Patchwork quilts wrapped around the concrete slabs used to stabilise a broken wall on Winchester Street. They make it look snug despite the snow. Many projects like this have cropped up around Canterbury in an effort to brighten the earthquake environment.
Following the briefing for the University of Canterbury staff working bee, university staff and Urban Search and Rescue workers gather outside before the cleanup begins.
A photograph of a building being demolished on Victoria Street.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The rear of the Millenium Hotel, viewed from Hereford Street".
Liquefaction and flooding in a park in Kaiapoi after the September 4th earthquake.
Christmas decorations hung on the cordon fence on Colombo Street. A sign on the fence reads "Crossing closed please use alternative crossing".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking into the central city from the banks of the River Avon just below the Colombo Street bridge".
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office taking photographs of the lateral shifting and cracks in a road after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office working at the reception area of Cowles Stadium. The stadium was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hotel Grand Chancellor taken from Barbadoes Street by the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament".
A photograph of the partially-demolished Smiths City car park, taken from Dundas Street. The front section of the car park has mostly been cleared, though there is still a scattering of rubble and steel reinforcement. The back section has collapsed, but the floors are largely intact, with many cars still parked on the top floor.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking along Cashel Mall towards Bridge of Remembrance".
A photograph of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, visible over the roof of a tent in Latimer Square. There is a noticeable slump in the left side of the hotel.
A photograph from a time-lapse series documenting the contruction of Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion. The photograph was taken from the top of the Christchurch Casino.
A photograph from a time-lapse series documenting the contruction of Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion. The photograph was taken from the top of the Christchurch Casino.
A photograph from a time-lapse series documenting the contruction of Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion. The photograph was taken from the top of the Christchurch Casino.
A photograph of the Medway Street bridge.
A photograph from a time-lapse series documenting the contruction of Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion. The photograph was taken from the top of the Christchurch Casino.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Warwick Armstrong's house. Lower slopes at McCormacks Bay".
A sign for Gravity Coffee on Victoria Street reading, "Don't fall for anything else".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rydges Hotel, Oxford Terrace".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Riccarton House".
A photograph of red-sticker placards on the garage door of a house on Avoca Valley Road. The stickers indicate that the building is no longer safe to enter.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redzoned houses between Wattle Drive and Anzac Drive".
A photograph of a direction sign at the entrance to Queen Elizabeth II Park.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "38 Belleview Terrace, Mount Pleasant. Post 22 February earthquake".
The Pleasant Point Yacht Club flooded at high tide.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Gloucester and Manchester Streets (north view)".
A collapsed building on Kilmore Street. Most of the site has already been cleared.