Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street/Hereford Street intersection - west view".
A photograph submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Locksley Avenue home. Front slump with Avon river high tide and rudimentary stopbank. 10 April 2011.".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street/Hereford Street intersection - east view".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cranmer Centre on the corner of Armagh and Montreal Streets, formerly the Christchurch Girls High School".
A photograph of a building in Cashel Mall. The demolition of the adjoining building has exposed an old advertising sign on the awning, reading, "High grade footwear at keen prices".
Signs posted the fence cordoning off High Street. They read "Welcome to Limboland, just waiting!", "Christchurch Economic Recovery Abandoned", and "We're raising $50,000 for our City C96 FM".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street/Hereford Street intersection - north view".
The flooded and silt-laden Avon River seen from River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Avon at high tide, River Rd, looking towards the Medway St Bridge".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cranmer Centre on the corner of Armagh and Montreal Streets, formerly the Christchurch Girls High School".
A photograph of the former site of Plume on High Street with damage to the awning and window. Inside, mannequins can still be seen hanging from the ceiling.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street/Hereford Street intersection - south view".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street/Hereford Street intersection - south - east view".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street/Hereford Street intersection - north - west view".
A wooden brace holding up a window of the Cramner Centre, formerly Christchurch Girls' High School. The masonry above the window has fallen away during the earthquake.
Wooden bracing holding up the remaining masonry of this wall of the Cramner Centre (formerly Christchurch Girls' High School). Above the bracing, the masonry has fallen away.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "TV camera crew heading towards Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street/Cashel Street intersection (north view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street/Hereford Street intersection - north-east view".
An emergency and security staff member is pictured with high-vis and hard hat, preparing to enter the 6th floor of the Registry building to retrieve work from the offices- with attitude.
The cartoon depicts the Minister of Earthquakes Gerry Brownlee, with a portaloo in place of a head. He holds in his hand a document which reads 'Govt appointed quake panel (Shipley etc) paid twice normal fees: $1000 - 1400 daily'. A voice from inside the toilet says 'It's because they're high calibre people!' Context: Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee lobbied his colleagues to pay a Government-appointed panel more than twice the recommended rate because he claimed they would not do it for less - even though he never asked them. On Mr Brownlee's advice, the Cabinet more than doubled the pay rates for the panel from the recommended fees, which was a daily rate of $360 to $655 for the panel chairman and $270 to $415 for panel members. The Cabinet increased this to $1400 a day for the chairman and $1000 a day for the other members. (NZ Herald, 9 August 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The first of Christchurch's high-rise buildings to close after the February earthquake has reopened. All the tenants of the12-storey HSBC Tower are now back in the building which has been extensively checked by engineering experts.
A photograph submitted by Jenny to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Hereford Street a couple of minutes after the quake. Dust from collapsed buildings visible in the background looking towards High Street.".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "South-west corner of the Manchester and Lichfield Streets intersection".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Containers for the new shopping complex in Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Building the Re:START container shops in Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Building the Re:START container shops in Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Building the Re:START container shops in Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Building the Re:START container shops in Cashel Mall".