There is one chair for each of the 185 people who lost their lives in the quakes
All that remains of the Theatre Royal plus the interior dome under plastic wrap at the back
Manchester Courts, a seven-storey building on the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets, is a category one historic place built in 1905-1906 that up until the 7.1 earthquake, housed offices. News of the scheduled demolition provoked an emotional response from the people of Christchurch. UPDATE 14 October 2010: A group of residents is campaig...
A video about weddings taking place in Christchurch in the days following 4 September 2010, despite the disruptions caused by the earthquake.
(From our correspondent.) Christchurch (N.Z.) Ten years ago I visited Christchurch for the first time, and recorded my impressions of the place in the columns of The Daily News. A decade means a go…
Photo taken Jan 2011 - the cracks in the front of the building get a little bigger with each aftershock.
Photo taken Jan 2011 as the church is demolished.
Still standing in Jan 2011 - but the buildings future is unknown - It is probably destined to be demolished.
Same view as a previous shot - taken in January 2011 after the block of buildings was demolished.
Photo taken Jan 2011 as the church is demolished.
Aftermath of Sept 4th Earthquake
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waiting for assessment the pattern of the aftershock since Saturday the 04/09/2010 www.stuff.co.nz/national/canterbury-earthquake/4114666/Qu...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Red sticker on restaurants and take out places on Victoria Street".
A stone cairn that was erected in Cathedral Square during a public protest against the sacking of Environment Canterbury councillors and the appointment of commissioners in their place
A temporary work place for the Fire Service has been set up in front of the Christchurch City Fire Station. Part of their original building has been fenced off.
A temporary work place for the Fire Service has been set up in fron of the Christchurch City Fire Station. Part of their original building has been fenced off.
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 …
Since early European settlement, the caves that honeycombed the Port Hills, from Sumner to Lyttelton, have been used by all manner of loners, vagrants and deserters as places of escape or retreat O…
It was hard to avoid sinking up to your knees in wet weather in Market Square in 1862. This panoramic photograph shows Christchurch’s Market Place (later renamed Victoria Square) the damp ge…
Water front car park shattered by the earthquake. Was a very solid piece of tarmac.
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The window that was hanging precariously finally fell when the Boxing Day 4.9 shock hit at 10.30am
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.
Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake
Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake
Manchester Courts, a seven-storey building on the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets, is a category one historic place built in 1905-1906 that up until the 7.1 earthquake, housed offices. News of the scheduled demolition provoked an emotional response from the people of Christchurch. UPDATE 14 October 2010: A group of residents is campaig...
A Christchurch city council manager has told the Royal Commission there was an element of chaos after the first earthquake in September 2010 as staff sought to get systems in place.
The cleared site, where 115 lost their lives in the February 22, 2011 earthquake, has been turned into a memorial garden, which is intended to be a place for reflection and rememberance.