A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Latimer Square with the CTV Building site visible on the right.
Some public working on the outside of the CBD cordon at the corner of Gloucester and Cambridge Terrace. Building demolition can be seen in the background towards the right.
The intersection of Montreal and Kilmore Streets, with the Cranmer Courts on the right and on the left is a vacant lot left by the demolition of a building.
A photograph looking north along Manchester Street. Coloured shipping containers are stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Sports Bar on the right.
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls. In the foreground on the right is what remains of Shag Rock.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Area around Colombo Street between Cathedral Square (lower right) and Moorhouse Avenue".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Citizens' War Memorial with the Christ Church Cathedral to the right and the Novotel Hotel in the background".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street, showing the last remains of the Triangle Centre, BNZ (left), and Millennium Hotel (right, centre, rear)".
View down Re:Start mall, building on the left has been cordoned off to the public, and a Wilson's carpark on the right which was convert from a demolition site.
A photograph of a sign on a house reading, "Red zone, yeah right". The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Featherston Avenue, Pines Beach".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "City blocks bounded by Madras Street (left) and Barbadoes Street (right) Hereford Street (upper) and Lichfield Street (lower)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Forsyth Barr building at 764 Colombo Street (left) and 779 Colombo Street (right)".
The north side of the cathedral with its boarded-up windows. Shipping containers have been placed next to the cathedral to protect the street from falling rubble. The Citizens' Memorial stands to the right.
A photograph of the Rydges Hotel taken from Cambridge Terrace, across the Avon River. To the right, the Clarendon Towers can be seen, currently under deconstruction.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The west side of the Cathedral with the Chalice and ANZ Bank visible to the right".
Looking into Christchurch Central over cordon fencing and road cones. A crane can be seen in the background and on the right is the empty site where the CTV building once was.
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls. On the right is the rubble of a house which has partially fallen from the cliff.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "City block bounded by Madras Street (left) and Barbadoes Street (right) Lichfield Street (upper) and Tuam Street (lower)".
A photograph looking south down Manchester Street. People are walking along the road looking at earthquake damage. The Octagon Live building and the Holiday Inn can be seen to the right.
Broken gutters on the Christ Church Cathedral where the roof has fallen away. Damage to the brickwork can also be seen to the right.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive and Morris Street (left of the river) and River Road with Lois Place (right of the river)".
Three excavators sit on top of the demolition rubble where the Crowne Plaza Hotel once stood. In the background are the Forsyth Barr building (left), the Victoria Apartments (centre), and the Environment Court building (right).
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Cashel Streets, looking south-west. The Ballantynes building and Re:Start Mall is on the right".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Town Hall (upper centre), Crowne Plaza Hotel remains (upper right), Convention Centre remains (lower left)".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street with McKenzie & Willis building (right) and CPIT (centre and left)".
A photograph of graffiti reading, "City Council cares, yeah right", painted on a concrete block in a retaining wall. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton".
View of the corner of Montreal and Victoria Street. In the background is a vacant lot left by buildings that has been demolished, and on the right is Gordon Smith & Sons fruit and vegetable shop.
Looking down Victoria Street, demolition site on the right and the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the end of the street. Flags in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.
View down Worcester Street, with Christchurch Art Gallery in the back, and next to it is Worcester Chambers, which house the Languages International Christchurch. Part of the Harley's building is visible on the right.
Looking down Worcester Street with Our City-O-Tautahi with bracing on its front facade on the left, behind it is Rydges, the Grant Thornton Building in the middle back, and the Claredon Towers on the right.