As we go to air, Christchurch property and business owners people are being allowed into the cordoned-off central city for the first time since the earthquake twelve days ago.
The first media pictures have been taken of the most recent damage to Christchurch's central city in Monday's earthquake.
A photograph of a woman making coffee in a temporary café in a house in the Christchurch central city.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The central city looking east, with Latimer Square at the top".
Central city cordon on the corner of Durham Street North and Bealey Avenue, with both Army and Police presence.
An aerial photograph the Christchurch Central City. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hotel Grand Chancellor closely surrounded by the Westpac Building and the Holiday Inn".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Forsyth Barr building and Copthorne Central".
A photograph of the former Central Library on Gloucester Street. The entrance has been boarded up with plywood and the footpath is covered in dead leaves. To the left, a sign reading 'Library Open' is still standing outside.
A photograph of the Christchurch-Seattle Sister City sculpture on Cambridge Terrace.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The temporary South City Library in the Sydenham Mall, Colombo Street south".
Thousands of Christchurch residents have shared their views on how the central city should be rebuilt after February's catastrophic earthquake.
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city with the intersection between Tuam and Colombo Street in the bottom centre.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The central city looking north-east with Latimer Square in the centre".
A path between the new Cashel Mall shopping area and Cathedral Square was opened this weekend and about 1000 people have gone through every hour. It's the first time this section of city has been open to the public since the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The cartoon shows a scene of rubble in central Christchurch, a workman appears to have fallen down a deep hole whilst another workman says to a man in a suit 'Your land's safe to re-build on...Geo-Tech are just finishing their in-depth report!'. Context: Refers to sceptism about rebuilding central Christchurch after earthquake damage in 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
An initiative developed by the Christchurch City Council in which the community can share their ideas on a new vision for the future development of the central city following the Canterbury earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Planning staff in conversation about the draft city plan".
New Zealand Army TPR Royle and Singapore Air Force LCPL Low guarding a cordon in the city centre.
New Zealand Army TPR Royle and Singapore Air Force LCPL Low guarding a cordon in the city centre.
Workers on a site in the central city with shipping containers around them, as well as piles of wood and rubble.
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".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Books on the floor of the Central Christchurch City Library, viewed through the window on Gloucester Street".
Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings after the 6.3 magnitude quake hit Christchurch 22 Feburary 2011. This small cluster of historic buildings in central Christchurch are treasured by the city, both for their historical importance and their beauty. Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings (1858 to 1865) were designed by Benjamin Mountfort, C...
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A saved piece of the old City Library during demolition".
Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) searching through the rubble of a collapsed building in the Christchurch central city.
Thirty to fourty jobs are to go at the Christchurch department store, Ballantynes, because of earthquake damage to it's central city shop.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Cars on Smith City, Colombo Street car park".
A photograph of a collapsed house in the Christchurch central city. USAR codes have been spray painted on the fence in front.
This winter-eve is warm, Humid the air! leafless, yet soft as spring, The tender purple spray on copse and briers! And that sweet city with her dreaming spires, She needs not June for beauty's heightening, Lovely all times she lies, lovely to-night!— From "Thyrsis: A Monody" by Matthew Arnold 1822–1888
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Trade Union Centre building, corner of Madras and Armagh Streets".