Workers using a digger and a front end loader to clear liquefaction from a road in Shirley. A deep puddle of water is visible at the bottom of the photograph.
The first day of a coroner's inquest in Christchurch has heard harrowing details of the final moments of some of those who died in February's earthquake.
A photograph of a front-end loader on Bower Avenue in New Brighton.
A digger loading building material from Avonmore House onto a truck to be recycled.
A digger loading building material from Avonmore House onto a truck to be recycled.
A photograph of a front-end loader driving down Bower Avenue in New Brighton.
Members of the Navy loading crates of bread and plastic cups onto a truck in Lyttelton Harbour.
A loader scraping liquefaction silt into a large pile in the car park of the Ferrymead Veterinary Clinic.
A loader scraping liquefaction silt into a large pile in the car park of the Ferrymead Veterinary Clinic.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An excavator loading rubble from the demolished Strategy building into a truck".
A photograph of a member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force loading a helicopter at Hagley Park.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An excavator loading rubble from the demolished Strategy building into a truck".
Lydia Baxendell, Art Collections curator at the University of Canterbury loads a painting into a van, saved from the Registry Building.
A photograph of an excavator loading demolition rubble onto a truck. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "TUC demolition".
A photograph of an excavator loading demolition rubble onto a truck. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "TUC demolition".
A photograph of an excavator loading demolition rubble onto a truck. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "TUC demolition".
Members of the Army and the Navy loading crates of bread and plastic cups onto a truck in Lyttelton Harbour.
A Christchurch resident loading shovels and a wheelbarrow into the boot of her car after using them to clear liquefaction.
Christchurch residents loading furniture into a trailer and the boot of a car. Liquefaction has been piled up outside their house.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The final act of clearing the Cashmere Anglican Church, loading the digger onto the transporter".
NZ Army Chefs loading hot-box meals onto a truck for delivery to emergency service workers helping with the Christchurch Earthquake operation.
NZ Army Chefs loading hot-box meals onto a truck for delivery to emergency service workers helping with the Christchurch Earthquake operation.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Loading the remains of 107 Manchester Street into a demolition truck. The water is to keep the dust down.".
An image from a Navy Today April 2011 article titled, "Earthquake!". The image is of sailors off loading food from the HMNZS Canterbury for the Lyttelton Community.
Unimogs in a loading area in Christchurch. The unimogs are being loaded with chemical toilets to be delivered to residents in Christchurch who do not have running water.
Personnel from the Royal New Zealand Air Force loading baggage onto a Boeing 757. The aircraft was used to evacuate people from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Personnel from the Royal New Zealand Air Force loading baggage onto a Boeing 757. The aircraft was used to evacuate people from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Personnel from the Royal New Zealand Air Force loading baggage onto a Boeing 757. The aircraft was used to evacuate people from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Personnel from the Royal New Zealand Air Force loading baggage onto a Boeing 757. The aircraft was used to evacuate people from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Personnel from the Royal New Zealand Air Force loading baggage onto a Boeing 757. The aircraft was used to evacuate people from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.