Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor on Cashel Street, viewed from Gloucester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition of Plunket House and the Oxford on Avon in Oxford Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This stack of containers protect the facade of New Excelsior Backpackers. Corner of Manchester and Lichfield Streets".
Site of an exhibition and discussion series that explores Canterbury’s built environment and invites public input to identify opportunities to create a better and more liveable environment after the earthquake.
Site of industry representative organisations provides a one-stop portal where Cantabrians can research and engage local reconstruction professionals from plumbers and electricians to builders and civil contractors. Includes advice and tips.
Site of a fund that exists to provide financial assistance to owners of earthquake damaged qualifying heritage buildings so that the buildings can be saved if they are repairable.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Octagon Live Restaurant, viewed from Manchester Street".
A photograph of the former site of Plume on High Street with damage to the awning and window. Inside, mannequins can still be seen as well as racks of clothing.
A photograph of the former site of Plume on High Street with damage to the awning and window. Inside, mannequins can still be seen hanging from the ceiling.
A photograph of a building on Manchester Street showing the outline left by the demolition of an adjoining building. Wire fencing has been placed around the site as a cordon.
A photograph of a building on Manchester Street showing the outline left by the demolition of an adjoining building. Wire fencing has been placed around the site as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist".
A New Zealand Fire Service personnel member at the site of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street, holding a can of "V" energy drink.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking across High Street to the site of the New Excelsior Backpackers on the south-east corner of Manchester and High Streets".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Decorations made by the Lyttelton children on the fence of the site of the demolished Empire Hotel, London Street".
A photograph of a sign attached to a fence in the central city. The sign indicates that visitors must adhere to a list of safety checks and regulations before entering the site.
A photograph of 141 Cambridge Terrace taken from a vacant site on Gloucester Street. The building is under deconstruction and the windows have been removed so the inside is visible.
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Today marks 10 years since the February earthquake claimed 185 lives. RNZ's Christchurch reporter, Rachel Graham, was at the Canterbury Earthquake Memorial site for the official ceremony and spoke to Māni Dunlop.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A brick wall which collapsed onto a digger on the site of a demolished building on Bedford Row".
A volunteer from the Student Volunteer Army sweeping the site of a demolished building. This is where Gap Filler's "Dance-O-Mat" is to be built.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bedford Row, looking across Lichfield to High Street".
A photograph of a wooden cross erected on an empty site in Lyttelton. The cross is numbered 24, and is part of the Crux project.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This poem was pinned alongside the other floral tributes on the fence at the CTV site, on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St John the Baptist".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "South aspect of ChristChurch Cathedral, Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".