Volunteers distributing care packages to affected residents at a Red Cross aid station on Pages Road. A sign in front of the table reads "Free".
Red Cross volunteers distributing care packages to affected residents. A sign in front of the table reads "Free".
A man fills bottles from a water supply at a Red Cross aid station on Pages Road
Red Cross volunteers distributing care packages to affected residents at an aid station on Pages Road. A label on one box reads, "Cookies for Christchurch".
Red Cross volunteers distributing care packages to affected residents at an aid station on Pages Road. A label on one box reads, "Cookies for Christchurch".
A digger sits on top of a pile of rubble from a demolished building on Colombo Street.
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen from the south side. Large cracks are visible below the dome.
A "Pay and display" parking sign in front of a pile of rubble from a demolished building.
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen from the south side. Large cracks are visible below the dome.
A badly damaged building on Lichfield Street. The brick side wall has completely collapsed, and the front of the lower storey is on a significant lean.
A badly damaged building on Lichfield Street. The brick side wall has completely collapsed.
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The tower on the north-west corner of the building has partially collapsed, and stones have fallen onto the ground in front.
A cordon check-point at the corner of Barbadoes and Lichfield Streets. Behind the cordon, a soldier sleeps on top of the cab of an army truck.
A badly damaged building on Lichfield Street. The lower storey is tilted to one side, while the upper storey appears intact.
The backs of a row of damaged brick buildings in the CBD. Large sections of wall have fallen from several buildings, and rubble litters the ground.
Rubble from a collapsed building on Colombo Street.
A map on a car's GPS unit warns of multiple road works across the city.
A crushed car behind a security fence on Tuam Street.
Steel girders supporting the Our City O-Tautahi building.
A "No entry" sign on Durham Street. In the background is the damaged Provincial Chambers.
The badly damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers building. The roof and upper walls of the Stone Chamber have collapsed.
Demolished buildings on Colombo Street, seen from the cordon fence on Moorhouse Avenue. The photographer comments, "Looking like a scene from a Terminator movie, this photo shows rubble from collapsed buildings on Moorhouse Avenue, next to Henry's and Pak'n'Save".
Demolished buildings on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fence on Moorhouse Avenue.
A sign flanked by road cones on Montreal Street reads, "Police vehicles only past this point".
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen through the arch of the Bridge of Remembrance. In the foreground is a One News vehicle, and a film crew are filming from the bridge.
Damaged buildings in Cashel Mall, seen from the Bridge of Remembrance.
A One News reporter speaking to a camera on the Bridge of Remembrance.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen from Cashel Street, near Clarkson Avenue. The left side of the hotel has a noticable slump.
The Hotel Grand Chancellor seen from Cashel Street. The left side of the hotel has a noticable slump.
Damaged buildings on Hereford Street, seen from the Hereford Street bridge.