A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over the Arts Centre with Christ's College to the right.
Re:Start mall decorated with flowers, and street lights with red and black banners. In the background is a Wilson's carpark where a building use to be.
The damaged tower of Christ Church Cathedral. The photograph was taken from a walkway that was opened up to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "116 Worcester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace pump house".
Red ribbons tied onto a tree in a pot on Bealey Ave. People were encourged to write a message of hope and tie it onto the tree.
Red ribbons tied onto a tree in a pot on Bealey Ave. People were encourged to write a message of hope and tie it onto the tree.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new Press building on Gloucester Street at dusk. The central city red zone now has office workers and lights on".
The Methodist Church of Durham Street with wire fencing around the building. A red sticker on the front door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of a wall with street art on it. It says "Cons-o" in big orange letters and is decorated by red stars on each end.
A photograph of a wall with street art on it. It says "Cons-o" in big orange letters and is decorated by red stars on each end.
Building rubble littering the steps and footpath outside the badly-damaged Peterborough Apartments. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking north east across High Street (lower centre). Badly damaged McKenzie & Willis building with the red containers at centre left".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 68-76 Manchester Street. Red stickers have been taped to the doors, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The lights are on at the new Press building, the first office workers to return to the central city red zone".
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over the Westpac Trust Building towards the Holiday Inn.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oran and Waitaki Streets, Bexley".
A photograph submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Piles of silt for removal, Niven Street, Avondale [red zone section]. Approx 29 February 2011.".
A story submitted by Lindsay McKenzie to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Robyna Smith to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Linda Grainger to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Lynne Stewart to the QuakeStories website.
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.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Bedford Row with Latimer Square in the distance to the left.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Latimer Square with the CTV Building site visible on the right.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over High Street with the front of Alice in Videoland visible.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Latimer Square with the CTV Building site visible on the right.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Madras Street with the High Street shops in the bottom left.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over High Street with the front of Alice in Videoland visible.