Scaffolding surrounds the Bank of New Zealand building, Cathedral Square.
A photograph of a sign advertising the SCIRT website on the banks of the Avon River.
I think all the National Banks in the country have been either closed or rebranded ANZ, but this one on the corner of Colombo and Armagh Streets is still inside the CBD red zone and has yet to be touched. I have heard that this building is staying so whether it becomes an ANZ or not time will tell.
This was one of the top five busiest pedest...
The former site of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square, seen from Hereford Street. In the background the Cathedral is visible.
The former site of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square, seen from Hereford Street. In the background the Cathedral is visible.
The former site of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square, seen from Hereford Street. In the background the Cathedral is visible.
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.
A retaining wall supports a bank on London Street in Lyttelton. The original stone wall that supported the foundation of the house has been removed.
Reinforcement steel protrudes from a bank which is supporting a walkway on Sumner Road. The area has been cordoned off with road cones and security fencing.
A man walks along Hereford Street, past the former site of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square. In the background is the partially-demolished BNZ building.
Haha! This is the day before Mainzeal (see sign on fence at left) announced they had gone into receivership owing millions to the banks and sub-contractors like Smiths whose equipment is here.
A photograph of a Canterbury Tales performer and spectators at a stall on the bank of the Avon River. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.
Reinforcement steel protrudes from a bank which is supporting a walkway on Sumner Road. Excavators are lined up on the left-hand side of the road. A sign reading, 'Rebuilding for our future' hangs on the security fence.
The New Zealand public contemplate a dead drought stricken landscape. As well as lack of water, there is a lack of moderate pay scales for CEOs, satisfaction with EQC, quality TV, generous insurance companies, brilliant Solid Energy management, the integrity of John Banks (and by implication that of other MPs), quality education ministers, worthwhile overseas trips by the Prime Minister, 'clever' NZ First MPs and a boost for the West Coast among others.
Considered from a Canterbury perspective, the drought of early 2013 becomes a symbol for many of the recent political and social ailments afflicting the land.
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