The city centre and Tuahiwi Marae, the home of Ngāi Tūāhuriri, are now linked by names. The Anglican cathedral and Tuahiwi’s church, both called St Stephens, sit on land called Whitireia. Whitireia was the house of Paekia, the ancestor who landed on the North Island on the back of a whale at Tūranga, which is now the name of Christchurch’s city library.
An aerial photograph of the central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street, and High Street.
A photograph of a map used by emergency management personnel to inspect buildings after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The map is of the streets to the north-west of Cathedral Square. An area encompassing parts of St Asaph, Madras, Tuam, High, and Lichfield Streets have been outlined with biro.
A photograph of street art in the former site of a building on the corner of Bowhill Road and Marine Parade. On the left, a sheet of metal has been attached to the fence with a depiction of ChristChurch Cathedral. Next to the metal, "Stay strong Christchurch", has been painted on the fence.
A photograph taken from the top of the BNZ building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "From left to right are the Brannigans building (under demolition), former Government Life Building, Farmers building, MFL building (under demolition), Forsyth Barr building (staying) , PricewaterhouseCoopers building (going) and the roof of the cathedral in the foreground".
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Rubble from the collapsed tower is lying on the ground in front. A car has been crushed under this rubble. Wire fencing, shipping containers, and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Rubble from the collapsed tower is lying on the ground in front. A car has been crushed under this rubble. Wire fencing, shipping containers, and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Rubble from the collapsed tower is lying on the ground in front. A car has been crushed under this rubble. Wire fencing, shipping containers, and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of a detail of Mike Hewson's installation 'View from the Studio' in Re:Start Mall. An outline of the cathedral's tower is sketched on plywood, accompanied by the words, "Mike Hewson 2012. 'View From Studio'. (We should try keep some part of the cathedral rather than just demo-ing it)".
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The tower on the north-west corner of the building has partially collapsed.
Damaged wall panels on the west side of a building in Cathedral Square have been boarded up from the inside.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A sculpture in the window of the Cathedral Junction building on Worcester Street".
A photograph of Peter Majendie's memorial artwork '185 Empty Chairs' on Madras Street, with the Transitional Cathedral in the background.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Cathedral Square from high up in the new Press Building".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Cathedral Square from high up in the new Press Building".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Cathedral Square from high up in the new Press Building".
A photograph of Peter Majendie's memorial artwork '185 Empty Chairs' on Madras Street, with the Transitional Cathedral in the background.
A photograph of the police kiosk in Cathedral Square, with the partially deconstructed Mutual Funds Life building showing above it.
The old post office building in Cathedral Square, now visible from Hereford Street after the demolition of the ANZ building.
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The corner towers on the west side of the building have partially collapsed.
A photograph of excavators on a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "51-53 Cathedral Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Cathedral Square from high up in the new Press Building".
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The corner towers on the west side of the building have partially collapsed.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Cathedral Square from high up in the new Press Building".
A photograph of excavators on a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "51-53 Cathedral Square".
A photograph of Peter Majendie's memorial artwork '185 Empty Chairs' on Madras Street, with the Transitional Cathedral in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
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