A photograph of a digger clearing rubble from a demolition site on Lichfield Street.
A view down Lichfield Street, looking west. Rubble from damaged buildings litters the street.
A photograph of a digger clearing rubble from a demolition site on Tuam Street.
An excavator clearing rubble from the site of the Whitcoulls building in Cashel Mall.
An excavator clearing rubble from the site of the Whitcoulls building in Cashel Mall.
A photograph of the front door of 143 Worcester Street, with rubble in front.
A photograph of a detail on the rubble from the earthquake-damaged Fisher's Building.
Workers in dust masks and hard hats searching through the rubble of Piko Wholefoods.
A photograph of a detail on the rubble from the earthquake-damaged Fisher's Building.
A photograph of a detail on the rubble from the earthquake-damaged Fisher's Building.
An excavator clearing rubble from the site of the Whitcoulls building in Cashel Mall.
A pile of rubble lies behind the gates at the corner of Cranmer Court.
Diggers being used to clear the rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade. A large pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower can be see to the left.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade. A large pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower can be see to the left.
A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade. A large pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower can be see to the left.
A photograph looking west down Cashel Street towards the intersection with Manchester. On the right is a severely damaged building. Rubble from the top storey has fallen onto the street. In the distance, the Grand Chancellor can be seen, with the slump in the left side noticeable.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Coachman Inn on Gloucester Street. Parts of the roof have fallen away and there are many cracks in the building. Bricks and rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below and wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A member of the New Zealand Police with a skateboard extracted from the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street Behind him, emergency personnel can be seen searching the rubble for trapped people. Above the workers is the arm of an excavator which has been used to shift rubble.
A photograph of the largest section of the Townsend Telescope recovered from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The telescope was housed in the tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. It was severely damaged when the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a car on Manchester Street which has been crushed by falling rubble. Bricks and other rubble from the earthquake-damaged shops above are scattered across the road in front. The word "clear" has been spray-painted on the side of the car.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged house. USAR teams have spray-painted a message on the side of the house. The message reads, "Pile cleared by dogs, 4 March". To the left, a pile of rubble is lying next to the house.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The front and side of the house has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the garden, exposing the rooms inside. Emergency tape has been draped across the front of the property as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a Stonehurst Accommodation building on Gloucester Street. The bottom storey of the building has collapsed and the top two storeys are resting on the rubble. The closest wall of the building has also collapsed, exposing the rooms inside.
A photograph of a partially-demolished building next to the Team Hutchinson Ford Building on Tuam Street. Bricks and other rubble are piled on the footpath. Wire fences and road cones have been placed on the road as a cordon.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on St Asaph Street. The top of the side walls have collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the driveway and footpath below. Emergency tape has been draped over the driveway as a cordon.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance a crane is hanging over Cathedral Square. Below the crane is the partially-demolished tower of the ChristChurch Cathedral. A pile of rubble is sitting in front.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets. Masonry and other rubble is sitting on the footpath in front. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble from the building and is working to demolish the part of the building which is still standing.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged house. USAR teams have spray-painted a message on the side of the house. The message reads, "Pile cleared by dogs, 4 march". To the left, a pile of rubble is lying next to the house.