A photograph of the Christchurch Art Gallery on Montreal Street. A One News van is parked outside. The art gallery served as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St John's Church on Hereford Street. A section of the church has collapsed, breaking through the fence and onto the footpath in front.
A photograph of the Windsor Private Hotel on Armagh Street with police tape draped around the building. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of emergency management personnel congregating on Kilmore Street near the Repertory Theatre. A section of the theatre's facade is missing and the inside of the building is visible.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street from the Avon River bridge. In the distance, the Copthorne Hotel and Forsyth Barr building can be seen. A collection of cranes are parked along the street.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team in the kitchen of an earthquake-damaged house. Broken crockery litters the floor.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and the New Zealand Police walking down Antigua Street, near the Canterbury Brewery.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and the New Zealand Police walking down Antigua Street, near the Canterbury Brewery.
A photograph taken across the Avon River of large cracks in the bank between Park Terrace and the footpath. Road cones have been placed along the street to warn road users.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army eating pizza on the side of Park Terrace near the intersection with Bealey Avenue. In the background are two army trucks.
A photograph of rubble in a car park behind the Forsyth Barr building. The rubble is mostly made up of concrete staircases with messages spray-painted on the sides.
A photograph of a emergency management personnel on the runway at Wellington airport. In the background other personnel are boarding a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules C-130.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Bealey Denture Clinic. Many of the tiles on the roof have come loose and the tiles around the door have broken and fallen to the footpath.
A photograph of a UK Fire and Rescue International Search and Rescue tent in Latimer Square. Cordon tape and plastic mesh has been placed around the tent.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army sitting on a couch made out of a mattress and base as they guard a cordon in Christchurch. A cat has come to say hello.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army eating pizza on the side of Park Terrace near the intersection with Bealey Avenue. In the background are two army trucks.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army eating pizza on the side of Park Terrace near the intersection with Bealey Avenue. In the background are two army trucks.
A photograph looking north up Barbadoes Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance there is a cloud of dust and a partially-collapsed fish-and-chip store.
A photograph of a Red Cross vehicle driving down Barbadoes Street towards the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the background is a partially-collapsed fish-and-chip store.
A photograph of emergency management personnel standing in front of the Craig's Investment Partners House on Armagh Street. The Victoria Apartments to the left are on a noticeable forward lean.
A photograph of Worcester Street near Latimer Square. A police car is parked on the road. In the distance, tents have been set up in Latimer Square.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on Grenadier House on Madras Street. A red sticker taped to the glass above indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the CTV building site, shot from Hereford Street near St John's Church. Several excavators and emergency management personnel are working through the rubble on the site.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office examining a crack in St Elmo Courts on the corner of Montreal Street and Hereford Street.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office entering the foyer of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Debris from above is scattered over the floor around them.
A photograph of a cabinet which has toppled on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The ground and furniture is also covered in plaster from above.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office entering the foyer of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Debris from above is scattered over the floor around them.
A photograph of the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. In the foreground are several cars crushed by fallen rubble. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the closest car.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.
A photograph of flooding in the car park in the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. Several cars parked in the car park are submerged in the water.