Detail of a building on the corner of Manchester Street and Struthers Lane. A room covered in grafitti has been exposed after the wall crumbled.
A sign on a tree reading "Please do not remove these bricks". In front is a brick fence, where the top part has partially crumbled.
Damage to a house, where a section of corrgated tiles from the roof has crumbled. On the fence are tape and spray painted USAR codes.
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings along Lichfield Street. Many of the buildings' facades have crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the road below.
Damage to shops along Manchester Street. The front walls of many of the stores have crumbled onto the street, bringing some of the awnings down.
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings along Lichfield Street. Many of the buildings' facades have crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the road below.
Damage to buildings along Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. To the left is the Lyttelton Hotel with a crumbled top. Bricks have fallen on the awning and all along the footpath. To the right is a cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
Damage to buildings along Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. To the left is the Lyttelton Hotel with a crumbled top. Bricks have fallen on the awning and all along the footpath. To the right is a cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
A photograph of a damaged garage on Fitzgerald Avenue. The brick side wall has crumbled onto the pavement below, and the roof has collapsed with it.
A photograph of the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The top of the tower's walls have crumbled, the bricks falling onto the pavement below.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on Colombo Street. The front of the top storey has crumbled, and rubble has fallen onto the footpath below.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged cafe in Christchurch. The top of the brick wall has crumbled onto the pavement below, taking the veranda with it.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged cafe in Christchurch. The top of the brick wall has crumbled onto the pavement below, taking the veranda with it.
Damage to the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The brickwork has cracked, the corner crumbling onto the street below.
Damage to the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The brickwork has cracked, the corner crumbling into the street below.
A photograph of a detail of the front of Christ Church Cathedral. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled leaving the inside space exposed.
A photograph of a detail of the front of Christ Church Cathedral. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled leaving the inside space exposed.
A photograph of a damaged support beam in the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. A section of the concrete has crumbled, exposing the steel reinforcement underneath.
Damage to a property where the brick wall on the side of the building has crumbled, exposing the internal wooden structure. Seen through the cordon fence.
A view over cordon fencing towards the damaged Ground Culinary Centre and cafe. Bricks have crumbled from the walls and remain piled up on the footpath.
Damage to a house where the side wall has crumbled, exposing the inside. Scaffolding has been set up on one side to prevent any futher damage.
Shag Rock, also known as Rapanui Rock, crumbled to a third of its original size after the magnitude 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011
Army personnel inside the city cordon on Colombo Street. In the background is a row of damaged buildings where the walls have crumbled on to the footpath.
A photograph of the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The bricks have crumbled from the gable, exposing the wooden structure underneath and crushing a van.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. The brickwork on the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
A photograph of the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The bricks have crumbled from the gable, exposing the wooden structure underneath and crushing a van.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The brickwork in the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 129 and 131 Manchester Street. Bricks around the windows have crumbled, falling onto the street below and damaging the awnings.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. The brickwork on the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The outer-side wall has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the ground and buckling the fence.