Broken and buckled stained glass windows on the Provincial Chambers.
Old tyres on this demolition site near the Casino have been decorated with artificial flowers.
The floor plate covering the gap between the Locke and Logie buildings was buckled by the force of the movement during the 23 December 2011 earthquake.
The floor plate covering the gap between the Locke and Logie buildings was buckled by the force of the movement during the 23 December 2011 earthquake.
Fallen potplants and jumbled paving bricks outside Stewart Dawsons in Cashel Mall. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Looking east down Hereford Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone. The partially demolished Grand Chancellor is visible in the background.
Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone. The partially demolished Grand Chancellor is visible in the background.
Weeds growing through the paving outside the old Post Office building in Cathedral Square. A public walkway through to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Warped bike stands and liquefaction silt on the corner of High, Colombo and Hereford streets. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Damage to the Cathedral. A public walkway through to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Damage to the Cathedral. A public walkway through to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Hand-written signs on the fence opposite the Gap Filler Pallet Pavillion advertise events at the pavillion. One advertises a plant sale on Saturday 22 December, the other high teas and cakes on Sunday 23 December.
Crowds on Gloucester Street during the LuxCity event. An artwork is suspended from a crane.
Damage to the Cathedral, seen from Gloucester Street during the LuxCity event.
An empty jar of marmite. Marmite supplies ran out after earthquake damage to Sanitarium's factory.
One building left standing in an otherwise empty block.
Andrew Dean, Christopher Thomson and Liz Grant celebrate the opening of the UC CEISMIC programme's new office.
Business Analyst Lucy-Jane Walsh at work in the UC CEISMIC Programme office.
Cordon fences on the Colombo Street bridge are the only signs of earthquake damage in this view of the recently re-opened Victoria Square.
Weeds growing in the Ferrier Fountain in front of the Town Hall.
The Artiste Entrance of the Town Hall, behind cordon fencing.
Panoramic photograph of Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion, on the former site of the Crowne Plaza hotel.
Some cordon fences just visible in the background are the only sign of earthquake damage in this view of the recently re-opened Victoria Square
Weeds growing in the Ferrier Fountain in front of the Town Hall.
Liquefaction silt and broken paving in front of the floral clock in Victoria Square, seen through cordon fencing.
Cordon fences on the bridge in Victoria Square.
The old Magistrate's Court, one of the few old stone buildings still standing, and apparently unharmed.