Photos from Aotea Square during the two minutes' silence held around New Zealand on March 1, 2011 at 12.51pm File ref: CCL-2011-03-01-Earthquake-Silence-Auckland-staff From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos from Aotea Square during the two minutes' silence held around New Zealand on March 1, 2011 at 12.51pm File ref: CCL-2011-03-01-Earthquake-Silence-Auckland-staff-2 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on 22 February 2011.CCL-2011-02-22-Earthquake-P1110182 We all have earthquake stories to tell — and we’d like to hear yours. Please submit your story on our website, and let us ...
Photos taken of the Mobile Library on March 31, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-31-Mobile-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 025 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in New Brighton on March 31 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-25-New Brighton-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 004 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photo taken outside Opawa Community Church on March 20 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-20-After-The-Earthquake-P1110691 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.
There are occasional sewerage spills into the Avon River while all the sewer and road repairs are carried out. This rock wall was level and well above high tide level prior to the eathquakes. All the houses that can been seen here (except for those on the distant Port Hills) are in the suburban "red zone" and are still to be demolished.
Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.
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...
The basement of the "Price Waterhouse" building after demolition after the Christchurch earthquakes...
A very different looking Castle Rock to what was there pre earthquakes.
Sewer repairs due to earthquake damage have our street totally closed off apart from pedestrian traffic down the footpath.
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Demolition of the support structure for NZ Breweries smokestack in Christchurch. CERES NZ's nibbler is at work, the pipe stack having been removed yesterday (Saturday). I retuned three hours later to see what progress had been made and it was GONE! See next photo. Damage to complex was from the 22/02/20011 earthquake.
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Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrameny aka Christchurch Basilica
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File reference: CCL-2011-11-25-Presspass-November2011 524 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries. Passes for The Press Christchurch Writers Festival, cancelled due to the earthquakes.
File reference: CCL-2011-11-22-IMG_0782PODattheShow November2011 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-025 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_003.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. Photograph taken 12 May 2012 File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_006.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_010.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photos taken in Lyttelton on April 16 at the official re-opening ceremony following the February 22 earthquake. Cake was served, and Greg Malcolm entertained. File reference: CCL-2011-04-16-Lyttelton-Library-re-opening-P1110828 From the collection of Christchurch City Lib...
Photos taken in Lyttelton on April 16 at the official re-opening ceremony following the February 22 earthquake. Cake was served, and Greg Malcolm entertained. File reference: CCL-2011-04-16-Lyttelton-Library-re-opening-P1110829 From the collection of Christchurch City Lib...
Photos taken in Lyttelton on April 15 showing the demolition of the Volcano Cafe, the Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries and the coastal living design store following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-15-London-Street-Demolition-IMG_0155 From the collection of
Photos taken in Lyttelton on April 15 showing the demolition of the Volcano Cafe, the Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries and the coastal living design store following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-15-London-Street-Demolition-IMG_0152 From the collection of
Photos taken in Lyttelton on April 15 showing the demolition of the Volcano Cafe, the Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries and the coastal living design store following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-15-London-Street-Demolition-IMG_0142 From the collection of