A sign on the fence cordoning off High Street. It reads "Month 1, Month 2, Month 3, Month 4, Month 5, Month 6. When is the recovery starting?
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "People gathered at the cordon fences to gaze and record what they saw (looking towards High Street)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Ballantynes in Cashel Mall".
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings, captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to Hunters and Collectors and Cosmic Corner on High Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "At the entrance to Struthers Lane between 139 and 141 Manchester Street".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Victoria Square is at the centre of this picture with its green lawns and trees. The bare patch of earth in front s the demolition sites of the Allan McLean building, the Oxford on Avon, and Plunket House. The contract to demolish the Crowne Plaza Hotel has been let, while the fate of the Town Hall is still undecided. The Convention Centre is coming down. On the very bottom, slightly to the right is the Medlab building which is also to be demolished. In the bottom left corner is the PWC building which is also to be demolished".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "View from Cashel Mall looking over the Whitcoulls site and the demolition of Wendy's in Hereford Street to the back of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square".
An empty section on the corner of Cashel and Colombo Streets where buildings have been demolished. In the background, a "drummer boy" dummy dressed in a hi-vis jacket sits on top of one of the still-standing High Street buildings. Written on the back of the building is "Merry Christmas Christchurch Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum".
A photograph of a bicycle decorated with artificial flowers leaning against a post box. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street".
An aerial photograph of Manchester Street near Cambridge Terrace. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new Christchurch emerges - more colourful than before. The tree wrapped in high visibility is another project from artist Peter Majendie. The newly planted grass on the right hand side of the photo is on the PGC site and an adjoining site and is a CERA initiative. In the foreground of the photos the former site of St Luke's is now attractively laid out, while the splendour of the trees on the site can be fully appreciated".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The spiral staircase in Alice in Videoland on the corner of High Street and Tuam".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking in through a broken window of the Oxford On Avon, Colombo Street. It's really hard to see here in a 2 dimensional photo, but the floor has been pushed up into a huge mound about 60cm high".
A doorway on the second storey of the building that formerly housed the Coffee Club on High Street. The door has been exposed by the demolition of the adjoining building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "View from the roof of Alice in Videoland building".
Damage to the building housing Java Coffee House, on the corner of High and Lichfield Streets. The facade of the upper storey has collapsed, destroying the awnings below.
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".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A digger working up high on the Gallery Apartments, drilling holes in the concrete slabs".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "View from the roof of Alice in Videoland building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "TV camera crew heading towards Cathedral Square".
A photograph of architecture students in hard hats and high-visibility vests, on the site of the Etch-A-Sketch installation.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Containers for the new shopping complex in Cashel Mall".
A photograph of One Sugar Bowl and the Globe Cafe on High Street. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remarkable that the cards and postcards are still there".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Whitcoulls site (left) and Ballantynes (right), Cashel Mall".
A "drummer boy" dummy dressed in a hi-vis jacket sits on top of one of a building on High Street. Written on the back of the building is "Merry Christmas Christchurch Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum".
Paintwork on the side of a building in High Street exposed by the demolition of the adjoining building. The photographer comments, "I'm fascinated by the 'shadows' left behind on the sides of buildings by their neighbours".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Choir boys dressed in choir gowns and high viz jackets preparing for the memorial service in Cathedral Square. Art Gallery, Montreal Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor car park demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Running repairs on the huge hydraulic nibbler".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland towards Poplar Lane, showing how little is left there. Twisted Hop had a 'make safe' status at the time of this picture, now changed to demolish".