
A photograph of the Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
Mike Hewson's installation "Government Life Suspension", seen from Oxford Terrace.
Mike Hewson's installation "Government Life Suspension", seen from Oxford Terrace.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The north side of Cathedral Square with the Cathedral, the Telecom building, Citizens' War Memorial, Clarendon Tower, Grant Thornton building, and Government Life building visible".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site between the former Government Life building (on the right) and Grant Thornton House with Chancery Lane in the background".
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".
Transcript of Paddy's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, Rhys Jones, speaking to sailors on the HMNZS Otago. The ship travelled to Lyttelton after the 22 February 2011 earthquake to help in the relief effort.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building in the Christchurch central city.
A torn and faded sign attached to a cordon fence on Tuam Street advertises a Rally for Democracy.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rubble in Cathedral Square being stockpiled to provide a high base platform for the giant nibbler to demolish the Grant Thornton building (upper left) and the Government Life building (right)".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Government Life Building in Cathedral Square, with the Grant Thornton and Clarendon Tower buildings visible behind. All of these buildings are expected to be demolished".
Piles of rubble on the site of the CTV Building. In the background, the elevator shaft can be seen.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 31 December 2013 entitled, "They've got to be joking".
A photograph of a woman making coffee in a temporary café in a house in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of a woman digging in the garden of a property with a damaged side fence. In the background, the house next door has its side wall missing.
A photograph of a hole in the footpath outside a residential property. Liquefaction has spilled out of the hole and settled on the pavement around it.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office ordering at a temporary café. The café was set up in a house in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of piles of bricks from earthquake-damaged buildings along the side of a road in Christchurch.
A photograph of a woman in a temporary café in a house in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of roadworks on a bridge in Christchurch.
A photograph of a side table and stool outside a temporary café in the Christchurch central city. The café was set up in a house after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building in the Christchurch central city. Some of the windows have broken and have been covered with plastic and tape.
A photograph of liqufaction on a footpath in Christchurch.
A photograph of a digger on the side of the road in Canterbury.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office ordering at a temporary café. The café was set up in a house in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of roadworks on a bridge in Christchurch.
People enjoying coffee outside the temporary location of the CIRA Coffee & Wares Café set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a side table and stool outside a temporary café in the Christchurch central city. The café was set up in a house after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a garage full of furniture and other belongings in Christchurch.