Members of the public listening to The Eastern, a Lyttelton band, playing at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
Army personnel inside the city cordon on Colombo Street. In the background is a row of damaged buildings where the walls have crumbled on to the footpath.
The statue of Queen Victoria in Victoria Square with the Victoria Apartments in the background.
A vacant demolition site and a crane on Colombo Street. The overhead walkway that runs between the Crossing building and Ballantynes is visible in the background.
A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Cordon fences on the Colombo Street bridge are the only signs of earthquake damage in this view of the recently re-opened Victoria Square.
The Triton Dairy has been operating out of a metal shipping container on Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Andre Marchand at the site of the heritage building in Colombo Street that housed his business before the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Andre Marchand at the site of the heritage building in Colombo Street that housed his business before the earthquake".
A pile of rubble from the demolised Colombo Street Wesleyan Church, cordoned off with tape and road cones.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. The Countdown supermarket on Colombo Street in Beckenham".
The site of a demolished building on Colombo Street, where the Gap Filler Community Chess Board is going to be built.
Detail of the 'Ark of Hope' by Wongi Wilson in Sydenham Square, corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets.
Detail of the 'Ark of Hope' by Wongi Wilson in Sydenham Square, corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets.
Detail of the 'Ark of Hope' by Wongi Wilson in Sydenham Square, corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets.
Detail of the 'Ark of Hope' by Wongi Wilson in Sydenham Square, corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets.
Detail of a pile of rubble fallen from a building on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets.
A PDF copy of pages 294-295 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Bus Exchange Boundary Seats'. Photos with permission from Greening the Rubble
An aerial photograph looking west down Armagh Street, with the Forsyth Barr Building and Victoria Apartments to the left, and Victoria Square to the right.
A PDF copy of pages 364-365 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Deconstruction'.
A photograph of a partially-completed mural. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Colombo Street Gap Filler".
Christmas decorations hung on the cordon fence on Colombo Street. A sign on the fence reads "Crossing closed please use alternative crossing".
A photograph looking east down Hereford Street from the intersection of Colombo Street. The badly-damaged Fisher's building can be seen on the right.
Colombo Street, north of the Square, looking north. Although many buildings have been demolished, large parts of the street are still behind cordons.
Steel girders supporting the Colombo Street overbridge. Cracks in one of the concrete pillars run through a graffiti paste-up of a woman.
Steel girders supporting the Colombo Street overbridge. Cracks in one of the concrete pillars run through a graffiti paste-up of a woman.
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch Central City. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street and High Streets".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Ark of Hope interactive art installation on the corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Ark of Hope interactive art installation on the corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Ark of Hope interactive art installation on the corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets".