Engraving has had to move his business due to the earthquake damage to a much newer shop with higher rent".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square from the air".