A graphic illustrating a comment by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa about the Christchurch Town Hall.
The swollen Avon River running beside Boaters Restaurant in the Town Hall in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The pedestrian bridge over Kilmore Street between the Town Hall and the Convention Centre".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A sink hole near the Town Hall, Kilmore Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Pallet Pavillion and Town Hall, corner Kilmore and Durham Streets".
A photograph looking across a courtyard in Victoria Square, towards the Town Hall. Liquefaction covers the courtyard.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Town Hall. Described as 'Council deciding on the future of this building, hoping to save it'".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Ferrier Fountain".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Christchurch Town Hall viewed from Colombo Street across the Colombo Street bridge".
The Town Hall viewed from Victoria Square. The Ferrier Fountain is no longer running and weeds have grown in its bed.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crowne Plaza Hotel and Victoria Street. Casino and Town Hall on the left".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Town Hall (upper centre), Crowne Plaza Hotel remains (upper right), Convention Centre remains (lower left)".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Victoria Park, the Town Hall and Convention Centre, Crowne Plaza Hotel, the Copthorne Hotel and the Casino".
A video about the earthquake damage to the Christchurch Town Hall. The video shows footage of a tour through the inside of the Town Hall, recorded on a GoPro camera. It also includes interviews with Councillor Glenn Livingstone and Councillor Tim Carter about their impressions of the damage and the work that will be needed to fix the building.
Its budget may have blown out by almost a third more than the original figure, but this weekend the doors to the Christchurch Town Hall will re-open for the first time since the 2011 earthquakes. It was touch and go whether the 47 year-old building would even be repaired after the 6.2 quake eight years ago today. 167-million-dollars later and the city is finally getting its town hall back. Conan Young was allowed inside for a sneak peak ahead of Saturday's official opening.
During the year 1857, developments moved closer towards making colonial Christchurch a working city. The Bridle Path opening in March, provided emigrants direct access to and from Lyttelton, on a s…
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remains of the Convention Centre and the Crowne Plaza Hotel, south-east corner Durham and Kilmore Streets. Town Hall (top centre)".
An aerial photograph of Kilmore Street in the central city with the Town Hall complex in the centre and Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion on the cleared site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
A pile of pipes and cables outside the Town hall.
The Artiste Entrance of the Town Hall, behind cordon fencing.
A video of a press conference with Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, in the Christchurch Town Hall. Clinton talks about Canterbury's recovery after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. She also answers questions from members of the public.
The former Town Hall building in Rangiora, behind a cordon fence.
The Town Hall, with broken windows covered in sheeting and wooden battens.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Damaged paving at the Town Hall".
Weeds growing in the Ferrier Fountain in front of the Town Hall.
Weeds growing in the Ferrier Fountain in front of the Town Hall.
Looking across to the Town Hall. Will it stay or will it go?
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office at a graduation ceremony in the Wellington Town Hall. The volunteers were awarded certificates of appreciation at the ceremony, for their work in the emergency response to the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office at a graduation ceremony in the Wellington Town Hall. The volunteers were awarded certificates of appreciation at the ceremony, for their work in the emergency response to the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kilmore Street looking west from the Town Hall".