Looking into the Red Zone from the viewing windows at the east end of Re:Start mall. The Wespac and Crossing building can be seen in the background.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Cathedral Square with the Cathedral and the Post Office visible.
A man takes a photograph over the top of the cordon fence by the viewing windows into the Red Zone at the east end of the Re:Start mall.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bexley Road and Waitaki Street".
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Cashel Street where the Re:Start container mall now sits.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Madras Street with the High Street shops in the bottom left.
Looking into the Red Zone through an observation window at the east end of Re:Start mall. Inside is a worker, and ongoing demolition work being carried out.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "3 Meadow Street, Kaiapoi. This side of the street is blue-green (Technical Category 3) and the opposite side is red zoned".
Awaiting demolition. Blue pipes are water supply to anyone still living on Hulverstone Drive.
Students from the University of Canterbury enjoying a barbeque lunch break amongst shovels and gumboots. The students have volunteered to dig up liquefaction as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace.
A Ngai Tahu elder speaking to politicians and the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) at the official opening. The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
A Ngai Tahu elder speaking to politicians and the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) at the official opening. The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor, 165 Cashel Street, has moved sideways into the parking building at 161 Cashel Street".
A photograph of the house at 58 Bangor Street. A green sticker on the door indicates that it has been inspected and is safe to enter.
A photograph of the house at 58 Bangor Street. A green sticker on the door indicates that it has been inspected and is safe to enter.
A photograph of a block of apartments at 2 Rees Street. The numbers of the apartments have been spray-painted on the walls in front.
Liquefaction silt in Bexley. The photographer comments, "This is not really a worm but a sliver of liquefaction that has fallen out of a tyre tread".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor, 165 Cashel Street, has moved sideways into the parking building at 161 Cashel Street".
A photograph of a road cone decorated with Christmas tinsel. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kingsford Street, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
Ronnie van Hout's 'Comin' Down' sculpture stands on the roof of the Alice in Videoland building on Tuam Street.
A public walkway down Colombo Street to a viewing area in the Cathedral Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
A public walkway down Colombo Street to a viewing area in the Cathedral Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
A public walkway down Colombo Street to a viewing area in the Cathedral Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Looking north up Colombo Street from the Red Zone viewing area at the east end of Re:Start mall. The partially-demolished ANZ building can be seen in the background.
One of the new directions signs at key points around the edge of the cordon, which show a map of the Red Zone and walking times and directions to various landmarks.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Red Cross workers from Blenheim prepare to leave for Christchurch earthquake zone. (L to R) Team leader Ben McKinnon, Ray Waters, and Brad Hewer".
20130808_2288_1D3-40 Awaiting demoloition
Two relatively new town houses in the Bexley "Red Zone". Awaiting demolition due to severe land problems. Have been vandalised.
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Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee speaking at the opening of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT).
Mayor Bob Parker speaking to workers of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) at the official opening.