Crowne Plaza Demolition

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12th April 2012 Demolition of Crowne Plaza/Park Royal Hotel due to damage from 22nd February 2011 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks

Emergency Response

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A few older Christchurch Earthquake Pics from after the 6.3 last Feb (2011). And yes the aftershocks are still happening.. Twitter | Facebook |

Crowne Plaza Demolition

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12th April 2012 Demolition of Crowne Plaza/Park Royal Hotel due to damage from 22nd February 2011 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks

Crowne Plaza Demolition

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

12th April 2012 Demolition of Crowne Plaza/Park Royal Hotel due to damage from 22nd February 2011 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks

Crowne Plaza Demolition

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12th April 2012 Demolition of Crowne Plaza/Park Royal Hotel due to damage from 22nd February 2011 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks

20121117_0342_1D3-85 Fuze Cafe

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Went into this cafe a few times in years gone by (all on camera club field trips or photowalks). It was a nice two-storey building then. Not now after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.

Bringing the house down

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPXqb7k4azU Details inside a half demolished theatre in central Christchurch. November, 2012. Christchurch, NZ. (c)Mike Brebner. All rights reserved.

Christchurch Earthquake - Godley House, Diamond Harbour

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Due to the 7.1 earthquake on 4th September 2010 and then the following earthquakes Godley House has suffered severe damage. Godley house was built in 1880 by Harvey Hawkins - see www.godleyhouse.co.nz/

Christchurch Press 23 February 2012: One Year On: Taking Stock Special Fea…

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Page 2 of a One Year On: Taking Stock special feature in the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 23 February 2012.

Christchurch Press 22 February 2012: Section A, Page 1

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Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 22 February 2012.

Christchurch Press 22 February 2012: Section A, Page 4

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Page 4 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 22 February 2012.

Rosa Harris’ Corner Shop, Beckenham 1919

Articles, Lost Christchurch

It is the start of the second week of June 1919 and New Zealand’s Prime Minister, William Massey and the Minister of Finance, Sir Joseph Ward, are in Paris awaiting the signing of the Peace Treaty …

Julius von Haast and his Milkcan Seismometer

Articles, Lost Christchurch

German born colonist, Sir Julius von Haast, was an explorer specialising in geology. Amongst his many achievements was the founding of the Canterbury Museum. Born Johann Franz von Haast in 1822, in…

In Defense of the Christchurch Girl

Articles, Lost Christchurch

According to the Press, feeble out of doors, useless in domestic duties, the Christchurch girl’s most deplorable feature is her absolute lack of brains and mental culture…

Whaling, Forty Mile Beach, A Gruesome Discovery – A Pioneer’s Story

Articles, Lost Christchurch

By a Pioneer of the Fifties Many years previous to, and some few years after the arrival of the first four ships, the coast of New Zealand was frequented by whalers, notably those of England, Ameri…

Canterbury College students out for sport on Capping Day

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The Canterbury College Students’ procession as part of the capping festival took place on the morning of 13 June 1915, and despite the enormous crowd of spectators that crammed every inch of …

The Clock Tower – neglected by the Government, admired by the People

Articles, Lost Christchurch

As Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee drew near in 1897, plans were being put in place throughout the Dominion for suitable memorials. In Christchurch, a number of funds were set up and subscri…

Government Geologist reports on ‘extraordinary earthquake phenomena’

Articles, Lost Christchurch

After the September, 1888 earthquake centred in Hanmer caused extensive damage to the Christchurch cathedral, the government geologist, Alexander McKay was sent out to review the land damage. This …

1880s Christchurch – Dull and as Flat as a Kitchen Table

Articles, Lost Christchurch

In 1886, an English woman who called herself ‘Hopeful’, wrote of her experiences after emigrating to Christchurch, New Zealand.  She berated the agents of shipping companies who painted…

September 1888 – the most destructive earthquake since the Canterbury Pilg…

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Shortly after 4 o’clock this morning the whole of the South and a portion of the North Island was shaken by a violent shock of earthquake, the most severe experienced for more than 20 years……

Gala Day at Wainoni Park – 1909

Articles, Lost Christchurch

There is great excitement in the households around Christchurch today. It’s the Labour Day holiday and many families are going to Wainoni Park for the opening of the season. Everyone has been…

‘The Bricks’ and Shipping on the Avon

Articles, Lost Christchurch

When Christchurch was Young Written for Ellesmere Guardian by Mr W. A. Taylor, 1944 The Avon river (Otakaro) predates its sister stream the Heathcote (Opawaho) as a navigable course to Christchurch…

An Extraordinary Accident

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Excitement at Lyttelton The ordinary routine of running the express train on the No. 2 wharf at Lyttelton and transferring the passengers to the waiting ferry steamer was disturbed on the evening o…

A Poor Joke! A Premonition of What Was Yet to Come.

Articles, Lost Christchurch

This photographically produced postcard of Christchurch’s Provincial Government buildings, appearing twisted and warped, was a semi-humorous card sent out at Christmas after the Murchison ear…

“It’s over!” Armistice Day in Cathedral Square

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Cathedral Square hosted one of New Zealand’s most significant historic events after the armistice was signed by the Western Allies and the Central Powers on 11th November 1918 in Paris, Franc…

Convict transportation, whaling adventures, drunken sprees: a life lived a…

Articles, Lost Christchurch

A colourful account of Maori and early European life before the arrival of the first four ships. Jimmy Robinson, who lived as a ‘Pakeha Maori’ at Akaroa and helped raise the British fla…

“Would to God I had never heard the name of New Zealand”

Articles, Lost Christchurch

“To tell you is a great task, for I can assure you it is a most awful country,” wrote James Boot from Christchurch, New Zealand in letter to his parents in Nottingham, England in June, …

Motor Cycle Racing at New Brighton Sands, 1905

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The tide at New Brighton could go out a long way and the sand was hard, making motor and bicycle racing on New Brighton beach a popular past time that would draw the crowds. Many cycling and motor …

John Peacock and his Controversial Fountain

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A Tale of Convicts, Ship Wrecks, Strange Family Relations, and a £500 Bequest. Before the Canterbury Settlement was inaugurated, a young Australian lad landed at Port Cooper in the company of his f…

Built with earthquakes in mind – St. Michael and All the Angels Church c.1…

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The Anglican church of St. Michael and All the Angels, at 84 Oxford Terrace, stands on the site of the first church the Canterbury Association’s settlers built in 1851.   Perhaps there a…