Army and police personnel guarding the cordon outside Beat Street Cafe, with a damaged dairy in the background.
Army personnel guarding cordon checkpoint on Manchester Street. Sign reads "No public access past this point! Please stay off the road".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The gable walls have crumbled, exposing the wooden structure inside. Wire fencing, road cones and cordon tape have been placed around the building as a cordon.
Soldiers from the New Zealand Army guarding a cordon in the central city.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 March 2011 entitled, "Cordon Confusion".
Cordon fence at the intersection of Colombo and St Asaph Streets beside Dick Smith Electronics, looking south down Colombo Street.
A cordon check-point at the corner of Barbadoes and Lichfield Streets. Behind the cordon, a soldier sleeps on top of the cab of an army truck.
A photograph of an information sheet used by the Civil Defence during the Christchurch Earthquake Response. The information sheet consists of a map of the original cordon set up in central Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake and a map of the cordon on Sunday 27 March 2011.
Police and army personnel at a cordon checkpoint near the Casino. An armoured vechicle is parked beside the cordon. The photographer comments, "The army are doing a fine job manning the cordon around the city centre. It must be pretty dull work and the weather isn't that flash at the moment. It's still surreal to see armed vehicles guarding entrances to the city though".
A photograph looking south-east down High Street towards the intersection of Madras Street. The road has been cordoned off with wire fencing.
A soldier from the New Zealand Army guarding a cordon in the central city.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A large group arriving at the Gloucester Street cordon entry".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 February 2011 entitled, "Inside the Christchurch Cordon - Day 4, 1pm".
Army personnel at the cordon checkpoint on Armagh street beside the Canterbury Provincial Chambers. Members of the public are looking past the cordons towards the damaged Provincial Chambers.
A member of the New Zealand Army guarding a cordon in the central city.
A pile of rubble from the demolished Colombo Street Wesleyan Church, cordoned off with tape and road cones. In the background army personnel guard the cordon fence on Colombo Street.
A photograph looking south down Montreal Street, taken from the intersection of Worcester Street. In the distance, the street has been cordoned off.
A photograph of badly-damaged buildings on Tuam Street. The buildings have been cordoned off with wire fencing and fallen bricks lie on the footpaths below.
A solider guarding a cordon in the central city after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A solider guarding a cordon in the central city after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the New Zealand Army and Police guarding a cordon in the central city.
Passers-by looking at the damage to Cashel Mall from the cordon in front of the Bridge of Remembrance.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "People at the cordon on the corner of Durham and St Asaph Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Visitors at the Cashel Street cordon by the Bridge of Remembrance".
PTE Ho Chan 2/1RNZIR and CPL Alex Chia, Singapore Air Force, guarding a cordon on Armagh at dusk.
Members of the New Zealand Army and Police guarding a cordon in the central city.
A photograph of a residential property in the Christchurch central city with USAR codes spray-painted on the driveway and "No go" spray-painted on the front window and door. A red sticker in the window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter. Cordon tape has been draped around the side, cordoning off a pile of bricks.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Stonehurst Accommodation on Gloucester Street. The bottom storey of the closest building has collapsed and the top two storeys are sitting on a pile of rubble. More rubble has also spilled into the driveway to the right. Wire fencing has been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
A police officer talks to a cyclist at a cordon checkpoint near the Casino. An armoured vechicle is parked beside the cordon. The photographer comments, "The army are doing a fine job manning the cordon around the city centre. It must be pretty dull work and the weather isn't that flash at the moment. It's still surreal to see armed vehicles guarding entrances to the city though".
A photograph of paper hearts with inspirational quotes pegged to a cordon fence. In the background, rubble from an earthquake demolished building can be seen. The hearts read, "'No matter what, no matter where, it's always home if love is there.' P.L. Berger" and "'All the word is full of suffering; it is also full of overcoming.' Helen Keller".