A photograph of an earthquake-damaged car sitting amongst the rubble from the ANZ Bank building on the corner of Lichfield and High Streets.
The former site of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square, seen from Hereford Street. In the background the Cathedral is visible.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Matthew Rogers (11) from Banks Avenue School in Dallington. First day back to school after 'quake-break'".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace in the Avon Loop area showing the lateral spread on the river banks".
The former site of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square, seen from Hereford Street. In the background the Cathedral is visible.
A photograph of a large crack in the river bank. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
The former site of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square, seen from Hereford Street. In the background the Cathedral is visible.
A civic memorial service was held at 12.30pm on the north bank of Oi Manawa, Canterbury National Earthquake Memorial.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "164-170 Hereford Street is used as a concrete recycling and crushing area".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road/Bower Avenue".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive - there are a number of fissures of this depth about".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "775-779 Colombo Street".
A photograph of SBS Bank on the corner of Manchester Street and Worcester Street. The lower windows have been boarded up with plywood and wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Jules Lee, Coordinator of the Lyttelton Time Bank, talking to a member of the New Zealand Navy on London Street in Lyttelton.
A photograph of emergency management personnel in hazmat suits standing on Lichfield Street. In the background a excavator is parked on the rubble from the collapsed ANZ Bank building.
Jules Lee, Coordinator of the Lyttelton Time Bank, talking to a member of the New Zealand Navy on London Street in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a bench on the banks of the Avon River. The water level is over the base of the bench.
A video of a car which is partially submerged in the Heathcote River. The river has burst its banks along Riverlaw Terrace.
A photograph of damage to the bridge between Avonside Drive and Porritt Park. Large cracks can be seen along the river bank.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street - Westpac Bank building (left) and the Haldenstein's building (right) and Coffee Club (lower right)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bank of New Zealand building in Kaiapoi on the corner of Williams Street and Charles Street".
A photograph of a bench on the banks of the Avon River. The water level is over the base of the bench.
A photograph of damage to the bridge between Avonside Drive and Porritt Park. Large cracks can be seen along the river bank.
The ANZ Bank Chambers on the corner of High and Lichfield Streets. WORLD, a clothing store, was housed on the ground floor.
A photograph of a bench on the banks of the Avon River. The water level is up over the base of the bench.
A crack in the bank of the Avon River in Avonside. In the distance, a digger can be seen working on the road.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Fissure on the banks of the River Avon near the site of the demolished Plunket House".
The Canterbury earthquake and a stuttering national economy mean the Reserve Bank is likely to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged this morning.
The badly twisted Medway Street footbridge. The photographer comments, "The September 4th 2010 earthquake in Christchurch was so violent that the banks of the Avon River moved towards each other. This footbridge being metal had to twist sideways to release the pressure of being pushed from both river banks. It looked like it had been wrung out like a wet towel".
RNZ Business Editor live from the Reserve Bank, where Governor Alan Bollard is reviewing interest rates, the first scheduled window since the Christchurch earthquake.