A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken from the car park.
Sewer repairs due to earthquake damage have our street totally closed off apart from pedestrian traffic down the footpath.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers demolition site on Armagh Street viewed through a barbed wire fence. Water has filled the basement area.
A photograph of Peter Majendie's memorial artwork '185 Empty Chairs' on Madras Street, with the Transitional Cathedral in the background.
A photograph of Peter Majendie's memorial artwork '185 Empty Chairs' on Madras Street, with the Transitional Cathedral in the background.
The exposed wall of a building on Colombo Street has been painted with a mural advertising Sedley Wells MusicWorks.
A photograph of Peter Majendie's memorial artwork '185 Empty Chairs' on Madras Street, with the Transitional Cathedral in the background.
Wooden bracing supports a stone wall on London Street in Lyttelton. The wall has been surrounded by security fences and road cones.
Broken and open windows in the Canterbury Pacific Trust building on Worcester Street, viewed from behind security fencing. The interior of the building has been gutted.
A broken window in the Canterbury Pacific Trust building on Worcester Street, viewed from behind security fencing. The interior of the building has been gutted.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "NZEI poster and Save the Cathedral sticker. Corner Oxford Terrace and Bangor Street, Avon Loop".
Shands Emporium standing alone on Hereford Street, the buildings on either side of it demolished. The exposed west side is protected by plastic sheeting.
Part of the roof of the Odeon Theatre sits on the ground in an empty section on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets.
A damaged building on Liverpool Street. A sign in the window reads, 'Our family home'. Security fencing has been placed around the building to restrict access.
A photograph of people punting on the Avon River. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Corner Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace".
A photograph looking west down Hereford Street. The road has been cordoned off and a sign at the fence reads, "No public access past this point".
The building which formerly housed the food court between Hereford and High Streets, now almost fully restored in preparation for Avonmore Tertiary Institute moving in.
A video of an interview with John Turner, owner of Ambience Tiling, about the restoration of the tiles in New Regent Street. Turner talks about working with SCE Stone & Design, who sent the sample tiles to China where they were machine replicated. The tiles took six to eight weeks to arrive, with about 10,500 new tiles produced. The video also includes an interview with Iain Taylor, a tiler at Ambience Tiling, about the retiling process.
A video of a tour of two completed shops in New Regent Street. Mark Galletly from Galletly Builders talks about the damage caused by the 22 February 2011 earthquake, the work that was done to restore the shops, and the items that archaeologists found on the sites. The items found included the foundations of a nineteenth century ice skating rink, and bowling shoes. The video also includes an interview with shop owners Brian and Betty Hazeldine.
A photograph of the new Press building and shipping containers supporting the facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street.
A photograph of the new Press building and shipping containers supporting the facade of the Isaac Theatre Royal on Gloucester Street.
An aerial photograph of central Kaiapoi with the New World supermarket in the centre.
A view down Manchester Street of damaged buildings and vacant lots. The facade of the Excelsior Sports Bar building is supported by a stack of shipping containers.