Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
St Elmo Courts corner of Montreal & Hereford Streets
Gloucester Street looking west, near the corner of Manchester Street.
Colombo Street looking north, taken from the Gloucester Street intersection.
Structural engineers taking a break on the roof of the Warners Hotel, Cathedral Square.
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Saint Asaph Street between Madras & Manchester Streets
View of Cathedral Square, taken from the Warners Novotel.
Robert Jones Building - corner of Colombo & Armagh Street
Corin Dann reporting from the Christchurch Art Gallery/Civil Defence Headquarters for TVNZ.
Palmers Road, near the corner of Caithness Street, New Brighton, Christchurch.
Demolition (Deconstruction) of the partially pancaked multi story car park above the old Smith City building. Taken from the Moorhouse-Colombo Street flyover.
Another hole has appeared in the street where a building has been demolished. Selwyn Dealers next door sensibly moved all their stock away from the adjoining wall just in case.
Christchurch's old central city police station building will now be demolished on Sunday by implosion. Another one of Christchurch recognisable buildings to be given a death sentence following the earthquakes of 2010/2011. Photo by Geoff Trotter at www.dreamdreams.co.nz
Tantum Ergo Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail, Lo! oe'r ancient forms departing Newer rites of grace prevail; Faith for all defects supplying, Where the feeble senses fail. Note: The text of this hymn was composed by St. Thomas Aquinas and, along with O Salutaris Hostia, is strongly associated with the Benedict...
Today is the anniversary of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Canterbury on 4 September 2010, and two lights - The White Lights of Hope - were turned on this evening from the square to help fill the city's "dark heart" and remind residents to look forward to a bright future. Note: While I was capturing this image we had a ...
Today is the anniversary of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Canterbury on 4 September 2010, and two lights - The White Lights of Hope - were turned on this evening from the square to help fill the city's "dark heart" and remind residents to look forward to a bright future. Note: While I was capturing this image we had a ...
This is St Peters Riccarton. It was damaged in one of the two big Earthquakes to hit Christchurch in September 2010 and February 2011. Its taken a LONG time for work to really get going, but now that it is, they are also upgrading and extending the church with a modern annexe.
Toppled statue of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, Worcester Street near Oxford Terrace.
Colombo Street looking north towards Cathedral Square, taken from near the corner of Saint Asaph Street.
The Iconic Bar, near the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street.
813 Colombo Street looking south-ish, near the corner of Peterborough Street.
PGC - Pyne Gould Corporation building; photo taken from the roof of the Warners Novotel, Cathedral Square.
YHA Christchurch City Central, 273 Manchester Street, between Armagh Street and Gloucester Street.
View of The Press building, taken from the roof of the Warners Novotel, Cathedral Square.
Colombo Street looking south towards the Port Hills, taken from near the corner of Saint Asaph Street.
Manchester Street looking north-ish, taken from the Gloucester Street intersection.
Montreal Street looking north, near the corner of Hereford Street, Christchurch.
Oxford Terrace Baptist Church from the car park. Madras Street is the other side of the building, the Central Fire Station is behind me.
Another house has gone from Seabreeze Close, Pacific Park, Bexley, leaving just the concrete base, a few floor tiles and the smashed toilet (throne). Houses are being demolished (85%) or deconstructed/shifted (15%) as a result of land damage in the major earthquakes of 4th September 2010, 22nd February 2011, 13th June 2011 and 23rd December 2...