A video of Bill Robinson from Nikau Demolition Ltd talking about the demolition equipment the company is using in the Christchurch central city Red Zone. Robinson explains the need to check the welds of the crane arms each day, and the need for larger jaws on some demolition projects. He also explains the crane controls.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A floor slab being removed from the Westpac building High Street".
A photograph looking south towards the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building from Colombo Street. In the background, two cranes can be seen. The Ernst and Young Building is to the left.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cranes working on the Clarendon Tower and the Grant Thornton building, viewed from Cathedral Square".
A photograph looking north up Colombo Street from near the Tuam Street intersection. In the distance, the road is closed and many cranes can be seen rising above the city.
A crane stands next to the Millennium Hotel and the BNZ building.
A photograph of a crane on Antigua Street beside the Canterbury Brewery.
A photograph of a crane on Antigua Street beside the Canterbury Brewery.
View down a street in Christchurch with a crane in the background.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Santorini restaurant.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Ferrymead Bridge".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Ferrymead Bridge".
A photograph of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers on Durham Street. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and the roof covered by plastic sheeting. A crane can be seen to the right.
A photograph of the partially-deconstructed NewstalkZB Building on Worcester Street. The windows on the south side of the building have been removed, exposing the inside. A crane can be seen in the background.
A photograph of the partially-deconstructed NewstalkZB Building on Worcester Street. The windows on the south side of the building have been removed, exposing the inside. A crane can be seen in the background.
A photograph of Oxford Terrace taken from behind a cordon fence near Hereford Street. In the distance, the partially-deconstructed Clarendon Towers can be seen, with two cranes in front.
A photograph of the Westpac Trust Building taken from behind a cordon fence on High Street. The building is under deconstruction, with many of the windows removed. In the background, cranes are filling the skyline.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers are erecting another crane to work on Clarendon Tower. Near the site of the Regent Theatre in Worcester Boulevard".
A photograph of a crane towering over the Westpac building and Holiday Inn.
A photograph of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building, the Copthorne Hotel, and the Forsyth Barr Building taken from the corner of Kilmore and Colombo Streets. In the background, a crane is hanging over the city.
A photograph looking east down Armagh Street from the Provincial Chambers Buildings. In the distance, the Victoria Apartments, Forsyth Barr, and PricewaterhouseCoopers buildings can be seen, as well as two cordon fences and a crane.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The cranes working on the Clarendon Tower and the Grant Thornton building, viewed from Cathedral Square. Government Life building (to be demolished) on the extreme right".
A crane holds a shipping container against a building while it is being demolished.
A crane holds a shipping container against a building while it is being demolished.
View down Re:Start mall with a crane and Westpac building in the background.
Deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A crane and digger are seen at work.
Ongoing demolition in the CBD, a crane and digger can be seen in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The machinery used in the demolitions keeps getting more sophisticated as the taller buildings are dealt with. This is the large crane put in place to work on the deconstruction and demolition of the BNZ Building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Triangle Centre to the cranes dominating the skyline. This picture would be a challenge for one of those puzzles where you are asked to say how many triangles there are in the photo".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The machinery used in the demolitions keeps getting more sophisticated as the taller buildings are dealt with. This is the large crane put in place to work on the deconstruction and demolition of the BNZ Building".