The PGC building, taken before the 22 February earthquake.
A photograph of the AMI building on Latimer Square.
A photograph looking west along Lichfield Street. The road has been cordoned off with wire fencing and road cones. Fallen bricks and building rubble can be seen on both sides of the road.
Students sit outside the InTentCity 6.3 Cafe, which was set up in a tent in the Law car park while University of Canterbury buildings were closed for structural testing. The photographer comments, "The University restarts its teaching, and the techies in e-learning move out of NZi3. The cafe has an outside seating area under the trees".
A member of the Lyttelton community who was given a felt heart. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.
Liquefaction silt fills the stream running through Porrit Park.
The backs of buildings on High Street, seen from St Asaph Street.
Prime Minister John Key preparing for a photograph with members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) outside the US headquarters in Latimer Square.
Members of the University of Canterbury's Printery team in the Printery's reception area. The photographer comments, "The University restarts its teaching, and the techies in e-learning move out of NZi3. We are sharing an office at the printery building. Looking from our office through to Printery reception".
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Press building. The top storey of the building has collapsed into the floor below, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the ground below.
A photograph of the partially-demolished former City Council Civic Offices on Manchester Street.
A photograph of badly-damaged buildings on Lichfield Street. Many of the brick walls have collapsed, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath and road.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Fisher's building on the corner of High Street and Hereford Street.
A photograph of a banner reading, "Rise Up Christchurch", flying above the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service in Hagley Park.
A photograph of people at a school which was used as a Civil Defence Report Centre after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Cordon tape has been slung from two picnic tables and from the posts of the veranda behind.
Prime Minister John Key talking to Al Dwyer, and members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) outside the US headquarters in Latimer Square. John Key is visiting to thank DART for their efforts in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a window of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre.
Detail of damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. The roof of the stone chamber has completely collapsed, bringing down scaffolding on the outside of the building.
A photograph of collapsed buildings on Manchester Street taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Workmen and members of the public are searching for survivors in the rubble.
A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street, taken from the intersection of Oxford Terrace.
A large wooden house red-stickered after the earthquakes. Safety fencing and warning tape blocks off the driveway.
A photograph of staff from the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury. The department used the Sunday School room of the Avonhead Baptist Church after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of foot and vehicle traffic at the intersection of High Street and Manchester Streets taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The road has become congested by people trying to leave the city.
A photograph of two members of the New Zealand Army securing a bundle of wood onto the roof of a truck.
A member of the Lyttelton community who was given a felt heart. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.
A crane parked outside the Forsyth Barr Building on the corner of Colombo and Armagh Streets.
A photograph of a window of the McDonalds building on Colombo Street. Fallen bricks can be seen inside and the Westpac Trust Building is reflected in the glass.
A photograph of a St John station set up temporarily in Hagley Park.
A photograph of trailers and trucks stacked with salvaged items from people's homes leaving the central business district. The photograph was taken during the Residential Access Project which gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.