
People gathering at the cordon fence on Worcester Boulevard during the Rally for the Cathedral. The rally protested the proposed demolition of the ChristChurch Cathedral.
Empty demolition sites on Tuam Street. The Alice in Videoland building can be seen on left with the Wespac building and Holiday Inn in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking along Chester St West - there are already a number of empty sites and several more buildings due for demolition".
20120805_7586_1D3-600 30 seconds later the dust drifts across the city. Following the demolition of the earthquake damaged Newstalk ZB building. #2649
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of Kenton Chambers, 190-192 Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of Warners Hotel at 36-50 Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of Warners Hotel at 36-50 Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The PricewaterhouseCoopers building under deconstruction at 119 Armagh Street".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Colombo and Brougham Streets".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "PWC, Copthorne and Forsyth Barr, central city".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "PWC, Copthorne and Forsyth Barr, central city".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "PWC, Copthorne and Forsyth Barr, central city".
A digitally manipulated photograph of twisted reinforcing rods amongst the rubble from the demolition of QEII. The photographer comments, "These rarely seen worms live in the pressurised earth under the foundations of buildings. They need a damp soil and be under at least 100 pounds of pressure per square inch. After the destructive force of an earthquake they swiftly rise to the surface through gaps in the rubble. Unfortunately they quickly die and then crystallise as hard as iron in the dry low pressure air".
8 Velsheda Street, Bexley, Christchurch, across the road from my house was demolished a week or so ago, just one of many demolitions of Red Zone properties at the moment. This house was about ten years old and suffered land damage during the 4th September 2010 and 22nd February 2011 earthquakes. The same fate awaits my house later in the year o...
The vacant lot left after the demolition of St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square. The empty section in back was where CTV building use to be.
The vacant lot left after the demolition of St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square. The empty section in back was where CTV building use to be.
Demolition site of a building, where the wall on the adjoining building has been exposed. In the footpath in front is a road cone with a flower.
A photograph of an empty site and badly-damaged buildings taken from behind a fence on Madras Street. In the distance is the old Post Office building.
A photograph of an empty site and badly-damaged buildings taken from behind a fence on Madras Street. In the distance is the old Post Office building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Westpac building on the south-west corner of High and Cashel Streets, under deconstruction".
A close-up photograph of a wire fence on Madras Street. In the distance is the old Post Office building.
A digitally manipulated image of the head of a digger resting on a pile of soil. The photographer comments, "You can go anywhere you like when you are a rock star".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former convent on Exeter Street, Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of Manchester Courts, 158-160 Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former convent on Exeter Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former convent on Exeter Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph of the partially-demolished Holiday Inn. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Diggers at Terrace on the Park artistically parked, Park Terrace".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The former convent on Exeter Street, Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wildflowers on the site of a demolished building in Sydenham".