People peering through the cordon fence surrounding the CBD. Despite the sunny day, the mood at the fence was very quiet and somber. Many people seemed to be making a pilgrimage around the cordon, stopping at every viewpoint.
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.
A photograph looking east down Wilmer Street from the intersection with Montreal Street. Emergency tape and road cones have been placed across the road as a cordon.
A photograph of people walking down Park Terrace near the intersection of Peterborough Street. Cordon fences and road cones have been used to direct traffic onto safer parts of the road.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Visitors in thoughtful pose at the memorials left at the Cashel Street cordon by the Bridge of Remembrance".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Visitors studying the messages on the memorials left at the Cashel Street cordon by the Bridge of Remembrance".
Rockfall in Peacock's Gallop, seen through cordon fencing.
Rockfall in Peacock's Gallop, seen through cordon fencing.
Rockfall in Peacock's Gallop, seen through cordon fencing.
Rockfall in Peacock's Gallop, seen through cordon fencing.
Police and army personnel at a cordon checkpoint.
A photograph of cordon fencing on Oxford Terrace.
A photograph of cordon fencing on Oxford Terrace.
Cordon fences on the bridge in Victoria Square.
A photograph of the cordoned-off BNZ building.
Army and police personnel guard a cordon checkpoint.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged buildings and rubble on Colombo Street near the intersection of St Asaph Street. The walls of the top storey of the buildings to the left have crumbled, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed across the street as a cordon.
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.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Decorative flowers on the Bridge of Rembrance cordon with the Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Westpac building in the distance".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "People at the cordon on the corner of Durham and St Asaph Street, soldiers watching by. In the background, the Provincial Council Chambers can be seen".
A photograph of Emergency Management personnel walking down Armagh Street near the Amicus Brokers building. Wire fences have been placed in front of the building, along Armagh Street, as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers. The top section of the building has crumbled, taking the scaffolding with it. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of street art on a building between Brighton Mall and Beresford Street. There is a wire cordon fence in front of the wall.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a hotel in the Christchurch central city. Cordon tape has been placed across the entrance to the hotel and USAR codes have been spray-painted on the footpath outside.
A photograph of flooding on a residential street in Christchurch. Large piles of gravel have been placed along the street with cordon fences in front of them. Road cones can be seen in the foreground.
A photograph of glass scattered over the footpath in front of the Concrete Club on Manchester Street. Steel fencing and road cones have been used to cordon off the building.
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 photograph of members of the New Zealand Army sitting on a couch made out of a mattress and base as they guard a cordon in Christchurch. A cat has come to say hello.
A photograph of street art on a building between Brighton Mall and Beresford Street. There is a wire cordon fence in front of the wall.
A photograph of the Edgeware Law and South of the Border building on Colombo Street with a severely damaged top storey. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.