A photograph of damaged buildings and empty site on the corner of Lichfield Street and Madras Street. A mural commissioned by Gap Filler titled 'Knit Happens' has been painted on the brick wall in the corner of the remaining buildings.
A photograph of damaged buildings near the corner of Lichfield Street and Madras Street. A mural commissioned by Gap Filler titled 'Knit Happens' has been painted on the brick wall in the corner of the remaining buildings.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of a building on Madras Street. The outer walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the car park.
Damage to the Aranui Community Hall on Breezes Road. Large sections of the double-brick walls have collapsed.
Cracking in the plaster work of the side wall of a building in the central city. The bricks that make up the wall have shaken apart and are threatening to topple.
A house on Canterbury Street in Lyttelton with a damaged outer wall. The bricks have fallen away to expose the insulation. Cracks can be seen running diagonally along the remaining wall. Fencing and tape have been placed around the building to warn people off.
A section of the brick wall under the bay window of a house has collapsed into the yard.
A damaged house where the brick wall has crumbled into the yard, exposing the inside of the house.
Damage to the back of a building near Cathedral Square. The brick wall has collapsed, exposing the interior.
Damage to a building on the corner of Kilmore and Barbadoes Streets. The brick side wall has collapsed.
A photograph of a badly-damaged shop on Colombo Street. The front wall of the top storey of the building has crumbled into the street, exposing the inside of the building. Steel and wooden bracing is keeping the ceiling up.
Detail of a building where the brick walls have crumbled, exposing the internal fixtures. Seen through the cordon fence.
Damage to a brick house on Sherbourne Street, where much of the front and side walls have fallen away.
Damage to a brick house on Sherbourne Street, where much of the front and side walls have fallen away.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall of the upper storey partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall of the upper storey partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall of the upper storey partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick wall of the upper storey partly fallen away, exposing the room within.
Damage to a building on Montreal Street where a part of the brick wall has fallen onto the footpath.
Damage to a building on Montreal Street where a part of the brick wall has fallen onto the footpath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on the corner of Manchester and St Asaph Street. Parts of the bricks walls have crumbled. Most of the bricks have been cleared from the footpath. Steel fences and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The roof of the house has collapsed, bringing the top of the front wall down with it.
A damaged building on Lincoln Road. 'No go' has been spray-painted on the front window of the building and the brickwork of the upper front wall has collapsed onto the road.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The roof of the house has collapsed, bringing the top of the front wall down with it.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a church in Christchurch. The gable and top of the side wall have crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the pavement below. Police tape has been draped around the building.
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the walls of Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. In the foreground, bricks and other rubble from the damaged gables can be seen.
A photograph of a bedroom on the top storey of an earthquake-damaged house. A section of the bedroom's outside wall has collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled into the bedroom and onto the bed.
Cordon fencing around the damaged Woolston Community Library. A section of the brick wall on the side has crumbled.
Cross cracks in the brick wall of St Elmo Courts apartment block at the Hereford Street / Montreal Street intersection.
Cross cracks in the brick wall of St Elmo Courts apartment block at the Hereford Street / Montreal Street intersection.