The Christchurch City Council coat of arms above the doorway of Our City O-Tautahi.
An aerial photograph of the historic BNZ building on Williams Street in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of the Christchurch Club.
A photograph of the Christchurch Club.
A guideline created for SCIRT Delivery Teams which outlines the requirements for working around heritage items.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her sixth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). In this post Sherriff interviews Jane Teal, the Archivist of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, about her experiences rescuing the archive after the earthquakes and moving in to the Recovery Centre. This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A video of an interview with Roger Sutton, Chief Executive of CERA, about his vision for Christchurch. Sutton talks about CERA's Christchurch central city blueprint, the need to show off the heritage buildings in Christchurch, how to link the central city to the suburbs, and how to make compromises.
A PDF copy of page 132 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The page documents the transitional project 'Hunters & Collectors Building'. Note that images have been removed from the page for copyright reasons.
A PDF copy of pages 130-131 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'CityView AR'. Photo with permission: HITLABNZ
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.
An aerial photograph looking west over Cathedral Square with the Christchurch Cathedral in the centre.
The Octagon Live restaurant, seen from Hereford Street.
The old Public Trust Office building on Oxford Terrace.
Broken windows on the old Public Trust Office building on Oxford Terrace have been covered with plastic sheeting.
Large cracks running down the mud brick chimney of Deans Cottage. The chimney has been supported by wooden bracing.
The building which formerly housed the Coffee Club on High Street, standing alone after surrounding buildings have been demolished.
Damage to the facade of the Cashfields Arcade building, seen above the cordon fencing at the east end of the Re:Start mall.
Scaffolding around Riccarton House, which is under restoration.
Scaffolding around Riccarton House, which is under restoration.
Scaffolding around Riccarton House, which is under restoration. A shipping container in the foreground is being used for storage.
Shands Emporium standing alone on Hereford Street, the buildings on either side of it demolished.
Large cracks running down the mud brick chimney of Deans Cottage. The chimney has been supported by wooden bracing.
Shands Emporium standing alone on Hereford Street, the buildings on either side of it demolished. The exposed west side is protected by plastic sheeting.
The building which formerly housed the Coffee Club on High Street, standing alone after surrounding buildings have been demolished.
The heritage building in Cashel Mall which formerly housed Kathmandu.
Steel and wooden structures protect Our City O-Tautahi from further damage.
The dome of the Isaac Theatre Royal, covered in plastic sheeting and suspended in its stage area, awaits restoration.
Caleb Middendorf tries out the penny farthing bicycle in one of the reopened galleries of the Canterbury Museum.
The east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre. Shipping containers in front of the building protect Tuam Street in case it falls.
The east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre. Part of the roof sits on the ground in the section next door.