A photograph of building rubble on a demolition site between St Asaph Street and Tuam Street. The old Post Office building can be seen in the distance to the left and on the right are badly-damaged High Street buildings.
Demolition site in the CBD. The cordon fence is covered with banners and signs informing customer regarding businesses post-earthquake status.
A Phoenis Palm (Phoenix canariensis) that was in someone's back yard prior to the demolition of houses post the 2011 earthquake.
The demolition site of the ANZ Building. A digger sits behind a pile of rubble, and water fills the former basement. The former post office can be seen in the background.
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An impressive Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis) that was in someone's back yard prior to the demolition of houses post the 2011 earthquake.
A truck for carrying demolition rubble parked on Colombo Street, with the Forsyth Barr building visible in the background. Decorations from Christmas 2010 are still hanging from lamp posts.
Hotel Grand Chancellor - Leaning 1m to the east, demolition will start about mid June and is expected to take 10 months to complete at a cost of approx NZ$10m. It will be the biggest & tallest demolition project in New Zealand.
Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, ...
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Cathedral Square with the Christchurch Cathedral, the Post Office Building and the Chalice visible. The Holiday Inn has been demolished and the demolition of Clarendon Towers is almost complete.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall.
A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops.
A really good step forward for the city.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall.
A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops.
A really good step forward for the city.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall.
A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops.
A really good step forward for the city.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall.
A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops.
A really good step forward for the city.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall.
A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops.
A really good step forward for the city.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall.
A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops.
A really good step forward for the city.
Much of the CBD is still cordoned off and without power (as you should be able to spot) as a result of the damage caused by February's deadly earthquake.
This photo clearly shows the extent of the lean that the Hotel Grand Chancellor is now on. Apparently it is out by 1m at the top leaning east.
Demolition will start about mid June and is expec...
