The Earthquake Commission has more than doubled its estimate of costs from the Canterbury earthquakes, to 7-point-1 billion dollars.
The growing permanence and sophistication of Christchurch, is evident in this photograph of Lichfield Street. Taken by the Burton Brother’s, the photograph shows us that the little frontier …
A photograph of damaged buildings on High Street.
A photograph of building rubble on High Street.
A photograph of building rubble on High Street.
A photograph of damaged buildings on High Street.
A photograph of damaged buildings on High Street.
Mark Wilson is the Principle of Cashmere High School.
A photograph of workers from the Residential Access Project standing on High Street near the intersection with Tuam Street. In the background, a trailer is being loaded with items salvaged from people's homes during the project which gave residents temporary access to the cordon to retrieve items from their homes.
A photograph of workers loading a trailer with items salvaged from people's homes during the Residential Access Project. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.
A photograph of two workers loading a truck with items from people's homes during the Residential Access Project. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.
A photograph of trailers full of furniture and belongings from people's homes on Poplar Lane parked on High Street near the intersection with Tuam Street. The items were removed from the homes during the Residential Access Project which gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve their possessions.
A photograph of workers from the Residential Access Project walking down Tuam Street. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.
A submerged walkway next to the Avon River. The water level of the Avon River is higher than normal along Avonside Drive.
Workers pumping out sewage along Ashgrove Terrace.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site in the foreground, and SOL Square in the background".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "143 Manchester Street to 116 Lichfield Street".
Construction workers working on the Loons Circus Theatre Company building on Canterbury Street in Lyttelton.
A photograph looking west down Armagh Street towards the Forsyth Barr and PricewaterhouseCoopers buildings. A shipping container is situated on the left side of the road and two people in high-visibility vests and hard hats can be seen crossing the road.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The street signs and way-marking board place this scene at the intersection of Manchester, High and Lichfield Streets, even if you struggle to find other landmarks that place it there".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River is at this point on Avonside Drive 10 km from the estuary. At high tide the river now overflows its banks showing that the ground has sunk by about 40 cm".
Structural Engineers from the New Zealand and Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue teams performing assessments of buildings on High Street near Manchester Street.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team working on Tuam Street near the intersection of High Street. In the background are several piles of rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "152 High Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "152 High Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "152 High Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "152 High Street".
The Avon River at high tide, along Avonside Drive.
The partially-collapsed ANZ Bank Chambers on High Street.
A photograph of a damaged building on High Street.