The Manchester Securities House being demolished on Glouchester Street. Seen over a vacant site left after the demolition of a building.
A street cordon on Montreal Street. In the background a digger works on the demolition of the St Elmo Courts building.
Diggers working on an almost empty site after demolition of classrooms and other teaching facilities at Rangi Ruru Girls' High School.
A group of people watching the demolition work on the Brannigan's Building at the corner of Oxford Terrace and Gloucester Street.
A demolition site. In the background is the former Christchurch City Council building, cranes and the Westpac Building on the left.
Detail of some deconstruction work on the Crowne Plaza Hotel, close up with a digger on a pile of demolition rubble.
Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river.
Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river.
View down Colombo Street. Some damage to buildings can be seen to the left and a demolition site on the right.
Demolition site behind behind the cordon fence. Some graffiti on the wall and a crane can be seen in the background.
A vacant lot left by the demolition of a building on Latimer Square. In the background is the Newstalk ZB building.
A page banner promoting articles about a repair report for Christ Church Cathedral, and the controlled demolition of Radio Network House.
A Phoenis Palm (Phoenix canariensis) that was in someone's back yard prior to the demolition of houses post the 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Hagley Courts on Riccarton Avenue.
Earthquake demolition work in Christchurch has made way for an urban farm that is equipping young people with life and work skills.
Shot from up Hunstbury Hill with a 600mm f/4 on a very grey morning. 8am demolition. The guy behind me only looked up when the sounds of the explosion reahed us and the building was half way down!
Warwick Isaacs is director of planning and transition for Civil Defence and as such has issued demolition orders for 128 buildings, 37 in the city. Gerry Brownlee has chosen the Government's 'demolition man' Warwick Isaacs to head the rebuild of central Christchurch. The buildings were damaged in the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
An incomplete page layout for the front page of The Press, featuring a story about the proposed demolition of ChristChurch Cathedral.
An exposed brick wall left after the demolition of the adjoining building. The internal wooden structure and cabling can now be seen.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Locals watch the demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
The intersection of Aberdeen and Manchester Street. Straight ahead is St Mary's Catholic Church and a demolition site is on the right.
Flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building at the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road.
Flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building at the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road.
A vacant site left after the demolition of a building. The adjoining building, which was part of Piko Wholefoods is still intact.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Locals watch the demolition of shops on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbados Street".
The vacant lot left after the demolition of the Strategy Building on Victoria Street. In the background is the Victoria Clock Tower.
An impressive Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis) that was in someone's back yard prior to the demolition of houses post the 2011 earthquake.
Head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, Roger Sutton is in our Christchurch studio .
A digitally manipulated image of building rubble.
<b>Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste contributes to over 50% of New Zealand’s overall waste. Materials such as timber, plasterboard, and concrete make up 81% of the C&D waste that goes into landfills each year. Alongside this, more than 235 heritage-listed buildings have been demolished in Christchurch since the 2011 earthquakes. This research portfolio aims to find a solution to decrease C&D waste produced by demolishing heritage buildings.</b> With the recent announcement of The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament’s demolition, this will be another building added to the list of lost heritage in Christchurch. This research portfolio aims to bridge the relationship between heritage and waste through the recycling and reuse of the demolished materials, exploring the idea that history and heritage are preserved through building material reuse. This research portfolio mainly focuses on reducing construction and demolition waste in New Zealand, using the design of a new Catholic Cathedral as a vessel. This thesis will challenge how the construction and design industry deals with the demolition of heritage buildings and their contribution to New Zealand’s waste. It aims to explore the idea of building material reuse not only to reduce waste but also to retain the history and heritage of the demolished building within the materials.