
A member of the Fire Service entering the Forsyth Barr building through a window in order to check for people trapped by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A sign reading, "Help" has been stuck to one of the windows and a window above has already been broken by the team.
A photograph of people at the site of the CTV building. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Second anniversary 22 February earthquake".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Great Wall of Sumner containers".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Rapaki Property Group building".
A photograph of the badly-damaged John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street. Windows are broken and most of the bottom facade has been removed.
Members of the Student Volunteer Army using wheelbarrows and shovels to clear liquefaction from a Christchurch property. The silt has been piled on the roadside for collection.
A photograph looking north down Colombo Street from near the intersection with Tuam Street. USAR have been spray painted on the windows of closed shops.
St John Ambulance personnel standing over a stretcher loaded with medical supplies outside the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Behind them, emergency personnel can be seen searching the ruins of the building for trapped people.
Emergency personnel using a crane to rescue a woman from the collapsed Pyne Gould Corporation building in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The half-completed "Knit Happens" mural on the exposed brick wall of a building. The mural has been designed to look like a knitted pattern.
A photograph of the Christchurch City Council car park on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street.
A photograph of earthquake damage to Croydon House Bed and Breakfast Hotel on Armagh Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the fence and building.
A photograph of Red Cross workers standing outside the temporary Civil Defence Headquarters at the Christchurch Art Gallery.
A photograph of street art at the corner of Dublin Street and London Street in Lyttelton.
A photograph of the badly-damaged John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street. Most of the building's facade has fallen away and it has been cordoned off with wire fencing. Signs indicating that the business has relocated can be seen in the window.
Members of the Urban Search and Rescue taskforce conferring on the site of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Behind them, emergency personnel can be seen searching the rubble for trapped people.
A discarded shoe that has been left on the grass beside Cashel Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind it, emergency personnel can be seen helping themselves to food provided to refuel them while searching for trapped people in the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building.
A photograph of severe cracking along the windows of the SBS bank on the corner of Manchester Street and Worcester Street.
A team of Fire Service and Search and Rescue personnel using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for people trapped by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A sign reading, "Help" has been stuck to one of the windows and a window above has already been broken by the team.
A Christchurch resident loading shovels and a wheelbarrow into the boot of her car after using them to clear liquefaction.
A photograph two members of the public looking at liquefaction on Dundas Street shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the distance a police car is parked underneath the earthquake damaged Smiths City car park.
A photograph of the back of Gough House on Hereford Street with a pile of rubble in front. To the left, the back of Shand's Emporium can be seen.
A truck with a mechanical arm picking up a piano. The piano is to be part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano project.
A barista in front of the Buzz Coffee mobile coffee vender.
A photograph of a damaged bridge. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Little Hagley Park".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral dome".
The completed "Knit Happens" mural on the exposed brick wall of a building.
A crack in the bank of the Avon River in Avonside. In the distance, a digger can be seen working on the road.
A photograph of Sullivans, Boogies Nights and Shooters on Manchester Street. Two skips sit outside for the collection of rubble and other debris.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Christchurch North Methodist Church, corner Harewood Road and Chapel Lane".