Photos by NZPA. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

Photos by NZPA. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

Photos by NZPA. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

Photos by NZPA. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

A car lies flattened by rubble falling from the Lyttelton Hotel, in Norwich Quay, Lyttelton. ODT photo by Stephen Jaquiery. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

Lyttelton residents gather around a shipping container of clean water. ODT photo by Stephen Jaquiery. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

A fire fighter points out more damage on London St, Lyttelton. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

Former Dunedin man Lindsay Gough says Lytteltonians (as they call themselves) are in a state of shock at what has happened to their town. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

St John's Catholic Church, Lyttelton. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

Lynette Baird says she will rebuild her Lyttelton home as an exact replica, but with more flexible materials. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

Samuel Struthers walks through the remains of he and his father vicar Neil Struthers' china collection, worth up to $100,000. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

A destroyed building in Oxford St, Lyttelton.. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

Tyrese McGregor has a sit in a light armoured vehicle stopping people from entering London St in Lyttelton. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

A car demolished in the rubble of one of Lyttelton's destroyed hotels. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

The remains of Lyttelton'sTimeball Station. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

The Union Parish, Lyttelton. All three of Lyttelton's churches suffered major damage. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated

Michael Williams, formerly of Dunedin, walks past some damage in his hometown, Lyttelton. : Christchurch Earthquake: Lyttelton devastated