An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 3 September 2012 entitled, "There's a lot you can learn in two years....".
Decoration on the cordon fence. Ongoing construction work can be seen in the background.
View down Re:Start mall, the Bridge of Remembrance can be seen down the end.
Ongoing demolition in the CBD, a crane and digger can be seen in the background.
The Beat Street cafe on Barbadoes Street. Some damage to the footpath can be seen.
The Beat Street cafe on Barbadoes Street. Some damage to the footpath can be seen.
A proposed design by John Raven for a new cathedral, tied to a cordon fence. Clarendon Tower can be seen in the background. The photographer comments, "Someone is asking for designs for a new Christchurch Cathedral after it was announced that the old historical building will not be repaired, to be put on the fences through which people can see the de-construction of the old one. This design looks a great one to me".
An access point into the CBD cordon at the corner of Gloucester and Oxford Terrace. Road cones and fencing can be seen in the background with a sign saying 'Access point. Hours of operation 6am-7pm daily. Outside this house use Manchester St/Cambridge Terrace access point'. Inside the cordon, a station can be seen on the left, as well as some workers and cars. The demolition site at the back is where the Brannigans Building used to be.
A damaged facade of a building on Cashel Street. The Westpac building can be seen in the background.
An overgrown site in Christchurch Central. Some damaged building and fences can be seen in the background.
Some paint buckets on the outside of street cordons. In the background some rubble can be seen.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street. A rainbow can be seen above the hills.
A sign on a power pole with information on how the public can get to the Re:Start Mall.
Intersection of Bealey Ave and Victoria Street, the cordoned off Carlton Courts can be seen in the background.
Intersection of Bealey Ave and Victoria Street, the cordoned off Carlton Courts can be seen in the background.
Detail of a damaged building in Christchurch Central. Bit of broken furniture, fabric and brick rubble can be seen.
Caption reads: "There’s nothing we can do about what we’ve lost. We just keep hoping for the best."
An emergency assembly point on Tuam Street. In the background, the Majestic House building can be seen.
A demolition site where loose cables hang from the roof. Construction workers and a digger can be seen behind the rubble.
A demolition site where loose cables hang from the roof. Construction workers and a digger can be seen behind the rubble.
A 'P5 at any time' sign stands amongst rubble and twisted cabling. A digger can be seen in the background.
Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river.
Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river.
View down Colombo Street. Some damage to buildings can be seen to the left and a demolition site on the right.
A close up of a broken stained-glass window of Christ Church Cathedral. Gaps in stonework can be seen around the window.
A worker supervises the demoliton work on the Amuri Courts. Other workers and a digger can be seen in the background.
Demolition site behind behind the cordon fence. Some graffiti on the wall and a crane can be seen in the background.
A worker supervises the demoliton work on the Amuri Courts. Other workers and a digger can be seen in the background.
Looking down Park Terrace, to the right is Hagley park. Road cones and diggers can be seen in the background.
A view down damaged Chancery Lane through cordon fencing. A large crack can be seen in the former Government Life building to the right.