A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Avonmore House on the corner of Hereford Street and Latimer Square. Large cracks have formed in the building, causing sections of the masonry to crumble. The windows on the Hereford Street side of the building have bent out of shape and many of the glass panes have shattered. USAR codes have been spray painted on the column next to the door. In the distance wire fencing has been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph of a message spray-painted on the footpath of Gloucester Street near the entrance to Chancery Lane. The message reads, "No go past".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 25 August 2014 entitled, "Tohoku 2011".
A cleared building site on Hereford Street where The Monkey Bar and MyThai restaurant once stood. To the left, Shand's Emporium can be seen with USAR codes in the front window.
Uneven paving along the tram tracks on New Regent Street. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the buildings behind. Many have scaffolding holding up their awnings and on their front walls.
A photograph of a UK Fire and Rescue International Search and Rescue tent in Latimer Square.
A photograph of a Singapore Rescue Team tent set up in Latimer Square after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The door of Knox Presbyterian Church on Bealey Avenue. A red sticker has been taped to the door, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter. USAR codes have also been spray painted below.
USAR personnel in front of Henry Africa's on Stanmore Road. Bricks have fallen from the upper storey onto the road below, and the building is cordoned off with emergency tape. The photographer comments, "Damage to Henry Africa's restaurant in Stanmore Rd".
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The brickwork in the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath. Spray-painted USAR codes can be seen on the brick wall.
A photograph of a UK Fire and Rescue International Search and Rescue tent in Latimer Square. Cordon tape and plastic mesh has been placed around the tent.
A story submitted by Candy Green to the QuakeStories website.
A photograph of a member of the New Zealand Police using a search dog to examine the rubble of the Caledonian Hall on Kilmore Street.
A photograph of a UK Fire and Rescue International Search and Rescue tent in Latimer Square. Cordon tape and plastic mesh has been placed around the tent.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 2 March 2011 entitled, "Random things".
A story submitted by Peter Seager to the QuakeStories website.
A photograph a box with supplies on top. These include tarpaulins, duct tape, a sledgehammer, a box of screws, and a brush and shovel.
A photograph of emergency management personnel standing outside the Canterbury Trade Union Centre on Armagh Street. Emergency tape has been draped around the outside of the building and USAR codes have been spray-painted on a column near the entrance. Behind the building are several other earthquake-damaged buildings.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church on Durham Street. The church has almost completely collapsed and only a small section of the structure is still standing. Masonry and other rubble has spilled onto the footpath and street in front.
A photograph of a member of the New Zealand Police using a search dog to examine the rubble of the Caledonian Hall on Kilmore Street. There are two crushed cars amongst the rubble. To the right a member of an Urban Search and Rescue team is watching on.
A story submitted by Mike Williams to the QuakeStories website.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on the corner of Hereford and Madras Street. Sections of the façade have crumbled, bricks spilling onto the road in front. Wire fencing has been used to block off half of Madras Street. In the background, emergency management personnel are working through the rubble of the CTV building site. A digger and a crane are parked on the site.
A photograph of the earthquake-damage to St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church on Cashel Street. A large section of the left side of the building has collapsed and the rubble has scattered onto the footpath and street below. Scaffolding constructed up the left side has also collapsed. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the wall in front of the building.
A photograph of several earthquake-damaged buildings on Lichfield Street. A section of the top storey of the building in the middle has collapsed. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the front door, columns, and windows of all of the buildings. A red sticker has also been stuck to the door of the closest building, indicating that it is unsafe to enter.
A story submitted by Sue Hamer to the QuakeStories website.
A photograph of a member of an emergency management team in front of a earthquake-damaged building next to Calendar Girls on Hereford Street. The outer wall of the second storey of the building has collapsed, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. USAR codes have been spray-painted on a window and a column of the building. Codes have also been spray-painted on the front of Calendar Girls.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing in front of an earthquake-damaged building on Lichfield Street. A section of the roof and the façade on the top storey of the building have collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the footpath and street below. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the bottom-storey windows and the front door.