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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The west side of New Regent Street, seen from Armagh Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Barbadoes Street, Gloucester Street and Armagh Street. Christchurch East School at the bottom".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the Medbury Street Footbridge, photographed from River Road".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage near the intersection of Banks Avenue and River Road".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor car park with steel casing to stabilise a collapsed column. The window was originally rectangular".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Parish Street in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph of a sign reading "Red zone. Bah humbug, we're staying". The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cass Street, Kaiapoi".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Liggins Street in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph of liquefaction in front of a house in Bexley. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking along High Street towards Cathedral Square. Strange's building can be seen on the left".
A woman standing in front of a collapsed garage on Salisbury Street. 'Danger' has been spray-painted in green on the fence and footpath.
A directory board at the University of Canterbury. A sticker has been placed over it which reads, "These maps are currently not accurate".
A house on Avonside Drive that has been abandoned due to damage from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Its front garden has become overgrown.
A photograph of a house with a collapsed porch area. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "456 Avonside Drive".
Emergency tape reading, "Danger keep out" that has been blocking the garden path of a house on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside. It has come loose.
A view of Cashel Mall, looking east from the Bridge of Remembrance. Rubble from a collapsed store can be seen.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Members of the public clearing silt in Flemington Avenue in North New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Gloucester and Manchester Streets, looking south west".
A photograph of tag writing and street art on the wall of a building located on Fitzgerald Avenue.
A photograph of tag writing and street art on the wall of a building on Fitzgerald Avenue.
A photograph of fence art in Cathedral Square. The artwork shows different types of flowers.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake resilience graffiti on the site of a demolished building in Sydenham. Wildflowers have grown out front".
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office waiting to board a plane at Christchurch Airport.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Community book exchange, at the corner of Kilmore and Barbadoes Streets".
The intersection of Colombo and Gloucester Streets looking north-west.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street from the intersection with Colombo and Hereford Streets".