The Minister of Defence, Wayne Mapp, speaking to sailors on the HMNZS Otago. The ship travelled to Lyttelton after the 22 February 2011 earthquake to help in the relief effort.
A crushed car on Gloucester Street. Bricks from the building above fell during the earthquake onto the car. A yellow 'C' has been spray painted onto the car, indicating that it is clear of people.
Three members of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team taking a break at the site of the CTV Building.
LCPL Ryan Dempsey, from the 3rd Catering and Supply Company, photographed in the NZ Army's decontamination area. The area was set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in order to decontaminate equipment used in Operation Christchurch Quake.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team being farewelled at the Christchurch International Airport after helping out with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
A member of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue teamwatching as a digger clears rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
Christopher Cole, a resident from one of Christchurch's eastern suburbs, collecting a chemical toilet from the Army. Christopher Cole's suburb has been without water and power for over ten days.
Members of the of the Royal New Zealand Navy unloading a digger from the HMNZS Canterbury.
CPL Goh Kokchun, Singapore Air Force, and PTE Te Herbert 2/1RNZIR guarding a cordon on the corner of Armagh and Durham Streets at dusk.
An aerial view of the Port Hills a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The stage party singing 'How Great Thou Art" at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
A member of the South Australian Urban Search and Rescue team working in Christchurch central city.
A map of Christchurch with the earthquakes marked by magnitude, at the entrance to 'Camp Hollywood', the American Civil Defence Force headquarters in Latimer Square. After the 22 February 2011 earthquake, emergency service agencies set up their headquarters in Latimer Square.
Diggers being used to clear the rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
Members of the South Australian Urban Search and Rescue team on Barbadoes Street, with a New Zealand Army vehicle and a digger behind them. Metal fences have been placed across the street to serve as a cordon.
Members of the public at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
An Iroquois helicopter landing in Christchurch. The Iroquois helicopters made tours of Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Two diggers at the site of the CTV Building. In the background, the elevator shaft can still be seen.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team at the Christchurch International Airport after helping out with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
An Air Force aeroplane flies over Christchurch.
An Air Force helicopter flies above Christchurch.
The Defence Force's deployment in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake is the military's biggest ever domestic operation.
Paul Burns is the task force leader of Urban Search and Rescue.
A photograph of a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules C-130 on the runway at Wellington airport.
A photograph of a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules C-130 on the runway at Wellington airport.
A photograph of a member of the New Zealand Defence Force at the entrance to the emergency management headquarters in Latimer Square.
The Canterbury earthquakes have forced the Government to look more closely at the strength of the country's transport, water, sewerage, energy and communication networks.
A photograph of emergency management personnel inside a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules C-130. The aircraft is on the runway at Wellington airport.
A photograph of emergency management personnel inside a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules C-130. The aircraft is on the runway at Wellington airport.
A photograph of a emergency management personnel on the runway at Wellington airport. In the background other personnel are boarding a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules C-130.