Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Christ Church Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The earthquake-damaged Old Union Church on Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph of a sign outside Knox Church, reading, "Yes... We're open at the Knox Centre".
A photograph of the Citizens' War Memorial in Cathedral Square. Bracing has been placed around the neck and waist of the angel. In the background, the roof of the Cathedral Visitors' Centre and part of the ChristChurch Cathedral can be seen.
A photograph of the Citizens' War Memorial in Cathedral Square. Bracing has been placed around the neck and waist of the angel. In the background, the roof of the Cathedral Visitors' Centre and part of the ChristChurch Cathedral can be seen.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Octagon Live Restaurant, formerly the Trinity Congregational Church, with the recent damage to the Rose Window from the 23 December 2011 aftershock".
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. Steel bracing has been placed against the wall to limit further damage.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street towards the earthquake-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. A crane is sitting on the road in front of the Cathedral. In the background is a pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The wall of the gable has crumbled, the bricks spilling onto the lawn below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road. The gable wall has crumbled, the bricks and window frame falling onto the ground. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "BDO Lumley House which is in the process of being demolished. Knox Church is visible on the right hand side of the photo".
A photograph of the street art in front of St Barnabas Church on Fendalton Road. The message, "Outrageous", has been constructed from fabric and other materials on the wire fences in front of the building.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team taking photograph through a car window. In the distance is the earthquake-damaged tower of the ChristChurch Cathedral.
A photograph of the street art in front of St Barnabas Church on Fendalton Road. The message, "Outrageous", has been constructed from fabric and other materials on the wire fences in front of the building.
A photograph of the street art in front of St Barnabas Church on Fendalton Road. The message, "Outrageous", has been constructed from fabric and other materials on the wire fences in front of the building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A hole where the rose window was on the Christ Church Cathedral".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Worcester Street from Latimer Square to the Christ Church Cathedral".
A pile of rubble from the demolised Colombo Street Wesleyan Church, cordoned off with tape and road cones.
Damage to the BDO Spicers Building on Victoria Street. Behind it, towards the right, is the Knox Church.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade. A large pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower can be see to the left.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade. A large pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower can be see to the left.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade. A large pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower can be see to the left.
The front wall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. Plywood and tarpaulins have been used to weather proof the gaps where masonry has fallen away from the building. Some of the fallen masonry is stacked on a pallet at the base of the building.
The front wall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. Plywood and tarpaulins have been used to weather proof the gaps where masonry has fallen away from the building. Some of the fallen masonry is stacked on a pallet at the base of the building.
A photograph of the south side of the ChristChurch Cathedral, taken from the edge of Cathedral Square. Scaffolding has been set up against one of the walls and a turret has been removed from the building and is now situated in a secure holding on the grass in front.
A video of an interview with stonemason Mark Whyte, about the demolition of the Holy Trinity Church in Avonside. Whyte discusses how the building should have been deconstructed slowly in order to salvage unique heritage material such as stained-glass windows and hand-painted ceilings.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The upper section of the walls have crumbled, the bricks falling onto the footpath. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the lower section of the wall.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Barbadoes Street. After the February earthquake the statue of Mary was facing outwards towards the street, whereas before the earthquakes the statue faced inwards towards the church".
A photograph of earthquake damage to the ChristChurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square. The tower has been partially demolished and a pile of rubble sits in front. A Daniel Smith Industries Ltd crane is sitting to the left.
A photograph of paper flowers and hearts attached to a wire fence outside Knox Church. Messages of encouragement for Christchurch have been written in the centres of the flowers. Famous quotes have been written on the hearts.