A photograph of the badly-damaged Press building. The top storey of the building has collapsed into the floor below, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the ground below.
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker hoses down the rubble to prevent dust. All but one corner has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
Damage to properties on Peterborough Street. The wall on a house has crumpled revealing the inside of the building. Fencing has been placed along the footpath to contain the building rubble.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "McKenzie & Willis building on Tuam Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of National Library building, corner of Salisbury and Manchester Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Latimer Hotel being demolished in Latimer Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Warners Hotel under demolition, Cathedral Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking down Worcester Street towards the cathedral and the Press building".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking north east from the intersection of Manchester Street and Worcester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner of Tuam and Mancester Streets".
The destruction of the Ground Culinary Centre on London Street. A digger is sitting on top of a pile of rubble. This site will soon be made into the Lyttelton Petanque Club.
The entrance way of the Lyttelton Convent (now privately owned) on Exeter Street, all that is left of this beautiful brick building. A pile of rubble can be seen through the doorway.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral, Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of National Library building, corner of Salisbury and Manchester Streets".
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls. Behind is the rubble of a house which has partially fallen from the cliff.
A line of shipping containers along the base of the cliffs in Sumner protects the road from rockfalls. Behind is the rubble of a house which has partially fallen from the cliff.
A house in Richmond being demolished. Part of the external walls have been removed, and a digger sits on a pile of rubble. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker removing fixtures from the kitchen. In the foreground, a digger sits on a pile of rubble. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
Winnie Bagoes on Gloucester Street. The top storey of the building has collapsed, bringing the roof down with it. Bricks and rubble lie in a pile on Gloucester Street where they fell.
A member of the Urban Search and Rescue taskforce at the site of the Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Behind him, emergency personnel are searching through the rubble for trapped people.
A view of Hereford Street, looking east. On the road is a sprinkler system, used to spray rubble carried by trucks out of the CBD, in order to keep dust levels down.
A view through the cordon at the intersection of Oxford Terrace and Hereford Street. The building rubble in the background used to be the Mythai Thai Restaurant & Monkey Bar on Hereford Street.
Damage to Asko Design store and Mod's Hairdressing on Victoria Street. Road fencing and cones have been put up to contain the building rubble which has spilled onto the footpath and road.
Two excavators and building rubble beside the Terrace on the Park apartment complex. Two buildings in the complex required urgent demolition, and the other buildings in the complex will eventually be demolished.
Detail of building rubble, road cones and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street. A digger sits in the background.
Two excavators and building rubble beside the Terrace on the Park apartment complex. Two buildings in the complex required urgent demolition, and the other buildings in the complex will eventually be demolished.
A photograph of fire fighters in front of 33 Worcester Street, now a pile of rubble after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Fire damage can be seen on the house next door.
A view down Cashel Mall, which has been cordoned off from the public. Damaged buildings and rubble can be seen down the street. The Westpac building can be seen in the background.
Damage to Asko Design store and Mod's Hairdressing on Victoria Street. Road fencing and cones have been put up to contain the building rubble which has spilled onto the footpath and road.
Damage to a house on Peterborough Street. The wall of the house has crumpled revealing the inside of the building. Fencing has been placed along the footpath to contain the building rubble.