20130915_3522_1D3-55 Shock of the Millenium

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The damaged (and once iconic Christchurch Cathedral) waits it's fate (repaired or demolish/rebuild) with the Millenium hotel in background.

20130627_8864_1D3-32 Pay Here

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Maybe it should be titled "Pray Here"! The old church buildings next to the Christchurch Basilica (Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament) have been demolished and replaced with ANOTHER Wilson's Car Park. Hundreds of sites in the city where buildings have been demolished after the earthquakes have been replaced in the short term by car parks!

Dallington 13

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A photograph showing Jayne Cummins in her 'red zoned' home, soon to be demolished following the series of earthquakes in Christchurch.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 030

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A close up of a partially demolished building. The concrete posts have been kept intact by the reinforcement cable which runs through them.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 025

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A close up of a partially demolished building. The concrete posts have been kept intact by the reinforcement cable which runs through them.

Photograph of 231-235 Kilmore Street (20)

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A photograph of the earthquake-damaged to 235 Kilmore Street. The building next door has been demolished, exposing the side wall.

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 083

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Army and fire service personnel looking on from beside cordon fencing on Kilmore Street as a digger demolishes the Piko Wholefoods building.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2104

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Fencing around the vacant lot left by the Copthorne Hotel which has been demolished. Some building rubble still remains on the site.

Dallington 10

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A photograph showing Jean Sprott in her 'red zoned' home, soon to be demolished following the series of earthquakes in Christchurch.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1826

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The site of the demolished St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square. On the left is the former site of the CTV building.

Gerry Brownlee says 12,000 Christchurch homes could go

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The number of homes likely to be demolished in Christchurch because of earthquake damage could be as many as twelve thousand.

Photograph of City Council Civic Offices, 194-198 Manchester Street (26)

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A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble from the site of the partially-demolished City Council Civic Offices on Manchester Street.

Photograph of Wood's Mill grain silo, Wise Street (27)

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A photograph of three excavators clearing the rubble from the site of the demolished Wood's Mill grain silo on Wise Street.

Photograph of Wood's Mill grain silo, Wise Street (29)

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A photograph of an excavator clearing the rubble from the site of the demolished Wood's Mill grain silo of Wise Street.

Photograph of Wood's Mill grain silo, Wise Street (28)

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A photograph of an excavator clearing the rubble from the site of the demolished Wood's Mill grain silo of Wise Street.

Photograph of City Council Civic Offices, 194-198 Manchester Street (30)

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A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble from the site of the partially-demolished City Council Civic Offices on Manchester Street.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 053

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An excavator sits on top of a partially demolished building. The concrete posts have been kept intact by the reinforcement cable which runs through them.

Gap Filler

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A digitally manipulated photograph of the Gap Filler logo.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2119

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Two buildings in the Terrace on the Park apartment complex required urgent demolition, and the other buildings in the complex will eventually be demolished.

Photograph of 116 Centaurus Road (6)

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A photograph of a brick from the demolished house at 116 Centaurus Road. A frog stamp in the brick reads, "A & K".

Koen Broekema's Photograph 044

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An excavator sits on top of a partially demolished building. The concrete posts have been kept intact by the reinforcement cable which runs through them.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 298

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A view down Madras Street to a cordon checkpoint. In the background is the damaged Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, which has been partially demolished.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:05 03:25:57

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Buildings demolished on Manchester Street by the entrance to Sol Square via Struthers Lane".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:10 02:49:41

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. The Valley Inn in Heathcote gets demolished. Locals watch the pub get knocked down".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:10 01:03:20

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. The Valley Inn in Heathcote gets demolished. Locals watch the pub get knocked down".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:05 03:30:26

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Buildings demolished on Manchester Street by the entrance to Sol Square via Struthers Lane".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:05 03:24:01

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Buildings demolished on Manchester Street by the entrance to Sol Square via Struthers Lane".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:05 03:30:05

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Buildings demolished on Manchester Street by the entrance to Sol Square via Struthers Lane".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:05 03:31:53

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Buildings demolished on Manchester Street by the entrance to Sol Square via Struthers Lane".

We Lived Here: Bangor Street Photograph 14

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A photograph of the former sites of several houses on Bangor Street. The houses were demolished after the land was zoned Red.