A photograph of the earthquake damage to a row of buildings on Colombo Street. The front of the buildings has collapsed, exposing the inside of both floors. The rubble from the collapsed walls has been cleared from the street in front.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the curb of a street in Christchurch. The curb has cracked in two places and slumped, exposing the earth beneath the grass turf.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Colombo Street. The top section of the shops have collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath and road below.
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.
A photograph of toppled scaffolding outside a block of buildings on Manchester Street. In the background an excavator is sitting on top of a pile of rubble while it demolishes one of the buildings.
A photograph of an orange sticker on a building on Kilmore Street. The orange sticker indicates that the building can only be entered for short periods.
A photograph of cracks in a field in Canterbury indicating the location of the Greendale fault line.
A photograph of cracks in the chimney of the Devon Hotel on Armagh Street.
A photograph of emergency management personnel standing outside the Harcourts Building on Madras Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the windows of a building on High Street.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army deconstructing a concrete block wall.
A photograph of a USAR code spray-painted on the window of a house on Gloucester Street.
A photograph of an SPCA vehicle from Wellington parked on Gloucester Street near the intersection with Montreal Street.
A photograph of cracks in the outer wall of St Elmo Courts on Hereford Street.
A photograph of the Wellington Emergency Management Office team deployed in Christchurch after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of signs outside a Recovery Assistance Centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of crates of supplies outside the USAID tent in Latimer Square.
A photograph of emergency management personnel in a marquee outside the Christchurch Art Gallery.
A photograph of emergency management personnel lining up for breakfast in Latimer Square.
A photograph of the balcony of the Treehouse Bar on Manchester Street with a mannequin still outside.
A photograph of the window of an antique store on Colombo Street near the intersection with Kilmore Street.
A photograph of a earthquake-damaged tree in Hagley Park which has fallen and crushed a shipping container.
A photograph of Red Cross set up in a temporary emergency management office in a hall in Christchurch.
A photograph of USAR and emergency management personnel eating lunch in Latimer Square.
A photograph of emergency management personnel in a marquee outside the Christchurch Art Gallery.
A photograph of road cones partially submerged in liquefaction on St Asaph Street.
A photograph of Manchester Courts and The Treehouse Bar on Manchester Street.
A photograph looking inside an Explore More campervan in Hagley Park. Many more campervans are parked around it.
A photograph of cracks in a field in Canterbury indicating the location of the Greendale fault line.
A photograph of emergency management personnel in a marquee outside the Christchurch Art Gallery.