A photograph of Elizabeth Ackermann standing in front of a partially-demolished building on Cashel Street. In the background, two excavators are working to remove the rubble from the site.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on the south-west corner of Durham and Armagh Streets. In the background, two excavators are clearing rubble from the site.
A photograph looking south-east across Lichfield Street from near the intersection with Colombo Street. Many of the buildings on Lichfield Street have been demolished, with others patched up with plywood.
A vacant site on Williams Street in Kaiapoi where a building has been demolished. It has been enclosed with safety fences and traffic cones have been used to block access.
A photograph submitted by Raymond Morris to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Domo store (McKenzie and Willis) 236 Tuam St. is one of many paintings completed by artist Raymond Morris of earthquake demolished buildings.".
Building rubble in front of a partially demolished house on Peterborough Street. The photographer comments, "Wood at the front, bricks in the middle and bits of house at the back".
A photograph of Elizabeth Ackermann standing in front of a partially-demolished building on Cashel Street. In the background, two excavators are working to remove the rubble from the site.
Double Dipper', a Gap Golf course on a the site of a demolished building. It has been built by Gap Filler out of planks of wood, stones, bricks and green felt.
The soon-to-be demolished ANZ building in Cathedral Square. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the Cathedral.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Cathedral Square with the Cathedral and the Post Office visible. The BNZ Building has been partially demolished.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Bedford Row with Latimer Square in the distance to the left. The Newstalk ZB Building has been demolished.
View of the corner of Montreal and Victoria Street. In the background is a vacant lot left by buildings that has been demolished, and on the right is Gordon Smith & Sons fruit and vegetable shop.
A hording erected on an empty section where a building was demolished advertises an office development to be built there. "Modern design built to code" is one of the key features advertised.
The site of a demolished building on Hereford Street, with a crane and two skips. Piles of rubble can be seen to the left. The site has been cordoned off with wire fencing.
A demolition site on Welles Street, where the interior structures have been removed. View into the building site through the partial demolished exterior wall. A crane and demolition workers can be seen on site.
A demolition site on Welles Street, where the interior structures have been removed. View into the building site through the partial demolished exterior wall. A crane and demolition workers can be seen on site.
A demolition site on Welles Street, where the interior structures have been removed. View into the building site through the partial demolished exterior wall. A crane and demolition workers can be seen on site.
Another hole has appeared in the street where a building has been demolished. Selwyn Dealers next door sensibly moved all their stock away from the adjoining wall just in case.
A photograph of a the rubble from a demolished building on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets. An excavator is parked on the street to the left. Wire fencing has been placed around the buildings on the other side of the street.
One of the most beautiful pieces of wall art (added to the blank walls after buildings were demolished following the earthquakes) in Christchurch, is now being hidden by a new building in front of it.
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A photograph of the rubble from the demolished Domo furniture store on Tuam Street. In the background is the earthquake-damaged McKenzie & Willis store. The closest wall of the building has collapsed, exposing the inside of the building. Scaffolding has been constructed on the top floor in order to brace the ceiling. Shipping containers have been placed on the street in front of the building.
A red sticker on the door of a damaged building in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "A year after the earthquake in Christchurch a lot of buildings outside of the CBD are covered in cracks and beyond repair. These will slowly be demolished, but until then the buildings will be protected by a movable barrier and a red sticker".
A photograph of a member of an emergency management team standing on Gloucester Street near Latimer Square. In the background an excavator is clearing the rubble from a demolished building.
An old advertising sign exposed by the demolition of an adjoining building. The photographer comments, "'Protect your investment. Paint your property regularly - and save money. Polson's decorators and sign writers.' The building that was adjacent to this one was demolished after the Christchurch earthquake and revealed this fabulous old wall sign.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Jacobsen Tile building (formerly Maddison's Pub) on the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Montreal Street has its cornice work demolished after it become unsafe during Wednesday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Jacobsen Tile building (formerly Maddison's Pub) on the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Montreal Street has its cornice work demolished after it become unsafe during Wednesday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Jacobsen Tile building (formerly Maddison's Pub) on the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Montreal Street has its cornice work demolished after it become unsafe during Wednesday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Jacobsens Tile building (formerly Maddison's Pub) on the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Montreal Street has its cornice work demolished after it become unsafe at Wednesday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Jacobsens Tile building (formerly Maddison's Pub) on the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Montreal Street has its cornice work demolished after it became unsafe in Wednesday's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Jacobsen Tile building (formerly Maddison's Pub) on the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Montreal Street has its cornice work demolished after it become unsafe during Wednesday's earthquake".
