A photograph of the earthquake damage to 128 Manchester Street. Rubble from the building covers the footpath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 128 Manchester Street. Rubble from the building covers the footpath.
A photograph of an excavator clearing the rubble from the demolished building at 270 St Asaph Street.
A photograph of an excavator clearing the rubble from the demolished building at 270 St Asaph Street.
A photograph of building rubble lying on a wooden crate on the footpath outside the Cranmer Courts.
A photograph of the scaffolding which was constructed around the Provincial Hotel before the building was demolished.
A photograph of a piece of fallen masonry from the earthquake-damaged building at 158 Gloucester Street.
A photograph of earthquake damage to 141-149 Manchester Street. Rubble from the building covers the footpath.
A photograph of an excavator clearing the rubble from the demolished building at 270 St Asaph Street.
A video of an address by Russell Stanners, CEO of Vodafone, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk focuses on smart buildings and new ways of working.
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.
A video of an interview with Zac Cassels, the co-owner of the Cassels & Sons Brewery bar, about the preparations for the bar's opening. The bar is to open in a historic building on Madras Street, despite CERA's plans to demolish the building and build a stadium.
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 time-lapse video of New Regent Street, taken from The Press building, which accidentally captured the collapse of the Copthorne Hotel. A cloud of dust from the collapsing building can be seen in the top of the video. The hotel collapsed while it was being demolished.
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A property manager has been questioned at the Royal Commission investigating the Canterbury earthquakes about why he didn't tell tenants the building they worked in was unsafe.
An American engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission he was shocked at the failure of builders to properly fix the floors of the PGC building to its walls.
The owner of a building that collapsed in last February's Christchurch earthquake - killing four people - has faced questioning about why he did not get recommended strengthening work done.
The Christchurch City Council has faced tough questioning at the Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes over its role in ensuring buildings are earthquake strengthened.
A photograph of 96 Gloucester Street.
A photograph of 96 Gloucester Street.
A photograph of 96 Gloucester Street.
A photograph of 94 Gloucester Street.
A photograph of 94 Gloucester Street.
Four years ago Christchurch City Council vowed to get tough on the owners of 30 central city buildings left derelict since the 2011 earthquake. A wander through central Christchurch shows many of the buildings, nicknamed the dirty 30, still look unchanged. There are boarded up windows, tarps covering gaping holes, and containers keeping bricks from falling on passers by. But council says progress is finally being made on most Rachel Graham has more.