
A photograph looking north down Colombo Street from near the intersection with Tuam Street. USAR have been spray painted on the windows of closed shops.
Among those businesses most affected by the end of the welfare scheme are cafes, restaurants and bars. 100 such businesses have closed in the central city alone because of the earthquake.
A sign on the cordon fence on the corner of Colombo and Lichfield Streets reads "Crossing closed please use alternative crossing". The former bus exchange is visible in the background.
The footpath at the foot of the Taylors Mistake Road in Sumner is cordoned off, and a sign reads "Footpath closed. Please wait to be escorted through site".
A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street, taken at the intersection of Oxford Terrace. The road is closed to vehicles and crowds of people are walking through.
Outside the Arts Centre, near the former Dux de Lux which has closed following the February earthquake. On the cordon fencing are pieces of paper with words of hope for Christchurch.
Shipping containers support the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, the only part of the hotel still standing. The Two Fat Indians restaurant next door has also closed due to earthquake damage.
A photograph looking through a closed shop window on Cashel Street. There is still food in the cabinets, and a pile of smashed plates on the floor.
A photograph looking through a closed shop window on Cashel Street. There is still food in the cabinets, and a pile of smashed plates on the floor.
A row of damaged shops on Victoria Street at the intersection with Bealey Avenue. The street has been cordoned off with road cones and a sign that says 'road closed'.
A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street, taken at the intersection of Oxford Terrace. The road is closed to vehicles and crowds of people are walking through.
Built in June 1917, the popular 'Sign of the Kiwi' heritage building in Christchurch's Port Hills has re-opened today after being closed for six years due to earthquake damage.
A photograph of closed businesses on High Street. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the windows and dead leaves have accumulated on the footpath.
One of the tents set up in the Fine Arts car park at the University of Canterbury, used for teaching while lecture theatres were closed for structural testing. The photographer comments, "Temporary lecture tents".
The banks of the Avon River along Avonside Drive have been built up with gravel. The street is flooded, and has been closed off with fencing and road cones.
Many areas of Christchurch are underwater, dealing with what's been described as the worst flooding since the earthquakes. The high tide has just passed, with the rivers already running across roads and flooding into some homes. Schools have been closed, businesses inundated and dozens of roads around the city, closed. Already more than 70mm of rain has fallen in the past 24 hours, making it the city's wettest July on record. Now as the bad weather moves south the army has been put on standby in Dunedin for the expected deluge there. RNZ reporters Niva Chittock, Adam Burns and cameraman Nathan McKinnon are in Christchurch with the details.
Strange sign when the building it refers to is no longer there. Earthquake damage.
A photograph of a damaged building on the corner of Madras Street and Lichfield Street. Wire fences surround the building and Lichfield Street has also been closed off.
A photograph of street art on a water tank at Central New Brighton School. The school was closed in 2014 after being merged with South New Brighton school.
Cracks along the footpath along Avonside Drive. In the distance workers are digging up the road. Road cones line the street and a "road closed" sign is visible.
A photograph of street art on a water tank at Central New Brighton School. The school was closed in 2014 after being merged with South New Brighton school.
Haeata is the first public school in Christchurch to cater for all ages, replacing three eastern suburbs schools that were closed after the earthquakes. RNZ joined more than 900 students for the first day.
A photograph of a 'yellow sticker' notice on the door of 132 Kilmore Street. The notice indicates restricted use. A handwritten sign next to it reads, "Due to the current situation this office is closed today".
A photograph of closed businesses along Colombo Street. A window of the AMI building has been boarded up with plywood and dead leaves have gathered on the footpath outside.
A photograph of closed shops on Gloucester Street. Windows are broken and the entranceway of Kosco Asian Supermarket has been boarded up with plywood. There is shattered glass on the footpath.
A photograph looking north up Colombo Street from near the Tuam Street intersection. In the distance, the road is closed and many cranes can be seen rising above the city.
A sign reading, "Road closed" on a footpath beside the Kaiapoi River in Kaiapoi. Behind it excavators can be seen levelling a bank for a new footpath to be laid on.
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The demolition of Manchester Courts on Manchester Street. A crane is holding a platform above the building. A cordon made of shipping containers, fencing and a "Road closed" sign can be seen.
A sign on a shop window in the CBD reads, "Due to unforseen circumstances we are closed. We will endeavour to open ASAP. Be safe!". Collapsed buildings can be seen reflected in the window glass.