A close-up photograph of the rubble from the demolished Manchester Securities House on the corner of Madras and Gloucester Streets. The steel inside the concrete has been exposed.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Edward Gibbon building on Tuam Street. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and the footpath behind the fence is covered in fallen bricks.
A photograph of a badly-damaged brick building on the corner of Madras Street and Lichfield Street. Lichfield Street has been cordoned off and fallen bricks lie behind a wire fence.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street. The top storey of the building has collapsed, and the bricks and wood have fallen onto the footpath below.
A photograph looking south-west along Cathedral Square towards the ANZ Building. Part of the Millennium Hotel and BNZ Building can be seen to the left. Rubble lies on the road ahead.
A photograph of the entrance to Cathedral Junction on Worcester Street. The facade of the building to the right has almost completely fallen away, and shops on the left side have been cordoned off.
A photograph looking west along Tuam Street from near the intersection with Colombo Street. Buildings on the left hand side have been cordoned off with wire fencing as well as the intersection in the distance.
A photograph looking west along Tuam Street from near the intersection with Colombo Street. Buildings on the left hand side have been cordoned off with wire fencing as well as the intersection in the distance.
A photograph of two workers walking down Gloucester Street. To the right, the earthquake-damaged Canterbury Times and Star Building can be seen. A car parked in front has been crushed by falling debris.
A member of the Urban Search and Rescue taskforce at the site of the Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Behind him, emergency personnel are searching through the rubble for trapped people.
Mayor Bob Parker speaking at the opening of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT). The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee speaking at the opening of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT). The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Mayor Bob Parker speaking at the opening of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT). The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Soldiers from the New Zealand Army and Singapore Armed Forces walking down the road in Christchurch. To the right, army trucks can be seen.
Evacuees from Christchurch boarding a United States Antarctic Program van to be transported to the C-130 Hercules.
NZ Army Chefs loading hot-box meals onto a truck for delivery to emergency service workers helping with the Christchurch Earthquake operation.
Mayor Bob Parker talking to an officer on the HMNZS Otago during an onboard tour.
Mayor Bob Parker talking to an officer on the HMNZS Otago during an onboard tour.
Mayor Bob Parker talking to an officer on the HMNZS Otago during an onboard tour.
A Ngai Tahu elder speaking to politicians and the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) at the official opening. The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Reverend Peter Beck leading a prayer at the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) opening. The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Reverend Peter Beck leading a prayer at the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) opening. The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Emergency personnel lifting a metal beam from the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street during their search for trapped people. Behind them smoke is billowing from the remains of the building.
Emergency personnel lifting a metal beam from the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street during their search for trapped people. Behind them smoke is billowing from the remains of the building.
Emergency personnel lifting a metal beam from the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street during their search for trapped people. Behind them smoke is billowing from the remains of the building.
Mayor Bob Parker speaking at the opening of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT). The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Damage to the Lyttelton Port. A concrete slab has separated from the pavement. A crack has opened up and bricks at the edge are falling in.
NZ Army Chefs loading hot-box meals onto a truck for delivery to emergency service workers helping with the Christchurch Earthquake operation.
Mayor Bob Parker giving the thumbs up to sailors on the HMNZS Otago in Lyttelton Harbour.
CPL Ian Warren, from the Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Security team, transporting luggage at the RNZAF Air Movements Terminal in Christchurch.