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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.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2224

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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.

Fairfax Video, November 2012 (1)

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A video of Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams touring the Christchurch central city Red Zone. Williams visited Christchurch for two days during his New Zealand tour to offer his support to the city. The video includes footage of Williams visiting the ChristChurch Cathedral, and meeting locals. It also includes an interview with Williams about the demolition of the ChristChurch Cathedral.

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The northern side of the Christ Church Cathedral with the cafe and store in the foreground. Shipping containers have been placed around the eastern side of the Cathedral to protect the road from falling debris. Wire fencing has also been placed around the building as a cordon. To the right, the damaged and party deconstructed tower can be seen with the missing spire which fell during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2244

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The vacant lot left after the demolition of St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square. On site is a shipping container, and next to it looks like a pile of recyclable concrete pieces.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2225

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Looking through the cordon fence from the vacant site from the demolition of St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square. The empty section it looks to is where CTV building use to be.

Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :[Rose]. 11 July 2012

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The cartoon depicts a rose window set in a stone wall. The glass circles each contain a dollar sign. Refers to the future of the Christchurch Cathedral after the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The Anglican Church seemed to only consider the money in arguing that it would be too expensive to be repaired or rebuilt. Title from file name Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Winter, Mark 1958- :On the ball. 18 May 2012

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Refers to the controversy over the decision to demolish the Christchurch Cathedral which was severely damaged in the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The Anglican Bishop of Christchurch Victoria Mathews says the decision to demolish the cathedral was reached through prayer, great deliberation and with the utmost concern for safety. The Bishop says a number of options were considered before deciding to bring the walls down but the turning point was 23 December 2011, when a series of strong quakes rocked the city. At that stage the Canterbury Earthquake Authority approached the church. "CERA told us that our plans for making safe and retrieving, and then stepping back and making further decisions were no longer adequate." Christchurch City council announced their support on Twitter this afternoon (17 May 2012) - tweeting an endorsement to an immediate pause on demolition of the Cathedral to enable deeper and more open consideration of options. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).