A graphic promoting a video on the press.co.nz site, titled, "What makes our schools so special".
Incomplete logos for a feature titled, "What makes our schools special".
A logo for a feature on school closures.
A map showing road closures in the central city.
A map showing road closures in the central city.
A page banner for a feature on school closures.
A page banner for a feature on school closures.
A map showing road closures in the central city.
An incomplete map showing the location of a road closure.
A graphic giving key dates for school closures and mergers.
A logo for a feature titled, "Schools facing closure or merger".
A map showing the location of road closures due to demolitions.
A page banner promoting an article about business closures in Sumner.
Graphs showing the results of a survey on proposed school closures.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St Martins Road bridge prior to closure today".
Rood closure on Durham Street due to the demolition of Amuri Courts.
Road closure on Gloucester Street due to the demolition of the Brannigans Building.
Road closure on Gloucester Street due to the demolition of the Brannigans Building.
A map showing the locations of Maori language classes affected by proposed school closures.
A graphic showing where intermediate pupils would go after the proposed closure of their schools.
The front page graphic for the Mainlander section of The Press, featuring an article about the school closures.
A graphic promoting a discussion on press.co.nz of an article about the partial closure of Merivale Mall.
A page banner promoting an article titled, "Parata rules out mergers".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mary heading to Timaru to sub after the closure of The Press building following Canterbury's earthquakes".
A page banner promoting articles about the restoration of the Arts Centre, and the proposed schools merger.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "News room set up in Newspaper Sales building after the closure of The Press building following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "News room set up in Newspaper Sales building after the closure of The Press building following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "News room set up in Newspaper Sales building after the closure of The Press building following Canterbury's earthquakes".
A protest sign painted on a fence shows a bulldozer labelled "Govt." driven by a woman (presumably representing Education Minister Hekia Parata) running over a sheep labelled "Chch schools", next to the words "Every time you close a school you have to build a jail - Mark Twain." The photographer comments, "Due to the earthquakes in Christchurch and parents leaving the area to give their children a quieter and more education friendly life a lot of the local schools especially in the East of Christchurch are to be closed or amalgamated. This was a decision by the government without consultation with any other authorities. Mark Twain actually said 'Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail'".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Temporary closure: Classic Cafe managers Peter Sharpe and Alana Kerr prepare to lock up while staff cook until the last minute for customers who had already placed their orders".