A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the front windows of Kebab Masters on Cashel Street.
A photograph of lateral shifting in a rural road indicating the location of the Greendale fault line.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Westpac Trust Building on Cashel Street.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office crossing Glenarm Terrace in Dallington.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the façade of Smith's Bookshop on Manchester Street.
A photograph of cracks in a field indicating the location of the Greendale fault line. The fence has toppled.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office, examining the lateral shifting of a rural road.
A photograph of lateral shifting in a rural road indicating the location of the Greendale fault line.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Westpac Trust Building on Cashel Street.
A photograph taken inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Kilmore Street, looking down into the café and restaurant area.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the windows of the Concrete Club on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the façade of Smith's Bookshop on Manchester Street.
A photograph of plastic sheeting draped over one of the side walls of Café Valentinos on Colombo Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the windows of the Concrete Club on Manchester Street.
Some Christchurch building owners say a bulldozer's the best option, despite the city council calling for government help to rebuild heritage buildings damaged by the earthquake.
A photograph of large cracks in the pavement in front of St Paul's School in Dallington.
A photograph of the Manchester Courts Building on Manchester Street. Broken glass and wood can be seen lying on the footpath.
A photograph of children walking home from school along Gayhurst Road. A crack can be seen running across the footpath.
A photograph of the cracks in the masonry of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A photograph of a large crack in the garden beds of a house on Glenarm Terrace in Dallington.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a pillar inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Kilmore Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a brick wall at the entrance to a property on Gayhurst Road.
A photograph of a woman taking a photograph of the Westpac Trust Building on Cashel Street.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Damage can be seen to the parapet of the northern tower.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Damage can be seen to the parapet of the northern tower.
A photograph of children walking home from school along Gayhurst Road. A crack can be seen running across the footpath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the awning and windows of Smith's Bookshop on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the roof of the former Municipal Chambers Building on Oxford Terrace.
Parliament has unanimously supported legislation giving Government ministers the power to make exemptions to almost every law on the statute books, to help fast-track reconstruction efforts in Canterbury.
The Government has already put in place ten orders-in-council under emergency powers rushed through Parliament this month to deal with the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquake.