Clean-up in the CBD of Christchurch is well under way after the 6.3 magnitude quake 22 Febraury 2011.
A digger in front of a partially-demolished building in Cathedral Square. In the background the Farmers and MFL buildings are visible. The photographer comments, "This was taken on the CERA CBD red zone tour. Being on the left hand side of the coach for 75% of the journey I was facing the red zone fence looking at the outside of the red zone".
Three people stand looking down at a small model of the 'Christchurch CBD'. One of the people says 'Love the safer low-rise plan What's the scale?' A second man says 'Scale? Er this is the actual size!' Context: Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker has dedicated the draft plan for a new-look Christchurch CBD to those lost in the February earthquake. The CBD will be about a quarter of its original size under the draft plan which was unanimously adopted by the council today. (TVNZ 11 August 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
December 2011
Blog from Christchurch business-owner Nicky Arts detailing the rebuild of the Christchurch CBD following the earthquakles of 2010 and 2011.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to Christchurch CBD buildings after the September 4th earthquake. The MLC building on Manchester Street".
Demolition site in the CBD. The cordon fence is covered with banners and signs informing customer regarding businesses post-earthquake status.
A view through the cordon fence of a building damaged in the CBD. The building rubble is still inside the building.
A graphic illustrating quotes from young people about the central city.
December 2011
December 2011
December 2011
December 2011
A map showing the locations of proposed developments in the central city.
Machinery on a truck bed. The photographer comments, "Seeing this near the Christchurch earthquake red zone I was wondering if they are now going to use a giant catapult to knock down some of the remaining quake damaged buildings".
A digitally manipulated image of a damaged wooden wall. The photographer comments, "And the walls came tumbling down".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A man on a bike rides through a deserted Manchester Street in the CBD".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A man on a bike rides through a deserted Manchester Street in the CBD".
An incomplete graphic showing a proposed development in central Christchurch.
Rob Clark was on the sixth floor of his office building when the quake struck, and got stuck in gridlock leaving the CBD.
The city still has big swathes of empty land after the earthquakes - but critics say fast-forwarding development is the wrong approach.
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Cordon Barrier on Manchester Street South as the clean-up of the CBD continues after the 6.3 earthquake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011.
The collapsed PGC and CTV buildings in the Christchurch CBD were both"green stickered"by city council inspectors following the earthquake in September last year.
Damage to fences in the CBD. A couple of road cones have been put in front to keep the public away from the damaged fence.
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.
Damage to a property in the CBD. Cracking can be seen along the roof and footpath, and the garage in the right background looks distorted.
A concrete block wall with a large diagonal crack running through it. The photographer comments, "This wall has fascinated me. It has cracked across in a dead straight diagonal line during one of Christchurch's many earthquakes. How could this have occurred?".
A digitally manipulated image of people in Re:Start Mall. The photographer comments, "In Christchurch there is a temporary mall that is made out of shipping containers. The containers painted in nice bright colours, colourful shade sails and various advertisements give the place a very merry feel".