Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) hoisted on the platform of a crane, next to the Forsyth Barr Building on the corner of Armagh and Colombo Streets. Some of the windows below have been broken open by Urban Search and Rescue workers looking for trapped people.
A photograph of a member of the New Zealand Army talking to a police officer on the corner of Colombo and Wordsworth Street. In the background there is a block of earthquake-damaged shops. Sections of the shops' walls have collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto the road and footpath.
A worker entering The Frame Workshop through a window on the second storey via a ladder. Fencing has been placed around the entrance to the building.
Colombo Street looking south towards the Port Hills, taken from near the corner of Saint Asaph Street.
A photograph of the 'Flour Power' sculpture in the Stewart Plaza on the corner of High Street and Colombo Street.
A "Road Closed" sign outside the City cordon on Colombo Street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Soldiers patrol on Colombo Street, in Sydenham".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street and Moorhouse overbridge".
A collapsed brick fence behind a bus stop on Colombo Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Honeypot Cafe, 454 Colombo Street".
A collapsed brick fence behind a bus stop on Colombo Street.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Winnie Bagoes, Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Colombo and Brougham Street corner".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Colombo and Brougham Street corner".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Colombo and Brougham Street corner".
TimeZone and McDonalds inside the cordon on Colombo Street.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Colombo Street, Sydenham. Graffiti art".
The Crossing building on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fence.
A photograph of the Colombo Street entrance to the Bus Exchange.
A photograph of a woman taking a photograph on Colombo Street.
An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street and High Streets".
A photograph of workers suspended in a crane basket beside a partially-deconstructed building at 728 Colombo Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Cashel Mall centre left".
A video of Rachel Young describing the changes that will be made to streets in the Christchurch central city, under the Accessible Transport Plan. The video includes time-lapse footage of a car driving down Durham Street, Tuam Street, Kilmore Street, Salisbury Street, and Rolleston Avenue. Young explains that Tuam Street will become a west-to-east one-way street, that a new bus exchange will be built on the block bordered by Tuam, Colombo, Manchester, and Lichfield Streets, that a super stop will be added at the hospital and on Manchester Street, and that Kilmore and Salisbury Streets will be turned into two-way streets. She also explains that the speed limit will be dropped to 30 km/h in the area bordered by Rolleston Avenue, St Asaph Street, Madras Street, and Kilmore Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south between Madras and Manchester Streets. Latimer Square is at the lower left".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CBD from Armagh Street to Cashel Street with the cathedral in the centre".
A photograph of Pretty Things on Colombo Street, with damage to the front wall, and road cones, tape and fencing around the building. A red sticker can be seen on the front door, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to The Painted Room on Colombo Street. The roof has collapsed into the building, damaging the front wall and breaking the glass windows. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of Marie Hudson standing in front of the Green Room garden on Colombo Street. In the background, Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and ottoman artwork have been placed on a platform to await their unveiling.
A photograph of members of the public examining Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic. The armchair and ottoman artworks have just been unveiled during the launch of the Green Room garden on Colombo Street.