A photograph looking north up Barbadoes Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance there is a cloud of dust and a partially-collapsed fish-and-chip store.
A photograph of a Red Cross vehicle driving down Barbadoes Street towards the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the background is a partially-collapsed fish-and-chip store.
A photograph of emergency management personnel standing in front of the Craig's Investment Partners House on Armagh Street. The Victoria Apartments to the left are on a noticeable forward lean.
A photograph of Worcester Street near Latimer Square. A police car is parked on the road. In the distance, tents have been set up in Latimer Square.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on Grenadier House on Madras Street. A red sticker taped to the glass above indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the CTV building site, shot from Hereford Street near St John's Church. Several excavators and emergency management personnel are working through the rubble on the site.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office examining a crack in St Elmo Courts on the corner of Montreal Street and Hereford Street.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office entering the foyer of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Debris from above is scattered over the floor around them.
A photograph of a cabinet which has toppled on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The ground and furniture is also covered in plaster from above.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office entering the foyer of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Debris from above is scattered over the floor around them.
A photograph of the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. In the foreground are several cars crushed by fallen rubble. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the closest car.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.
A photograph of flooding in the car park in the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. Several cars parked in the car park are submerged in the water.
A photograph looking east down Hereford Street from the intersection with Durham Street. In the distance, members of the New Zealand Army are guarding a cordon fence.
Aerial image of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team outside a building in the Christchurch city centre. One of the men is holding bolt cutters.
Residents from one of Christchurch's eastern suburbs collecting a chemical toilet from the Army. Their suburb has been without water and power for over ten days.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Police and Army guarding a cordon on the corner of Gloucester Street and Park Terrace.
A photograph looking north up Barbadoes Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance there is a cloud of dust and a partially-collapsed fish-and-chip store.
A mobile toilet unit set up on Gloucester Street, outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. The art gallery was used as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquakes.
A photograph of luggage from the volunteers of the Wellington Emergency Management Office who travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Items include several bags, a teddy bear, and a guitar.
Members of the central and lower North Island Territorial Forces clearing silt from a resident's garden in Christchurch. Sapper Nelson Lambert from Palmerston North can be seen pushing a wheelbarrow.
An image from a Army News March 2011 article titled, "Territorial Force". The image shows members of the Auckland and Northland Territorial Units clearing bricks from a resident's garden in east Christchurch.
NZ Army drivers planning a route for the delivery of chemical toilets. The toilets were delivered to residents in Christchurch who had been without water for ten days.
A photograph of emergency management personnel in hazmat suits standing on Lichfield Street. In the background a excavator is parked on the rubble from the collapsed ANZ Bank building.
Westpac staff and members of the Royal New Zealand Navy holding a cheque for the Red Cross Christchurch Earthquake Fund.
A photograph of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, visible over the roof of a tent in Latimer Square. There is a noticeable slump in the left side of the hotel.
Unimogs in a loading area in Christchurch. The unimogs are being loaded with chemical toilets to be delivered to residents in Christchurch who do not have running water.
A photograph of emergency management personnel walking down Manchester Street towards the intersection of St Asaph Street. In the background an excavator is clearing rubble from several earthquake-damaged buildings.
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "American Friends of Christchurch".