A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of Cathedral Square, Hereford Street, the Hotel Grand Chancellor, High Street mall, Gloucester Street, Worcester Street, Latimer Square, and AMI House.
A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of Victoria Square, the Town Hall, Oxford Terrace, Armagh Street, New Regent Street, Gloucester Street, Colombo Street, and Cathedral Square. It also includes footage of excavators demolishing the ChristChurch Cathedral.
A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Victoria Square, the Forsyth Barr building, Colombo Street, Gloucester Street, Cathedral Square, the BNZ building, Cashel Mall, and the Kathmandu store on High Street.
CCTV footage taken in the foyer of the Novotel hotel in Cathedral Square during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A video of the demolition of the former Press Building in Cathedral Square. The Press Building was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A time-lapse video showing pedestrians using the temporary walkway through Cathedral Square. The video was filmed over the space of an hour.
A video of a tour of the inside of the Press building in Cathedral Square which was severely damaged by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A video of a memorial service in Latimer Square held on the second anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video includes speeches from Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker and Prime Minister John Key.
A video of the Christchurch central city recorded shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the video, Press reporter Olivia Carville describes the experiences of people within the central city. There is also footage of a woman being rescued from the ChristChurch Cathedral, people trapped in the Press building, damaged buildings on Colombo Street and Manchester Street, people evacuating the Forsyth Barr building using a rope, and people gathering in Latimer Square.
A video of busker John Higby performing his Yo Yo Guy routine in Cathedral Square. The performance was part of a special World Buskers Festival show for workers in the Christchurch central city Red Zone.
A video showing engineers removing the latticework from the top of the Press Building in Cathedral Square. The latticework is being removed after engineers discovered it was being held onto the building by only two bolts. The bolts are no bigger than a little finger.
A video of an interview with Andrew Holden, Editor of The Press, about the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Holden talks about the status of the Press Building in Cathedral Square, The Press's temporary offices in the Novotel hotel, and the importance of newspapers in a post-disaster zone.
A video of Stone Works removing a time capsule from the foundations of the old Press Building in Cathedral Square. The time capsule was found in the foundation stone of the building. It contained a bundle of newspapers from April 1907, handwritten notes, and coins.
A video recording of Rev'd Peter Collier's interview for the Church in the Quakes Project. The interview was conducted by Melissa Parsons on 7 December 2012. Collier is the Priest Assistant at St John's Church in Latimer Square.
A video of TVNZ's Breakfast show broadcasting live from Cathedral Square. Presenters Paul Henry and Pippa Wetzel have flown down to Christchurch to record a special show titled "Breakfast for Canterbury", which aims to celebrate the Canterbury region's resilience in the aftermath of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A video of the reopening ceremony for the Heritage Hotel in Cathedral Square, which has been closed since the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video shows Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae opening the building while a string trio plays. It also includes footage of a speech by the Governor General, and a tour of the hotel.
A video of a tour of the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of Cambridge Terrace, Kilmore Street, Colombo Street, the Grant Thornton building in Cathedral Square, Worcester Street, ChristChurch Cathedral, the Westende Jewellers Building, and Hereford Street.
A video about the time capsule found in the foundations of the former Press Building in Cathedral Square. Heritage consultant Jenny May shows the contents of the time capsule, including several coins, newspaper articles, and messages. The capsule was left by the architects and the people working on the building, rather than the editors of The Press.
A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of Manchester Street, Gloucester Street, Hereford Street, Lichfield Street, High Street, Worcester Street, and Cashel Mall. It also includes footage of Cathedral Square and the surrounding buildings, taken from the roof of the new Press Building on Gloucester Street.
A video of a tour of the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video shows footage of the Edmond's Band Rotunda, Gloucester Street, the CTV building site, Poplar Lane, the McKenzie & Willis building, High Street, Lichfield Street, Colombo Street, Cathedral Square, and ChristChurch Cathedral.
A time-lapse video of excavators demolishing the Heritage Tower in Cathedral Square. The video was filmed over three months.
A video of the Rally for the Cathedral in Cranmer Square. The video includes footage of Jim Anderton, Mark Belton, Helen Broughton, and former Mayor Garry Moore speaking to the crowd. It also includes footage of people marching down Worcester Street. The Rally for the Cathedral was held on 26 May 2012 to protest the demolition of the ChristChurch Cathedral.
A video of the Christchurch central city covered in snow. The video includes footage of the ChristChurch Cathedral, Gloucester Street, New Regent Street, Manchester Street, Latimer Square, Centennial Pool, Armagh Street, McLeans Mansion, Hagley Park, Rolleston Avenue, Worcester Street, the Peacock Fountain in the Botanic Gardens, and Dyers Pass Road.
Aerial footage of the Christchurch central city, taken in April 2011, several months after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video shows damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Manchester Street, the Press building, the Octagon Live restaurant, St Elmo Courts, Cashel Mall, the Regent Theatre, the Arts Centre, Woolsack Lane, and the Farmers Building car park. It also shows USAR members meeting in Cathedral Square.
Aerial footage of the Christchurch central city. The video includes footage of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Manchester Street, the former Press Building, Worcester Street, Cathedral Square, St Elmo Courts, Cashel Mall, St John the Baptist Church hall, the Regent Theatre, the Arts Centre, Woolsack Lane, and the Farmers car park.
A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of Armagh Street, Madras Street, Latimer Square, St John's Anglican Church, Hereford Street, the Octagon Live restaurant, the Design and Arts building, the High Street mall, and the Grand Chancellor Hotel. It also includes footage of construction workers cutting up metal beams, and clearing rubble from a building on Manchester Street.
A video of a tour of the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of Cambridge Terrace, the Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street, Gloucester Street, the Government Life Building in Cathedral Square, the Grant Thornton Building in Cathedral Square, the ChristChurch Cathedral, the new Press Building on Gloucester Street, the Design and Arts College building on Worcester Street, the new Westende Jewellers Building, Hereford Street, the Westpac Trust Building, the BNZ Building, the Holiday Inn, Lichfield Street, High Street, and Cathedral Junction.
A video of an interview with Tim Crowshaw, a farming reporter, about his experiences in the Press building cafeteria during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A video about the New Zealand Army's engineers working with the Christchurch City Council and community centres to secure buildings in Christchurch, set up bases in Latimer Square, and fix infrastructure such as Burwood Hospital's water supply.
A video capturing an aftershock from the Canterbury earthquake on 26 December, 10:30 am. After a sharp aftershock in the morning, Ben Post set up the camera on a tripod and kept it running during the morning. The windows shown are approximately three metres square and double glazed.