20131231_8504_EOS M-22 Looking up Cashel Street Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. For 36 years I worked in a now gone building where that red car is parked (on the left). and would have wa...
20131231_8513_EOS M-22 The chocolate double decker Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. This bus is used as a chocolate restaurant, and is parked next to the Pallet Pavilion on the site of th...
Decribes the new Re:Start village project in the Cashel Mall, which housing business previously located in Christchurch’s central city. Includes a directory of retailers, events, photographs, information about parking and access, and Christchurch central city news.
An infographic giving an overview of the draft Central City Plan.
Cracks along a window on a building in the central city.
A map showing the location of streams under the central city.
Damage to the facade of a church in the central city.
A video about the rezoning of 252 residential properties in the central city, Richmond, and Linwood. The video includes footage of Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee announcing the rezoning at a CERA press conference. It also includes an interview with Lynn Anderson, whose central city property was rezoned red.
A map showing the proposed location of the central city retail precinct.
A infographic giving the status of large buildings in the central city.
Roof of a church protected with a tarpaulin in the central city.
A map showing the locations of proposed developments in the central city.
A timeline for the consultation process for the draft Central City Plan.
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The front page graphic for the Your Weekend section of The Press, featuring an article about the proposed central city frame.
The title reads 'Greener square for Christchurch?..' The cartoon depicts the city centre in Christchurch entirely covered with green and there are cows wandering by the stream as well as grazing on the tops of buildings. A man at the top of the green cathedral says 'I can see it really growing on me!' Context: This is a reference to the draft Central City plan under which the Central City will be greener and more attractive. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Police have confirmed the death toll from the Christchurch earthquake has reached 145.
Public bus tours of Christchurch's red zone will start off with a warning that the passengers could be trapped by an earthquake and may not make it out alive.
An infographic illustrating building height limits outlined in the draft Central City Plan.
Word clouds comparing the draft Central City Plan to Share an Idea contributions.
Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock reports from the Christchurch Central City cordon.
Painting on the wall of a broken building visible in the central city.
An infographic showing retail floor size limits in the draft Central City Plan.
According to the sign it can take about 30 minutes to walk from the entry point (near the small statue) to the centre and out again. What you can do with a few thousand old bricks and gravel. See next photo for more detail.
According to the sign it can take about 30 minutes to walk from the entry point (here) to the centre and out again. That is without stepping across the gaps between bricks. What you can do with a few thousand old bricks and gravel!
A video of members of the New Zealand Police and the New Zealand Army guarding cordons in the Christchurch central city after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The video also includes footage of a helicopter flying over the central city.
The removal of rubble from the earthquake-stricken centre of Christchurch will start again today, once the worst of the ice in the central city melts.
Demolition underway on the old Government Life building on a walk around the city September 7, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.
A graphic for a story about the Christchurch City Council's decision whether to extend a period of free parking in the central city.