The badly damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers building. The roof and upper walls of the Stone Chamber have collapsed.
A photograph of a detail of the TSB Bank Building on the corner of Colombo and Hereford Street.
A photograph of a detail of the TSB Bank Building on the corner of Colombo and Hereford Street.
A photograph of a detail of the TSB Bank Building on the corner of Colombo and Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the side of a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of the stained glass skylight in the former City Council Civic Offices building on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the inside of 386-400 Colombo Street, exposed by the earthquake damage to the building.
The Chalice in Cathedral Square. A red crane and the BNZ building can be seen in the background.
A photograph of a sign in the window of Community Trust House, listing the occupants of the building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Inside The Press building".
An empty car park between St Asaph Street and Tuam Street, the City Council building in the background.
Damage to the BDO Spicers Building on Victoria Street. Behind it, towards the right, is the Knox Church.
A photograph of workers suspended in a crane basket beside a partially-deconstructed building at 728 Colombo Street.
A member of the recovery team climbing in the Registry Building, on the way to retrieve important items.
Damage to a building on Tuam Street. Bricks have fallen from the wall onto the fire escape stairs.
A digger and a crane with a wrecking ball demolishing the St Elmo Courts building on Hereford Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "McKenzie and Willis Building, corner of High Street and Tuam Street".
A photograph of a damaged building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "2 Sumner Road, Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of National Library building, corner of Salisbury and Manchester Streets".
The partially-demolished Henry Africa's building. The photographer comments, "Janes Wine Bar still stands, but not for long".
Members of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue Team clearing rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
Members of the University of Canterbury's Digital Media Group in their temporary office in the NZi3 Building.
A crane lifting the roof of one of the temporary buildings off the ground in the Ilam Oval.
Members of the Senior Management Team photographed in front of the temporary building work on the Ilam Oval.
A photograph of a damaged building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Norwich Quay in Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The corner of High and Hereford Streets with the damaged Fisher's Building.
A crane and truck next to a damaged building behind a cordon fence on High Street in Rangiora.
A crane and truck next to a damaged building behind a cordon fence on High Street in Rangiora.
The partially-demolished Henry Africa's building. The photographer comments, "Janes Wine Bar still stands, but not for long".
Members of the University of Canterbury's E-Learning team in their temporary office in the NZi3 building.