A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team inspecting the Southern Finance Ltd building on Montreal Street.
The ground floor of the Central Library on Gloucester Street. Books have fallen off the shelves and are in piles in the aisles.
New Zealand Army TPR Royle and Singapore Air Force LCPL Low guarding a cordon in the city centre.
Aerial image of Lyttelton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
A string quartet from Christchurch Girls High School plays on the riverbank before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake. In the foreground people wait for the event to start.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Victoria Square with the Forsyth Barr Building and the Victoria Apartments visible. The PriceWaterHouseCoopers Building has been demolished.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Cashel Street where the Re:Start container mall now sits. The Holiday Inn and Westpac Trust Building have been demolished.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Worcester Street with the Rendezvous Hotel visible in the middle and the Octagon Live Restaurant below. The Newstalk ZB Building has been demolished.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Gloucester Street with the Cathedral visible on the bottom left and Oxford Terrace to the right. Clarendon Towers has been demolished.
A photograph of an access hole in a residential street in Christchurch which has lifted out of the road. A road cone and spray-painted lines have been placed on top to warn road users.
For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Damage to the Odeon Theatre can be seen out the window.
For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Damage to the Odeon Theatre can be seen out the window.
For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Damage to buildings on Cashel Street can be seen out the window.
For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. The Regent Theatre dome which has been removed from the building.
For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Looking into Cathedral Square, the Regent Theatre dome can be partially seen.
The Wizard of Christchurch, who has launched a campaign to save the Christ Church Cathedral from demolition. Taken on a day when a walkway was opened up between Re:Start Mall and Cathedral Square to allow temporary public access.
A sign on a temporary fence erected across a garage entrance reads, "Danger, your house has a red placard. Do not enter. Please go to the Information Centre at the Old Christchurch Women's Hospital on Colombo Street (south of Bealey Ave)".
A sign on a temporary fence erected across a driveway reads, "Danger, your house has a red placard. Do not enter. Please go to the Information Centre at the Old Christchurch Women's Hospital on Colombo Street (south of Bealey Ave)".
A photograph looking north along Latimer Square towards Gloucester Street. A fire truck is parked on the left side of the road.
A photograph of a large crack in the pavement of New Regent Street, near the tram tracks. Many of the pavement tiles have fallen into the crack.
A photograph of a United Kingdom International Search and Rescue Service tent in Latimer Square.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage to the Lost Spaces' on the earthquake-damaged Cranmer Courts building.
The HMNZS Otago moored in Lyttelton. The ship travelled to Lyttelton after the 22 February 2011 earthquake to help in the relief effort.
The New Zealand Fire Department's headquarters in Latimer Square. After the 22 February 2011 earthquake, emergency service agencies set up their headquarters in Latimer Square.
The Wizard of Christchurch, who has launched a campaign to save the Christ Church Cathedral from demolition. Taken on a day when a walkway was opened up between Re:Start Mall and Cathedral Square to allow temporary public access.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The lights are on at the new Press building, the first office workers to return to the central city red zone".
Wayne Mapp, the Minister of Defence, shaking the hand of an officer during his visit to the HMNZS Otago in Lyttelton.
The collapsed brick wall along the side of a house in Christchurch. A tarpaulin has been placed over a hole to prevent weather damage to the inside of the building. Ironically, it is being held down by bricks.
New Zealand Army TPR Royle and Singapore Air Force LCPL Low guarding a cordon in the city centre.
A spray-painted message on a wall of Englefield Lodge reads "We will try to save this house." Wooden bracing supports the wall. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Englefield, Christchurch's oldest house in Fitzgerald Ave".