A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of the cordon checkpoint on Armagh Street, Oxford Terrace, Colombo Street, the Edmond's Band Rotunda, Manchester Street, Gloucester Street, Worcester Street, the Octagon Live restaurant, Hereford Street, Bedford Row, the Hotel Grand Chancellor, and High Street.
A photograph of Wharetiki on Colombo Street. A temporary fence made out of wooden slats, plastic netting, and safety tape has been constructed in front of the property. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the front windows and a red sticker has been placed on the front door. The red sticker indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged buildings and rubble on Colombo Street near the intersection of St Asaph Street. The walls of the top storey of the buildings to the left have crumbled, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Café Valentino on Colombo Street. The façade of the closest section of the building has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the awning below. The same section of the awning has broken under the weight of the bricks and is resting against the ground. Bricks and other rubble cover the other sections of the awning and have spilled onto the footpath and street in the distance.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. A message from the Beckenham Baptist Church on Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. A message from the Beckenham Baptist Church on Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Man in green snake skin shoes - Gough the Property Investor. Looking towards Southwark Street and Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of the Allan McLean building, on the corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace".
A demolition site on the corner of Welles and Colombo Streets. Road cones have been placed along the street to divert the traffic.
Colombo Street, north of the Square, looking north. Although many buildings have been demolished, large parts of the street are still behind cordons.
A demolition site on the corner of Welles and Colombo Streets. Road cones have been placed along the street to divert the traffic.
Steel girders supporting the Colombo Street overbridge. Cracks in one of the concrete pillars run through a graffiti paste-up of a woman.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Man in green snake skin shoes - Gough the Property Investor. Looking towards Southwark Street and Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Man in green snake skin shoes - Gough the Property Investor. Looking towards Southwark Street and Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Man in green snake skin shoes - Gough the Property Investor. Looking towards Southwark Street and Colombo Street".
Steel girders supporting the Colombo Street overbridge. Cracks in one of the concrete pillars run through a graffiti paste-up of a woman.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Man in green snake skin shoes - Gough the Property Investor. Looking towards Southwark Street and Colombo Street".
Demolition (Deconstruction) of the partially pancaked multi story car park above the old Smith City building. Taken from the Moorhouse-Colombo Street flyover.
A photograph of the partially-deconstructed Hotel Grand Chancellor viewed from Cashel Mall.
A colour photograph of a digger beside the rubble of the former Union Centre Building, with the Colombo Street Copthorne Hotel in the background.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. View north on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Damaged shops and cars".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. View north on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Damaged shops and cars".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Damaged stone church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Damaged stone church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. View north on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Damaged shops and cars".
A photograph looking east down Hereford Street from the intersection of Colombo Street. The badly-damaged Fisher's building can be seen on the right.
A view down the High Street Mall from Cashel Street, looking towards Colombo Street. Rubble from a collapsed building is visible on the right.
A view down the High Street Mall from Cashel Street, looking towards Colombo Street. Rubble from a collapsed building is visible on the right.
A photograph of workers spraying down a building that is being demolished. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "753-757 Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Damaged stone church on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets".