A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Ruben Blades on the corner of Lichfield and Manchester Streets. The front and top-half of the building have collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto Manchester Street. There are also substantial cracks in the Lichfield Street facade.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street towards the earthquake-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. A crane is sitting on the road in front of the Cathedral. In the background is a pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged tower of the ChristChurch Cathedral. A crane and a large pile of rubble are sitting in front of the tower.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Base Packpackers building behind the former Canterbury Times building on Gloucester Street. The corner of Base Backpackers has collapsed, exposing a bunkroom inside. Scaffolding has been constructed up the side of the building.
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 elevator shaft of the CTV Building. The rubble from the rest of the collapsed building has been cleared away in front. Road cones and emergency tape have been placed around the tower as a cordon.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house on Gloucester Street. The bottom storey of the house has shifted and is now on a noticeable lean. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the front of the building and a red sticker has been placed on one of the windows.
A photograph of a member of an emergency management team in a room inside an earthquake-damaged house. The chimney and fireplace in the room have collapsed and the bricks have spilled across the floor.
A photograph of High Street looking towards the intersection of Manchester and Lichfield Streets. Rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings litters the street to the right. In the distance excavators are clearing rubble from Manchester and High Streets while emergency management personnel look on.
A photograph of Wharetiki on Colombo Street. A temporary fence made out of wooden slats, plastic netting, and safety tape has been constructed in front of the property. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the front windows and a red sticker has been placed on the front door. The red sticker indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Wharetiki on Colombo Street. One of the walls has buckled and pulled away from the house. In the distance another house has a noticeable lean.
A photograph of emergency management personnel outside the Canterbury Trade Union Centre on Armagh Street. Road cones have been placed on the footpath outside the building. Emergency tape has been draped between the road cones.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Lichfield Street. Masonry from the top section of the building has broken away and spilled onto the footpath below. A red sticker has been placed on the door, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the column and window to the right.
A photograph looking west down Cashel Street towards the Bridge of Remembrance. Rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings is piled on the road in the distance. Wire fencing has been placed in front of a seating area to the left and around a building in the distance.
A photograph looking north up an alleyway on Tuam Street. The alleyway leads to Sol Square. There is a road cone in the middle of the alleyway. The message 'keep out' has been spray-painted on the ground on each side of the cone. In the distance there are bricks from several earthquake-damaged buildings in the alleyway.
A photograph of the rubble from and earthquake-damaged building on Cashel Street. The rubble has landed in a seating area and is piled near the tables and chairs.
A photograph of emergency management personnel sitting on the outdoor staircase of a Stonehurst Accommodation building on Gloucester Street. A yellow sticker has been placed on the wall in the foreground, indicating that access to the building is restricted.
A photograph of the rubble from the demolished Domo furniture store on Tuam Street. In the background is the earthquake-damaged McKenzie & Willis store. The closest wall of the building has collapsed, exposing the inside of the building. Scaffolding has been constructed on the top floor in order to brace the ceiling. Shipping containers have been placed on the street in front of the building.
A photograph of the south end of Latimer Square near Hereford Street. A generator has been hooked up to a power board which has several power plugs attached to it. A crate of supplies is sitting behind the power board. Wire fencing has been set up in the background as a cordon, and emergency tape has been draped between the trees. Behind this there are earthquake-damaged buildings, excavators and their parts, and rubble on Madras Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cycle Trading store on Manchester Street. The gable of the store has collapsed, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath in front. A car parked on the street has been crushed by the fallen rubble. The word "Clear" has been spray-painted on the front of the car. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Art Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. Both windows on the second floor of the building are broken. USAR codes have been spray painted on one of the bottom-storey windows.
A photograph of a block of earthquake-damaged shops on Colombo Street, between Gloucester and Armagh Streets. Piles of rubble from the shops lie on the street below.
A photograph of the tops of the buildings on the corner of Armagh and Colombo Streets. The photograph was taken out a window of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building. A crane is parked on the intersection of Armagh and Colombo Streets in the background.
A photograph of emergency management personnel inspecting a room inside a building. A section of the wall in front of them has been removed so that it is now possible to see into the adjoining room. The closest room is full of cardboard filing boxes.
A photograph of emergency management personnel in Latimer Square. In the background, tents have been set up for the USAID and Singapore Rescue teams.
A photograph of workers preparing breakfast for the emergency management personnel in Latimer Square. The workers are wearing high-visibility vests and hair nets. A sign on one of the tent poles reads, "Please wash hand before approaching the food tables, thank you".
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team lining up for breakfast in Latimer Square. To the right, members of the New South Wales USAR team are also getting breakfast.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking through Latimer Square. In the background there are members from other emergency management teams including the China USAR team, the Tauranga Response Team, and the Red Cross.
A photograph of a Fire Rescue Incident Control Point set up on Worcester Street, near Latimer Square.
A photograph of a WRFF Helitack Rappel Crew emergency response vehicle and a truck loaded with supplies. A Civil Defence trailer is hitched to the back of the truck.