A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Bus Exchange on Lichfield Street which has suffered more damage as a result of the 23 December 2011 earthquakes".
A photograph taken from the top of the BNZ building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Triangle Chambers on High Street about to be demolished".
A photograph of people walking past the Convention Centre on Kilmore Street. Wire fencing has been placed along the street to keep people away from the damaged Town Hall.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking towards the Odeon Theatre from the corner of Lichfield and Manchester Streets. SOL Square is on the right".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Moira Fraser standing near the intersection of Madras and Armagh Streets. In the background is a large and empty demolition site".
A PDF copy of pages 74-75 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Nom Nom and Best Demo 2012'. Photo: Reuben Woods
A video of Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams touring the Christchurch central city Red Zone. Williams visited Christchurch for two days during his New Zealand tour to offer his support to the city. The video includes footage of Williams visiting the ChristChurch Cathedral, and meeting locals. It also includes an interview with Williams about the demolition of the ChristChurch Cathedral.
An aerial photograph of the Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "When the PricewaterhouseCoopers building is demolished, the Copthorne Central Hotel will be alone on the block. Oxford on the Avon and Plunket House are also gone from Oxford Terrace, and on the other side of the river is the demolition site of the PGC building where 18 people died".
A video of an address by David Ayers, Mayor of Waimakariri District, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Breakfast Presentations section, the theme of which was Building Momentum.
A video of an address by Ian Simpson, CEO of the NZ Earthquake Commission, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Breakfast Presentations section, the theme of which was Building Momentum.
A video of an address by Roger Sutton, CEO of Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Breakfast Presentations section, the theme of which was Building Momentum.
A video of an address by Joanna Norris, Editor of The Press, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Breakfast Presentations section, the theme of which was Building Momentum.
A photograph of street art by DTR on a factory wall depicting two green blob monsters. There is also tag writing in shades of green, blue, and brown, as well as orange text that reads "So live". In front of the artwork, there is a car parked in a parking space.
A photograph of street art by DTR on a factory wall depicting two green blob monsters. There is also tag writing and orange text that reads "So live". In front of the artwork, there are cars parked in parking spaces.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The New York Sandwich Bar in New Regent Street with the door open. The shops in New Regent Street have fared relatively well in the earthquakes. Here, you can see there is still a lot of clean up work to do".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "When a business recovery or deconstruction crew are working inside a building, there is usually a watcher outside on the street. This one looked quite comfortable in Armagh Street".
A photograph of the Cathedral Square walkway running from Gloucester Street to Cathedral Square. The walkway was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral. An excavator can be seen in the background.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Latimer Square. The buildings may not have withstood the earthquakes well, but the large trees of Latimer Square seem to have done rather better. Despite being inside the red zone for a number of months, Latimer Square looks as green and well-kept as ever".
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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Armagh Streets, looking north east".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Madras and Lichfield Streets, looking west".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking along Poplar Lane. Two weeks earlier the surface of the lane was clear".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Chalice, Millennium Hotel (staying), BNZ Building (going) and ANZ building, in Cathedral Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Armagh Streets, looking south east".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hotel Grand Chancellor viewed from Lichfield street and framed by a digger boom".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Bicycle Thief, on the corner of Worcester Street and Latimer Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition site of Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Madras and Lichfield Streets, looking north".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo - Armagh Street intersection. Copthorne Hotel (left) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (right)".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo, Hereford, and High Streets, looking east".