Quake Authority sets deadline to speed up city rebuild

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Demolition companies and building owners in central Christchurch hope efforts by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will speed up the city's rebuild after it's been languishing for weeks.

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:08 18:00:26

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A chandelier is recovered by a Southern Demolition excavator operator from a damaged shop, Shrimpton Radcliffe Design on Victoria Street, following the Canterbury earthquakes".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:10 11:50:27

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The Country Theme Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:10 11:49:51

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The Country Theme Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition".

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Protestors, escorted by police, marching down Madras Street from Cranmer Square during the Rally for the Cathedral. The rally protested the proposed demolition of the ChristChurch Cathedral.

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Looking into the Red Zone through an observation window at the east end of Re:Start mall. Inside is a worker, and ongoing demolition work being carried out.

Christchurch Cathedral - Stay of Execution

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Christ Church Cathedral has been granted a stay of execution after a High-Court ruling today to stop the planned demolition of the earthquake-damaged Christchurch central landmark.

Fairfax Video, October 2013 (2)

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A time-lapse video of excavators demolishing the Heritage Tower in Cathedral Square. The video was filmed over three months.

Fairfax Video, September 2012 (3)

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A video of an excavator demolishing the clock tower of the former railway station on Moorhouse Avenue.

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Steel reinforcement on the exterior wall, next to it is a vacant site left after the demolition of a building. Outside the fence is an aqua Ford Thunderbird car.

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Some public working on the outside of the CBD cordon at the corner of Gloucester and Cambridge Terrace. Building demolition can be seen in the background towards the right.

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Steel reinforcement on the exterior wall, next to it is a vacant site left after the demolition of a building. Outside the fence is an aqua Ford Thunderbird car.

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The intersection of Montreal and Kilmore Streets, with the Cranmer Courts on the right and on the left is a vacant lot left by the demolition of a building.

Awaiting demoloition

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20130808_2288_1D3-40 Awaiting demoloition Two relatively new town houses in the Bexley "Red Zone". Awaiting demolition due to severe land problems. Have been vandalised. #4073

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Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:10 11:25:26

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:10 11:31:52

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".

Roger Sutton to head the Earthquake Recovery Authority

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Damaged properties, water, sewerage and the demolition of buildings in the city centre are first on the list for the new man in charge of the recovery operation in Canterbury.

List of historic building to be destroyed grows

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The reality of just how many historic buildings will be lost to the Christchurch earthquake is now becoming apparent with Civil Defence adding another 123 buildings to the demolition list.

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View down Re:Start mall, building on the left has been cordoned off to the public, and a Wilson's carpark on the right which was convert from a demolition site.

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:10 11:25:45

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:10 11:29:44

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:10 11:29:53

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:10 11:29:39

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:08 17:10:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Amanda Hackett with a chandelier recovered by a Southern Demolition excavator operator from her damaged shop, Shrimpton Radcliffe Design on Victoria Street, following the Canterbury earthquakes

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:10 11:28:33

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. The historic MLC Building on Manchester Street is due for demolition. Manchester Courts".

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Building rubble from part of the Terrace on the Park apartment complex. Two buildings in the complex required urgent demolition, and the other buildings in the complex will eventually be demolished.