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A digitally manipulated image of a broken window on Spicer House. The photographer comments, "One of the office blocks in Christchurch City, New Zealand. As the window has not been fixed I am presuming that this building will be slowly demolished at a later date".

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A photograph looking south down Colombo Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance a crane is hanging over Cathedral Square. Below the crane is the partially-demolished tower of the ChristChurch Cathedral. A pile of rubble is sitting in front.

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A time-lapse video of New Regent Street, taken from The Press building, which accidentally captured the collapse of the Copthorne Hotel. A cloud of dust from the collapsing building can be seen in the top of the video. The hotel collapsed while it was being demolished.

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A photograph of the front of the badly-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. The Rose Window has been removed and steel bracing is holding up the remains of the front facade. A large pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower can be see to the left.

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An empty section on the corner of Cashel and Colombo Streets where buildings have been demolished. In the background, a "drummer boy" dummy dressed in a hi-vis jacket sits on top of one of the still-standing High Street buildings. Written on the back of the building is "Merry Christmas Christchurch Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum".

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A photograph of the site of a demolished building on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. To the right, the Treehouse Bar can be seen. Bricks from the façade have crumbled and fallen onto the street. Road cones have been placed in front as a warning.

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A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Tuam Street which is being used as a car park. The photograph was taken during the Residential Access Project which gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An old advertisments which was revealed on a building on Lichfield Street when its neighbour was demolished. The advertisement reads 'New Zealand Candle Co Ltd.' and then adds 'Five Medal, British Sperm', which are brands of candle".

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A video of a reunion between John Abraham and Josh Anderson. Abraham saved Anderson's life after he was buried under rubble from the Durham Street Methodist Church on the 22 February 2011. They are meeting for the first time in three years on the site of the demolished church.

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A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.

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A video of an interview with Arts Centre CEO Andre Lovatt about the restoration of the Arts Centre after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video also includes a tour of the Arts Centre, including the Boys' High School swimming pool and gymnasium which was exposed after another building was demolished.

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Damaged seating in the QEII stadium. The photographer comments, "This is the QEII stadium in Christchurch. During the 22 February earthquake the stadium was severely damaged and looks like it will be demolished. Anyone in Bay 3 would have no need of the toilet after this happened".

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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.

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A digitally manipulated image of an excavator demolishing a house. The photographer comments, "My neighbour I thought was going to be one of the first to be rebuilt in the area after being damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake, but the builders have knocked it down and not returned yet".

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A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.

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A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.

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A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Gloucester Street, near the intersection of Colombo Street. A Southern Demolition excavator is being used to clear the rubble away. In the background are the Forsyth Barr building, the Copthorne Hotel and the PricewaterhouseCoopers building.

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A photograph of the shape left on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street, where the neighbouring building has been demolished. Julia Holden has termed this a 'ghost building'. In front of this is a pop-up garden and seating area, installed by Greening The Rubble.

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A large chess board made from sand and broken shells, with a painted beach scene on the wall behind. The photographer comments, "After all the suggestions put on the wall on what to do in this area, which was once an earthquake damaged shop, they have made the chess board, painted a seaside scene on the wall and created a small wall of tyres".

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A small wooden cross is inserted between stones laid out in the shape of a large cross. The photographer comments, "This is an Earthquake Memorial on Manchester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand. This message is on the tree next to the memorial: 'Earthquake Memorial. 185 people died as a result of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. 185 precious lives are remembered here, with 185 pieces of Halswell stone recovered from St Luke's Church, damaged beyond repair on that day. May they rest in peace. St Luke's in the City'".

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A black and white photograph of a sign reading "A tidy standard of dress is required." In the foreground is a pile of building rubble. The photographer comments, "I reversed this picture in the interests of my followers as it was harder to read the right way round. The wrecking crew did not wear ties, but they did look neat in their orange vests".

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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.

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A photograph of a wire fence that has been placed at the border of 406 Oxford Terrace. 406 Oxford Terrace is the former site of Donna Allfrey's house which was demolished after her land was zoned Red. Behind the fence, gravel has been spread over the ground.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Painted advertising which was revealed when the Grumpy Mole was demolished on the Corner of Cashel and Manchester Streets. The text says 'Printer, lithographer, bookbinder, manufacturer of paper bags, tea packets and cardboard boxes. NZ Agent for making Stevenson's patent leatherboard boxes. Paper merchants, wholesale stationer, account books, Crown printing office'".