The Methodist Church of Durham Street with wire fencing around the building. A red sticker on the front door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church blocked off by wire fencing. The tip of the façade is damaged, and bracing holds it up from behind.
A photograph of Hereford Street taken from the intersection with Oxford Terrace. The street has been blocked off on one side with wire fencing and road cones.
A view down Worcester Street towards Cathedral Square. The street has been cordoned off with wire fencing. In the background, the front of Christchurch Cathedral can be seen.
A sign with Gap Filler's logo tied to the wire fencing on one side of Gap Filler's cycle-powered cinema. Bunting has also been slung along the fence.
Damage to the pavement along the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. Wire fencing with tape and road cones have been placed along the bridge to keep people away.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Papanui Road near Merivale Mall. Wire fencing has been placed in front of the site as a cordon.
A view down London Street in Lyttelton, cordoned off by wire fencing. On the right, the Harbourlight Theatre can be seen with steel bracing holding up the front.
A photograph of a the rubble from a demolished building on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets. An excavator is parked on the street to the left. Wire fencing has been placed around the buildings on the other side of the street.
Felt hearts and bunting sewn to the wire fencing in front of the Ground Culinary Centre in Lyttelton. They provide a bit of beauty and hope to an otherwise depressing scene.
A photograph of the north side of the ChristChurch Cathedral with the Citizen's Memorial to the left. The roof of the cathedral has been damaged, and many of the doors and windows boarded up. On the memorial, the angel's waist and neck have been braced to keep her standing.
A view across Oxford Street in Lyttelton to a pile of rubble from a row of demolished buildings. Wire fencing has been placed down the street as a cordon.
A photograph of people walking past the Convention Centre on Kilmore Street. Wire fencing has been placed along the street to keep people away from the damaged Town Hall.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Pretty Things on Colombo Street. Wire fencing, road cones and Civil Defence tape have been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
A photograph of the rubble from a demolished building on the corner of Main North and Harewood Roads. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the rubble from a demolished building on the corner of Main North and Harewood Roads. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A felt heart on the wire fencing at the end of London Street reading "Kia Kaha, London Street". The heart provides a bit of beauty and hope to an otherwise depressing scene.
The collapsed Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Lyttelton. Wire fencing has been placed outside the building to keep the public away. Pot plants have been placed along it to brighten it up.
Bunting on wire fencing at the end of London Street. In the distance, the Harbour Light Theatre can be seen with steel bracing holding the building together and limiting damage from further aftershocks.
A photograph looking south down Manchester Street. Damaged buildings on the right have been cordoned off with wire fencing. In the distance, the Hotel Grand Chancellor Hotel can be seen.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing outside an earthquake damaged building on Lichfield Street. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Glass on the footpath in front of the Brannigans Building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Gloucester Street. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Kilmore Street, looking west from Manchester Street. The street has been barred off by wire fencing. A pile of steel, construction equipment and a portaloo sit in front of the cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Montreal and Kilmore Streets. The top of the closest gable has broken and is now covered in a tarpaulin. In the distance, a chimney has also been removed. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Montreal and Kilmore Streets. Two chimneys have been removed from the building and placed on the footpath in front. Various pieces of fallen masonry can also be seen on the footpath. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake-damage to the Quinn's clothing store on Papanui Road. The front wall of the building has crumbled, the bricks and other rubble falling onto the footpath and street below. The inside of the second storey can now clearly be seen from the street.
A hydraulic excavator on Kilmore Street, lifting a steel beam over a hole in the ground. The area is fenced off by wire fencing and there are road cones across the street.
A view of the Hereford Street bridge, looking east over the Avon River. Wire fencing has been placed at the entrance to the bridge, indicating the edge of the central city cordon.
Heavy steel bracing holding up the clock tower on the Worcester Street side of the Arts Centre. Wire fencing has been placed along the road in order to cordon off the building.
A photograph of rubble from a block of demolished shops on the corner of Cranford and Westminster Streets. Wire fencing and road cones have been placed around the rubble as a cordon.