A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
High-rise buildings in the CBD seen over a concrete wall. From the left are the Hotel Grand Chancellor, the Westpac building and the Holiday Inn City Centre.
A brick wall has been spray painted after being cleared by a USAR team, this system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Close up of shipping containers supporting the exterior wall, and in front is a pile of building rubble and a digger.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Close up of shipping containers supporting the exterior wall, and in front is a pile of building rubble and a digger.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Looking through the fence on to the side and front where shipping containers are being used to support the walls.
Steel reinforcement on the exterior wall, next to it is a vacant site left after the demolition of a building. Outside the fence is an aqua Ford Thunderbird car.
Steel reinforcement on the exterior wall, next to it is a vacant site left after the demolition of a building. Outside the fence is an aqua Ford Thunderbird car.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A building on Manchester Street which has lost most of its upper brick wall. The windows remain, with their brick arches and scaffolding holding them together.
The top portion of this building on Manchester Street has fallen away, littering the ground below. USAR codes have been spray painted on the walls and footpath.
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.
Badly cracked stone steps on a path to The Spur from Nayland Street in Clifton. Rocks from the retaining wall have fallen onto the footpath.
A carving of angels on the wall of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is coloured by light coming from a stained-glass window, seen before the earthquakes.
Earthquake damage to the south-west corner of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Broken furniture can be seen in a room exposed by the fallen walls.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Two parts of the house have moved apart, leaving a large gap. The photographer comments, "Dining room exterior wall".
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
Metro Floor and Pomeroy's Old Brewery Inn on Kilmore Street. A section between the roof and wall has been covered with a tarpaulin to protect it from the rain.
The St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church on the corner of Madras and Cashel Streets. The brick walls have collapsed, bringing the roof down with them.
Damage to shops along Manchester Street. The front walls of many of the stores have crumbled onto the street, bringing some of the awnings down.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A brick wall which collapsed onto a digger on the site of a demolished building on Bedford Row".
Damage to the interior of a back room of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Deep cracks can be seen in the plaster on the wall.
A view of a collapsed retaining wall on Dublin Street in Lyttelton. The photograph has been taken from atop a temporary fence on the footpath.
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building in Sydenham. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artist 'Misery'.
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building in Sydenham. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artist 'Misery'.
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building in Sydenham. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artist 'Misery'.
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building in Sydenham. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artist 'Misery'.
The St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church on the corner of Madras and Cashel Streets. The brick walls have collapsed, bringing the roof down with them.