A buskers village was set up in Hagley Park for the first time in 2012 for the World Buskers Festival.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. View from the side with diggers at work.
View down Re:Start mall with a crane and Westpac building in the background.
A Gap Filler project, Wayne Youle's "I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour " (2011), is a shadowboard mural on an empty wall in Sydenham which depicts things lost during the earthquake.
The site of the demolished St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square.
Detail of damage to Beaufort House on Latimer Square. Wooden braces are used to support the walls.
An entry from Sue Davidson's blog for 14 October 2012 entitled, "Dora finally leaves the yard!".
A close up of the front of Christ Church Cathedral. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled leaving the inside space exposed. Steel bracing has been placed against the wall to limit further damage.
The New Zealand flag flutters above the damaged stonework of Christ Church Cathedral.
An entry from Sue Davidson's blog for 6 November 2012 entitled, "Mural Madness Week One".
Army personnel at a cordon checkpoint on Colombo Street, north of Cathedral Square. The Forsyth Barr building is in the background.
A heart-shape made out of stones and flowers in a demolition site.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 4 December 2012 entitled, "Almanac at Altitude".
Sunset over the rubble on Gloucester Street during the LuxCity event. The stage area of the Isaac Theatre Royal is visible in the background.
Autumn leaves on the trees along the Avon river.
Exposed side of the Cathedral Junction building.
A digger on Waitaki Street, Bexley.
Long grass on the cordon side of the river beside the Worcester Boulevade bridge contrasts with the mown lawn on the publicly accessible opposite bank.
A Christchurch Heritage Trust plaque outside a house on the section 86-100 Chester Street East.
View over the fence around the site of the demolished St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square.
Damage to a residential property on Birch Street.
A paper sign hangs on security fencing that surrounds a demolition site. It reads, 'Voted Chch Best Demo 2012'.
Deconstruction of the Forsyth Barr building.
Various walls on the street of Christchurch have become public art spaces. This work, "The Phoenix", by professional graffiti artists, Jacob, aka Yikes, Nick, aka Icarus and Wongi includes a fire Phoenix and the words "Christchurch destined to rise". Above it is an advertisement for Phonequip.
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 19 May 2012 entitled, "An Autumn Wander by Hagley Park".
An entry from Sue Davidson's blog for 6 November 2012 entitled, "SteppingUp Introductions".
Mother and child walk past demolished buildings on Peterborough St, with the Crowne Plaza in the background.
Overgrown flowers in the CBD.
Ongoing repair and deconstruction work on Victoria Street. A demolition site has been turned to a carpark.
Overgrown property in a residential area.