Fragments

In less than a minute, Christchurch and its people will be changed forever.

A 6.3 aftershock surges out from near Lyttelton, across the Port Hills and into the surrounding suburbs.

Trapped survivors wait while emergency staff and passersby begin an extraordinary rescue.

One man struggles to free others trapped in Cashel Mall; a policeman risks his life to rescue a woman trapped in the Cathedral Tower; a junior reporter survives the near collapse of her building to report from the CBD; a tour operator becomes an unofficial ambulance driver and a quick-thinking police officer holds an impromptu riverside Court session.

Inside and outside the worst disaster site.

Through liquefaction, over rubble and around broken buildings, survivors escape the city while others journey in to search for loved ones.

Strangers come together to save others in one of the worst hit areas in the city.