Concrete blocks form a temporary retaining wall on Dublin Street in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a road block on Lichfield Street, at the corner of Manchester Street.
A photograph of concrete blocks and steel beams reinforcing a brick building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of concrete blocks and steel beams reinforcing a brick building on Hereford Street.
Visitors to the Pallet Pavilion enjoying beers and a game of Scrabble. A colourful umbrella blocks them from the rain.
A photograph of the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. Lichfield Street has been blocked with fences and barricades.
A photograph of a block of apartments at 2 Rees Street. The numbers of the apartments have been spray-painted on the walls in front.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A couple of city blocks away from the now damaged Cathedral a temporary $4million cathedral has been built using large cardboard tubes and sheeting.
A photograph of Majestic House, taken near the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. Lichfield Street has been blocked off by fences and barricades.
A photograph of Majestic House, taken near the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. Lichfield Street has been blocked off by fences and barricades.
A photograph of Majestic House, taken near the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. Lichfield Street has been blocked off by fences and barricades.
A photograph of workers anchoring a frame with large concrete blocks in Re:START mall. The frame is for Canterbury Tales, the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of the corner of Armagh Street and Oxford Terrace. Fencing and concrete blocks have been placed across Armagh Street. The Forsyth Barr building can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of the corner of Armagh Street and Oxford Terrace. Fencing and concrete blocks have been placed across Armagh Street. The Forsyth Barr building can be seen in the distance.
A photograph a cleared block of land on the corner of Hereford Street and Manchester Street. An excavator can be seen behind a row of shipping containers on the left.
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of an excavator parked on a cleared block of land. The land is on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street.
A view from Colombo Street looking towards the overhead walkway that runs between the Crossing building and Ballantynes. A 'No entry' sign stands between orange barriers that are blocking off the road. To the right is a vacant demolition site.
A photograph of the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. Lichfield Street has been blocked with fences and barricades and shipping containers have been stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph of the former site of a block of apartments at 440 Oxford Terrace. The apartments were demolished after the land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow over the site. The number 466 has been spray-painted on the footpath in front, as well as the numbers of each apartment. This number is the incorrect street number for the site.
A small house is shown on an enormous foundation block labelled 'Rate$'. The cartoonist's comment is 'Like for like for the house...Total dislike for the foundation!'
In Christchurch there were prospects of large rises in householders' rate to help finance the Christchurch Rebuild project. In view of the damage to housing, rate increases may be badly disproportionate.
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The area beside the lower Avon River in New Brighton of Evans Avenue and Admirals Way has been cleared of houses and boundary fences (there were between 15 and 20 houses on this block) , fully fenced with post and wire and "spray on" grass applied.
These were all red zone properties acquired by the crown after the land was deemed too damaged t...