A photograph of the BNZ on the corner of Charles Street and Williams Street in Kaiapoi. A sign on the building reads, "Kaiapoi, Up and Running", with a smiley face.
Prime Minister John Key talking to Al Dwyer, and members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) outside the US headquarters in Latimer Square. John Key is visiting to thank DART for their efforts in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a window of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre.
Detail of damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers buildings. The roof of the stone chamber has completely collapsed, bringing down scaffolding on the outside of the building.
A photograph of collapsed buildings on Manchester Street taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Workmen and members of the public are searching for survivors in the rubble.
A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street, taken from the intersection of Oxford Terrace.
A large wooden house red-stickered after the earthquakes. Safety fencing and warning tape blocks off the driveway.
A photograph of an artwork and temporary structures being installed on the corner of Madras Street and St Asaph Street.
A photograph of fallen books in the James Hight Library.
A photograph of staff from the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury. The department used the Sunday School room of the Avonhead Baptist Church after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of foot and vehicle traffic at the intersection of High Street and Manchester Streets taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The road has become congested by people trying to leave the city.
Damage to the roof of the church hall of St John the Baptist church in Latimer Square, cordoned off with security fencing.
A photograph of two members of the New Zealand Army securing a bundle of wood onto the roof of a truck.
A member of the Lyttelton community who was given a felt heart. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.
A crane parked outside the Forsyth Barr Building on the corner of Colombo and Armagh Streets.
A photograph of a window of the McDonalds building on Colombo Street. Fallen bricks can be seen inside and the Westpac Trust Building is reflected in the glass.
A photograph of a crushed car outside Bismarck House at 140 Lichfield Street taken from behind a wire fence. Bricks from the building have crumbled from the top storey, landing on the roof of the car and crushing it.
A photograph of a St John station set up temporarily in Hagley Park.
A residential property in Bexley with an overgrown garden. Weeds are growing out onto the footpath. The photographer comments, "Today I took a drive around the residential area between Bexley and New Brighton. It was a stark reminder to be thankful for the situation we're in and perhaps not complain too much that our garden wall hasn't yet been rebuilt".
A photograph of part of the forecourt of a petrol station near New Brighton which has risen out of the ground and through the pavement.
The fence of this house in Kaiapoi has sunk into the liquefaction silt.
Liquefaction at the intersection of Peraki and Hilton Streets in Kaiapoi.
Road works on Lineside Road, outside Kaiapoi, near the intersection with Revells Road. Large cracks in the road have been partially filled with gravel.
Cars slow for road works on Lineside Road, outside Kaiapoi, near the intersection with Revells Road.
Cracks in a footpath in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
The banks of the Kaiapoi River have slumped towards the river, leaving a gap between the riverside walkway and the steps up to Raven Quay.
A crack in the car park of Murphy Park, Kaiapoi.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
A buckled footbridge over the Kaiapoi River.
Cracks along the base of the fence around the Waimak Dragon Boat Club, where the land has slumped towards the river.