A photograph of the back of the badly-damaged John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street.
A photograph of the back of the badly-damaged John Bull Cycles building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street.
A photograph of Liquidity bar on Oxford Terrace. The awning is bent and USAR codes have been spray-painted on the windows.
Private Alex Crivellaro from the Auckland Territorial Unit clearing silt from a resident's garden in east Christchurch.
Aerial image of Lyttelton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Lyttelton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Lyttelton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Cathedral Square taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the Port Hills taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the Port Hills taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Broken stonework lies on the footpath next to the former Lyttelton Fire Station.
Members of the New Zealand Fire Service spraying water into Lyttelton Harbour as the HMNZS Otago departs.
A photograph of a red sticker taped to the Government Life building in Cathedral Square, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph looking east down Hereford Street from the intersection of Colombo Street. The badly-damaged Fisher's building can be seen on the right.
A close-up photograph of the Colombo Street bridge between Oxford Terrace and Cambridge Terrace. Part of the bridge's lower structure has buckled.
A close-up photograph of the Colombo Street bridge between Oxford Terrace and Cambridge Terrace. Part of the bridge's lower structure has buckled.
A photograph looking south-east down High Street towards the intersection of Madras Street. The road has been cordoned off with wire fencing.
A photograph of workers standing on Gloucester Street. Two of the workers are filling out EQ Rapid Assessment Forms as their peers watch on.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on Colombo Street. The front of the top storey has crumbled, and rubble has fallen onto the footpath below.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building. The brick wall on the right hand side of the building has come away from the building, bricks falling into the street.
A photograph of looking down an alleyway of earthquake-damaged buildings. A section of the second storey walls have crumbled leaving the interior exposed.
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings on Worcester Street. Rubble and scaffolding cover the road. The NewstalkZB building stands in the background.
A member of the New Zealand Police with an injured man, rescued from the collapsed PGC building. The man's head has been wrapped in bandages.
A soldier from the New Zealand Army guarding a cordon in the central city.
Damage to McKenzie & Willis Trading Store. Sign on the window reading "Yes we are open" has had "No we're not!" added in spray paint.
Aerial image of the Port Hills taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
A camera operator filming Prime Minister John Key's briefing following the 22 February earthquake.
Road workers digging earth out of a drain on Shirley Road near KFC. In the distance, the Palms shopping centre can be seen.
A photograph of Umut Akguzel with a collection of concrete stairs salvaged from a building and placed in a car park in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Canterbury Provincial Council buildings, taken from Durham Street.