A cordon check point on Durham Street. The demolition site was a building that housed Laycock Collision Repairs. The Christchurch Casino can be seen in the background.
Detail of building rubble, road cones and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Diva on High Street".
A member of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team clearing a piece of steel at the site of the CTV building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of Warners Hotel, taken from Gloucester Street with a view through to the Heritage Hotel and Millennium Hotel. The Hotel Grand Chancellor is behind".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Basement of 127 Lichfield Street (The Travel Doctor)".
Site is managed on behalf of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Building Failure Caused by the Canterbury Earthquakes by the Department of Internal Affairs.
The remains of several collapsed buildings on Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The sites formerly housed the Lyttelton Lounge cafe, the Opportunity Shop and NZ Souvenir.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A partially-demolished building on the corner of Colombo and Gloucester Streets".
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building, previously the site of Portobello Antiques on Tuam Street. The second storey wall has collapsed leaving the inside exposed.
A member of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team clearing a piece of steel at the site of the CTV building.
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams cutting through the steel at the site of the CTV building.
A member of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue team using wire cutters to cut through steel at the site of the CTV building.
A photograph of members of the Dog Section of the New Zealand Police at the site of an earthquake-damaged building in central Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Concrete muncher".
A partly constructed tilt slab building on the demolition site of 338 Montreal Street. In the background, a severely damaged B&B can be seen.
A partly constructed tilt slab building on the demolition site of 338 Montreal Street. In the background, a severely damaged B&B can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The plan for this building in Lichfield Street (as relayed to Ross by the contractors) is to remove the roof and open as a bar within 3 weeks".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Girls High School sign". The sign reads, "This site is closed but the school is open. Avonside Girls High School has been temporarily relocated to Burnside High School, 151 Greers Road, Burnside 8053. Please do not enter this site - earthquake-damaged buildings".
Damage to the church hall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. Masonry has fallen from one of the building's gables and has been piled against its base. The site has been enclosed in a safety fence. A spray-painted sign can be seen at the base of the building reading, "Danger! Wall unstable, stay clear". A piece of plywood is also visible weather proofing the building's roof.
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street and High Streets".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A brick wall which collapsed onto a digger on the site of a demolished building on Bedford Row".
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams watching a digger clear rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
Students from the University of Canterbury preparing a demolished building site in Sydenham. This is where Gap Filler's Community Chess Board is to be built.
Students from the University of Canterbury preparing a demolished building site in Sydenham. This is where Gap Filler's Community Chess Board is to be built.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester Street - this big machine munches concrete rubble and reduces it to aggregate for hard fill on building sites".
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building, previously the site of Portobello Antiques on Tuam Street. The wall of the second storey has collapsed leaving the inside exposed.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building, previously the site of Portobello Antiques on Tuam Street. The wall of the second storey has collapsed leaving the inside exposed.
A photograph of the entrance to Ballantynes on Cashel Street. A sign by the door that states the building is a construction site and a multiple hazards area.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner High, Manchester and Lichfield Streets".