A crushed road cone placed on top of a pole on Tuam Street. In the background, the flag on the McKenzie and Willis building flies at half mast.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition under way at the Library Chambers (the old public library), Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition under way at the Library Chambers (the old public library), Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Our Lady Star of the Sea, Catholic Church in Menzies Street, Sumner".
A view of the intersection of Cambridge Terrace and Worcester Boulevard. From the left are the Police station, Christchurch City Council's Civic Offices, the HSBC Tower and the Harley Building on the right.
The Harley Building, on the corner of Worcester Boulevard and Cambridge Terrace. On the windows are some spray painted codes left by USAR after it had been checked following the February earthquake.
Detail of wooden bracing supporting a two-storey building on the corner of Barbadoes and Worcester Streets. The house has been fenced off and on the walls are the words "Do not demolish".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The city looking south-east from the roof of the Ibis Hotel".
The east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre. Shipping containers in front of the building protect Tuam Street in case it falls.
An old advertising sign for Polson's decorators and signwriters exposed on the side of a building on Manchester Street. Behind is the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, protected by shipping containers.
Vicki O'Sullivan stands by the sign pointing through a fern garden to the temporary new entrance to the School of Engineering office. Asbestos is currently being removed from areas within the building.
A digitally manipulated image of demolition machinery, with the Hotel So in the background. The photographer comments, "Strange things happen when you use technicolor film".
Damage to the Country Theme shop on St Asaph Street. The upper storey of the building has collapsed. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. St Asaph St".
A photograph of cleared building sites on Cashel Street, taken from the corner of Liverpool Street. A framed painting has been hung on an exposed wall to the left.
A view down Cashel Mall, which has been cordoned off from the public. Damaged buildings and rubble can be seen down the street. The Grand Chancellor Hotel can be seen in the background.
The clock on New Regent Street. A crack runs down the edge of the parapet, showing how the buildings have moved. The clock has stopped at the time of the earthquake.
Detail of building rubble, road cones and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street. A digger sits in the background.
Damage to the Cathedral. The Cathedral Square Police Station is on the right, and in the background are MFL House (left), the Forsyth Barr building (right) and the Camelot Cathedral Square Hotel (centre).
Detail of the damage to a building on Colombo Street. Some of the windows are missing, and cracks are clearly visible on the wall. The front has been protected by a tarp.
A community Book Exchange in a fridge, a Gap Filler project at the corner of Kilmore and Bardbadoes Streets. It is located on a vacant site left by the demolition of a building.
A community Book Exchange in a fridge, a Gap Filler project at the corner of Kilmore and Bardbadoes Streets. It is located on a vacant site left by the demolition of a building.
Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river. A crane and Westpac building can also be seen in the background.
Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river. A crane and Westpac building can also be seen in the background.
Looking inside the CBD cordon at the intersection of Tuam and Manchester Streets. The The Odeon Theatre and the Pink Pussy Cat Building formerly Lawrie & Wilson Auctioneers can seen in the background.
A partially-demolished brick building has the word "red" painted on its wall. Liquefaction surrounds piles of bricks on the ground in front. The photographer comments, "I guess they ran out of red stickers".
A photograph looking south down Manchester Street. A painting can be seen on the temporary facade of the building on the left. The road has been partially cordoned off.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers at the Provincial Council Chambers, Durham Street".
An emergency and security staff member is pictured with high-vis and hard hat, preparing to enter the 6th floor of the Registry building to retrieve work from the offices- with attitude.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "192-200 Cashel Street running through to Bedford Row. The tall buildings at the rear are on the south side of Cashel Street".