A digger digs up dirt for the foundations of one of the classrooms on the Ilam Oval.
A photograph of a volunteer using a small digger to clear the former site of Piko Wholefoods.
A photograph of a digger sitting on the remains of the demolished house at 116 Centaurus Road.
A digger demolishing the former Ozone Hotel in New Brighton. The photographer comments, "The bulldozers are starting circling the Ozone in New Brighton, Christchurch. Taking bits of flesh from the mortally wounded building".
A photograph of diggers clearing rubble from the site of the partially-demolished St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.
Looking through the cordon fence, demolition rubble in a overgrown site. A digger working on top of the rubble.
A photograph of a digger sitting on top of the rubble from a demolished house at 272 Barbadoes Street.
Looking through the cordon fence, demolition rubble in a overgrown site. A digger working on top of the rubble.
Looking through the cordon fence, demolition rubble in a overgrown site. A digger working on top of the rubble.
Looking through the cordon fence, demolition rubble in a overgrown site. A digger working on top of the rubble.
Damage to Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A member of the public looks through the fences with diggers at work.
A worker inside a digger, building a new bridge over the Avon river from University Drive to the Recreation Centre.
A worker inside a digger, building a new bridge over the Avon river from University Drive to the Recreation Centre.
Looking down Park Terrace, to the right is Hagley park. Road cones and diggers can be seen in the background.
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.
A street cordon on Montreal Street. In the background a digger works on the demolition of the St Elmo Courts building.
Diggers working on an almost empty site after demolition of classrooms and other teaching facilities at Rangi Ruru Girls' High School.
Detail of some deconstruction work on the Crowne Plaza Hotel, close up with a digger on a pile of demolition rubble.
A worker supervises the demoliton work on the Amuri Courts. Other workers and a digger 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.
Army and fire service personnel looking on from beside cordon fencing on Kilmore Street as a digger demolishes the Piko Wholefoods building.
A partially demolished building on Durham Street. The side wall has been demolished, exposing the inside space. A digger sits amongst the rubble.
A digger at the demolition site of the Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. A 'No entry' sign has been placed on the security fencing.
A digger at the demolition site of the Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. A 'No entry' sign has been placed on the security fencing.
A digger demolishing the Ozone Dressing Sheds building. The photographer comments, "This is the end of the Ozone Dressing Sheds built in 1914. The two storey Ozone Cafe, which was a hotel, will be given it's coup de grace on Friday. They were gutted in a spectacular fire in 1922, but were unable to be saved after the Christchurch earthquake on 22 February 2011".
The public walking through and taking photographs of the ongoing deconstruction and construction work in the CBD. Two diggers can be seen in the background.
A view into the Red Zone from Colombo Street, looking through cordon fencing. Some shipping containers and diggers can be partially seen in the background.
Look through the cordon fence, a worker supervising the demoliton work on the Amuri Courts. Another worker and a digger can be seen in the background.