A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Avonside Church".
Dust rises from fallen buildings on Tuam Street shortly after the 22 February earthquake. The photographer comments, "Just after the aftershock settled on Tuesday afternoon, myself and colleagues fled our Tuam Street office to absolute devastation outside. We couldn't see more than a block in either direction due to the clouds of dust that had arisen from buildings that had just collapsed. Above is looking along Tuam Street to the corner of Manchester Street where a number of buildings have just collapsed. This is 1pm and the sky was previously reasonably clear - this is all dust. From here, we picked up our vehicles from the CCC car park and headed out to get out of the chaos to a position where we could check on loved ones".
People walk down Colombo Street past collapsed buildings shortly after the 22 February earthquake. The photographer comments, "Just after the aftershock settled on Tuesday afternoon, myself and colleagues fled our Tuam Street office to absolute devastation outside. We couldn't see more than a block in either direction due to the clouds of dust that had arisen from buildings that had just collapsed ... From here, we picked up our vehicles from the CCC car park and headed out to get out of the chaos to a position where we could check on loved ones. Heading first along Manchester Street, buildings that were already heavily damaged were now completely written off. We couldn't get much further down Manchester Street so eventually made it to Colombo Street".
A photograph of damaged buildings on Hereford Street, near the intersection with High Street and Colombo Street.
A photograph of cracks in the floor of an earthquake-damaged building at the University of Canterbury.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building".
The University of Canterbury Mace is safe in its box, after being rescued from the Registry Building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Destroyed Press Building".
A photograph of two cranes next to the partially-demolished St Elmo Courts building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of two cranes next to the partially-demolished St Elmo Courts building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of an crane next to the partially-demolished St Elmo Courts building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of an crane next to the partially-demolished St Elmo Courts building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of badly-damaged buildings on Tuam Street. USAR codes have been spray-painted on walls.
A photograph of building rubble from the partially-demolished former City Council Civic Offices on Manchester Street.
A photograph looking down Poplar Lane from Tuam Street. Fallen bricks and building rubble litter the ground.
A photograph looking down Poplar Lane from Tuam Street. Fallen bricks and building rubble litter the ground.
A pile of demolition rubble on Gloucester Street. The site was formerly that of the Brannigans building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hereford Street - foundation stone from the building known as Kenton Chambers".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Stripping out the building at the Haldenstein's/Unlimited Paenga School site".
A photograph of the Heritage Hotel, taken from the site of a demolished building on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Le Lievre Manufacturing Jeweller building on Riccarton Road near Westfield Mall.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Le Lievre Manufacturing Jeweller building on Riccarton Road near Westfield Mall.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Collapsed PGG building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Destroyed Press Building".
An emergency assembly point on Tuam Street. In the background, the Majestic House building can be seen.
A photograph of cracks in the floor of an earthquake-damaged building at the University of Canterbury.
A photograph of cracks in the floor of an earthquake-damaged building at the University of Canterbury.
A photograph of a badly-damaged building on the corner of Manchester Street and St Asaph Street.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing a building on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street.
A member of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue Team on the site of the CTV Building.
