A police officer and soldier talk with a demolition contractor on Victoria Street. Tape has been placed across the street to create a temporary cordon.
Emergency Police tape placed over a footpath. The footpath is covered in broken glass from a smashed window.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The gaol behind the Police Station, 5-9 Sumner Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Police in high-visibility vests and hard hats walking down Barbadoes Street. In the distance, a dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament can be seen.
A photograph of a member of the New Zealand Police using a search dog to examine the rubble of the Caledonian Hall on Kilmore Street. There are two crushed cars amongst the rubble.
Christchurch's old central city police station building will now be demolished on Sunday by implosion. Another one of Christchurch recognisable buildings to be given a death sentence following the earthquakes of 2010/2011. Photo by Geoff Trotter at www.dreamdreams.co.nz
Police have named three more victims killed in the Christchurch earthquake, with more names expected to be released shortly.
The police in Christchurch say reports of domestic violence have jumped by half since Saturday's destructive earthquake.
In Christchurch, 75 police officers from across the country remain on the beat, bolstering the local contingent following February's earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Sunset on the Police Station, Hereford Street".
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building on Colombo Street. The artwork is by Otis Frizzell and depicts police officer Constable Nao Yoshimizu comforting the grieving relative of an earthquake victim. Constable Yoshimizu acted as liaison officer for the families of Japanese victims of the earthquake. The mural was commissioned by the New Zealand Police as a recruitment advertisement.
A photograph looking south down Manchester towards the intersection of Lichfield Street. In the distance members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team are standing next to a police car on Lichfield Street. Behind this there is a group of earthquake-damaged buildings which have spilled rubble onto Manchester Street. An excavator is parked on top of this rubble.
Christchurch police have made their first arrest for false claims over earthquake damage, charging a local woman with obtaining by deception.
Police have released the names of two more Christchurch earthquake victims as the confirmed death toll rises to 161.
A video of members of the New Zealand Police and the New Zealand Army guarding cordons in the Christchurch central city after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The video also includes footage of a helicopter flying over the central city.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Police changing shift from the square walk back to the main police station down Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central Police Station, 48 Hereford Street viewed from Cambridge Terrace".
Army and police personnel guarding the cordon outside Beat Street Cafe, with a damaged dairy in the background.
A member of the Navy talking to a police officer during an operational tour of Lyttelton to view the aftermath of the Christchurch Earthquake. In the background, Lyttelton's former Fire Station can be seen.
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing damage to the Lyttelton Police Station on Sumner Road and London Street. Photograph taken looking west from St Davids Street. In December 2011, the New Zealand Police decided that the Lyttelton Police Station would be demolished. The building, which opened in 1882 was re...
A photograph of a group of stores along Riccarton Road which have been cordoned off with police tape.
Police walking down Manchester Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Masonry from several buildings has fallen onto the road.
Police officers and staff in Christchurch, who have been called the heroes of the February 2011 earthquake, have been honored today for their actions including a daring crane rescue.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lyttelton Police station is structurally compromised with south wall (not visible here) partly collapsed".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central Police Station, 48 Hereford Street viewed from Cambridge Terrace".
A police car next to the Cathedral Square Police Station. In the background are MFL House, the Forsyth Barr building, and the Price Waterhouse Cooper building.
A police officer inspects a damaged building on Barbadoes street. The brick facade has collapsed, and the building is cordoned off with police tape.
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. cnr Lichfield and Colombo Streets, looking south.
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A photograph of a pile of fallen bricks lying in between two buildings. Police tape has been placed across the alleyway.