Members of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team using a circular saw to cut through steel at the site of the CTV Building.
A member of the New Zealand Defence Force on the site of the CTV Building. In the background diggers are being used to clear the rubble.
Diggers clearing rubble on the site of the CTV Building. In the background, a member of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team can be seen.
Three diggers clearing rubble side by side on the site of the CTV Building, with members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue Teams looking on.
Three diggers clearing rubble side by side on the site of the CTV Building, members of the Police and the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue teams looking on.
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams on the site of the CTV Building. In the background, the damaged St John's Church can be seen.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on the corner of Hereford and Madras Street. Sections of the façade have crumbled, bricks spilling onto the road in front. Wire fencing has been used to block off half of Madras Street. In the background, emergency management personnel are working through the rubble of the CTV building site. A digger and a crane are parked on the site.
Members of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue team wearing face masks and safety goggles while working on the site of the CTV Building. In the background, a member of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue guides a digger.
Smoke issuing from the collapsed Canterbury Television building on Madras Street. Fire Service personnel have gathered around the site to control the fire. In the background, excavators can be seen digging through the rubble.
An aerial photograph of the IRD Building in the Christchurch central city and the surrounding area. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "There are many empty sites in this part of the CBD. The street running up the photograph from the left to the right is Cashel Street. The empty site left of centre with the trees is where St John's Church has been demolished. To the left of the IRD building, is the site of the CTV Building".