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20130827_2653_1D3-24 12 level BNZ building now looks like this

20130130_2018_1D3-170 How long will this view remain - brewery being demol…

Demolition of the BNZ building

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This will open up the street to the Avon River

20130511_1538_EOS M-22 The Last National Bank?

I think all the National Banks in the country have been either closed or rebranded ANZ, but this one on the corner of Colombo and Armagh Streets is still inside the CBD red zone and has yet to be touched. I have heard that this building is staying so whether it becomes an ANZ or not time will tell. This was one of the top five busiest pedest...

20130403_2908_G12-25 Cardboard Cathedral

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The temporary (10 years?) and cheap ($4-6 million) Anglican Cathedral being built a few hundred meters away from the old stone structure that was the centre of Christchurch. Both buildings (the original and this) have caused a lot of controversy, many wanting the old stone one to be repaired (the church want to demolish it), and this as a waste ...

High St.

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This is still cordoned off and there was a fire since the quakes

Memorial

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This is in Madras St, The CTV building ws on the right far corner

20131231_8513_EOS M-22 The chocolate double decker

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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. This bus is used as a chocolate restaurant, and is parked next to the Pallet Pavilion on the site of the old Park Royal Hotel.

20131231_8504_EOS M-22 Looking up Cashel Street

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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. For 36 years I worked in a now gone building where that red car is parked (on the left). and would have walked this route thousands of times, yet now it is...

20130511_1535_EOS M-22 Captain Cook (Day 131/365)

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The statue of Captain Cook looks over an empty Victoria Square with autumn leaves lying around. This used to be a very tidy and busy area, but is now nearly all fenced off. Pedestrian access to this section was established about five or six months ago.

20130304_2842_G12-10 Christchurch Gondola test running (Day 63/365)

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Hopefully will be open again later this month - 25 months afer the February earthquake.

20130325_1112_EOS M-25 Water water everywhere! (Day 84/365)

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While the whole of the North Island is under drought conditions and parts of the South Island likely to follow suit, I doubt it will happen in Christchurch. With hundreds of earthquake road, water and sewer repairs underway many are spilling hundreds of litres of water per minute, like this one outside my house. It has been running like this fo...

20130206_0195_EOS M-21 Salvation Army Citadel

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A week ago this building was intact, now partially demolished. Will be an empty site in a week or two.

20130112_2581_G12-14 How the levels have changed

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Post the earthquakes land has sunk and in this case the track is below high tide level. It would have been at least 500mm above the highest tide level prior to the recent earthquakes that started on 04/09/10.

20130112_2583_G12-14 High Tide on Avon River, Pacific Park, Bexley.

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All this is "red zone" after the earthquakes and has to be demolished. The roof of my "old" house (now owned by the government) can be seen between the third and fourth river-side houses.

20130808_2293_1D3-40 New Brighton bridge

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Still awaiting a repair, but with so many bridges closed or partially closed we are lucky this one had what maybe minor damage.

20130130_1811_1D3-17 ANZ Port-A-Com

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When this building was first brought on site I spent a few hours removing the tape/paper that had been covering every window.

20131228_6797_1D3-58 The old Odeon Theatre

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The back of the old Odeon movie theatre, that was for about 15-20 years a New Life Christian Centre. This is earthquake damage, although the roof was lifted off in 2011. I don't know whether this is a building that they want to save or still awaiting demolition. The smaller building to the immediate left was restored a few years ago and for a...

20130106_1236_1D3-60 Cathedral (006/365)

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Deconstruction has been halted, but this was the front of Christchurch's most famous landmark. The tower/spire was above the nearest bit of remains.

20130704_7680_EOS M-22 Another one on the way out!

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The Mack tractor unit with "half a house" ready to depart in the middle of the night, when the roads are quiet. But where is this house heading too?

20130130_1832_1D3-67 Clarendon Towers

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Haha! This is the day before Mainzeal (see sign on fence at left) announced they had gone into receivership owing millions to the banks and sub-contractors like Smiths whose equipment is here.