Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph of a drawing captioned by Fairfax, "The New Zealand Express company's new building now being erected at the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets. W. H. Bowen, builder. Messrs S and A. Luttrell, architects. Manchester Courts, MLC building from The Weekly Press, November, 8, 1905".
A view of the ICTS building at the University of Canterbury, seen from level 7 of the James Hight building. The photographer comments, "First looks at our new temporary (maybe) office space. Our group will stay here until April or May 2011, then will move to another floor in the Central Library. We look down on the IT Building, which is doomed. The ugly draughty IT building is going to be demolished in the next campus revamp. The 'Butterfly Building' behind, originally the mainframe computer centre, will remain, as it's architecturally significant, apparently".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "R.G. Bell building in Charles Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Red sticker on Pills For Thrills building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Red sticker on Pills For Thrills building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Police check damaged building following Canterbury's earthquake".
Copy of a file photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The New Zealand Express Company's new building, corner of Hereford Street and Manchester Street. Electric lighting, pumping, elevators, May & Otway's fire alarms, bells and telephones, supplied by Messrs Turnbull & Jones Ltd. Manchester courts MLC building from The Weekly Press 'New Zealand Exhibition Year Special Industrial & Commercial Number' December 1906".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Police examine a damaged building following Canterbury's earthquake".
A video about the Christchurch central city in the days after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The video includes footage of empty streets, and New Zealand Police and Army members guarding the cordons. It also includes footage of engineers checking the safety of buildings.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Teams of building inspectors gathered at the Linwood Service Centre before heading into the eastern suburbs en masse. Gary Marshall, left, building inspector from Napier works at a property on Dallington Terrace".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Teams of building inspectors gathered at the Linwood Service Centre before heading into the eastern suburbs en masse. Gary Marshall, left, building inspector from Napier works at a property on Dallington Terrace".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Teams of building inspectors gathered at the Linwood Service Centre before heading into the eastern suburbs en masse. Gary Marshall, left, building inspector from Napier works at a property on Dallington Terrace".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Teams of building inspectors gathered at the Linwood Service Centre before heading into the eastern suburbs en masse. Napier building inspector Gary Marshall, right, and City Council planner, Kent Wilson at a Dallington Terrace property".
A view of the UBS building at the University of Canterbury, seen from level 7 of the James Hight building. The photographer comments, "First looks at our new temporary (maybe) office space. Our group will stay here until April or May 2011, then will move to another floor in the Central Library. The University Book Shop building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Contractors demolish the extensively-damaged museum building in Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Building inspectors on Lichfield Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition of the Manchester Courts building after earthquake damage".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Contractors demolish the extensively-damaged museum building in Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pictures of earthquake damage in Christchurch. Westpac Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Teams of building inspectors gathered at the Linwood Service Centre before heading into the eastern suburbs en masse. Gary Marshall, left, building inspector from Napier, and Kent Wilson, City Council planner work at a property on Dallington Terrace".
7.1 Earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The Christchurch City Council has voted to fast track the demolition of two heritage buildings that it says were severely damaged in September's earthquake and pose an immediate danger to people's safety.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Barriers around earthquake-damaged buildings, corner Armagh and Barbadoes Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to Christchurch CBD buildings after the 4 September earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A building inspector on Lichfield Street".
A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.