Steel and wooden structures protect Our City O-Tautahi from further damage.
A photograph of the Christchurch City Council civic offices on Tuam Street.
A photograph of the temporary QuakeCity museum at Re:START mall.
A photograph of the back of a building on SOL Square, seen from the intersection of Manchester Street and Tuam Street.
A photograph of the east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre.
A photograph of the back of a building on SOL Square, seen from the intersection of Manchester Street and Tuam Street.
A photograph of the back of a building on SOL Square, seen from the intersection of Manchester Street and Tuam Street.
Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.
For 36 years I worked in a now gone building where that red car is parked (on the left). and would have walked this route thousands of times, yet now it is...
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Hereford Street, just up from City Mission".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Hereford Street, just up from City Mission".
An aerial photograph looking west over the Christchurch central city, centred on Cashel Street.
The west face of the former Christchurch City Council building, seen from Colombo Street.
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A photograph of the entrance to the new Christchurch City Council Civic offices on Worcester Street.
A photograph of the entrance to the new Christchurch City Council Civic offices on Worcester Street.
A photograph of a bell from the Christchurch Catholic Cathedral on display at QuakeCity.
Christchurch City Council workers placing planters on Colombo Street in preparation for its re-opening.
Christchurch City Council workers placing planters on Colombo Street in preparation for its re-opening.
Christchurch City Council workers placing planters on Colombo Street in preparation for its re-opening.
Christchurch City Council workers placing planters on Colombo Street in preparation for its re-opening.
The rear of the old City Council building on Tuam Street, seen from Cashel Street.
A couple in a red-zoned dog kennel, completing the dwelling census. Their accommodation has one room;, their only heating is by body heat and burning furniture; their rent is $1000 per week.
Two years after the earthquakes, the living conditions of many in the 'red zones' of Christchurch was poor, owing to local body, government and insurance companies' tardiness.
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A signpost pointing 'West' and 'East'. The sign pointing West is intact; that indicating East is broken and barely hanging on to the post.
Refers to the condition of Christchurch City after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011; the western wealthier suburbs were less damaged than the poorer Eastern suburbs. Also, progress on repair and rehabilitation of eastern housing had been slow. The redesign of the city centre seemed to be a western suburb priority which ignored the poverty and misery of living conditions on the east.
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A digger parked on a pile of demolition rubble behind the former Christchurch City Council building.
A digger parked on a pile of demolition rubble behind the former Christchurch City Council building.
A photograph of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Watermark River Precinct construction starts, at the boatshed on the Avon".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Watermark River Precinct construction starts, at the boatshed on the Avon".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Watermark River Precinct construction starts, at the boatshed on the Avon".