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 Hon. Nicky Wagner, Associate Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, Hon. Lianne Dalziel, Mayor of Christchurch, and Peter Townsend, CEO of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce, responding to questions from the floor during a panel at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference. The panel has three themes:A City on the Move: Collaboration and Regeneration: "'Christchurch is now moving rapidly from the recovery phase into a regeneration stage with Central and Local Government working with the wider community, including the business community to ensure we get optimal outcomes for greater Christchurch' (CECC)."Looking Back: Remembering and Learning: "What are the milestones? What are the millstones? What have we learnt? What have we applied?"Looking Forward: Visioning and Building: "What do we aspire to? What are the roadblocks? What is the way forward?"
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Chalice, Millennium Hotel (staying), BNZ Building (going) and ANZ building, in Cathedral Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A villa on the corner of Madras Street and Chester Street East".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition of SBS Building, corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets. 172-178 Manchester Street demolition completed".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old Post Office, Cathedral Square. Note the clocks have been covered or removed".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Tramway Lane from Worcester Street with the Hotel Grand Chancellor at the rear".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crowne Plaza and Copthorne Hotels at the corner of Victoria and Durham Streets".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Colombo Street with Kilmore Street on the right and Peterborough Street on the left".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Side of Octagon Live boarded up after the demolition of the old church hall".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A large pile of silt between the Town Hall and the Crowne Plaza Hotel".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "From Lichfield Street empty lots stretch to Tuam Street (will be the new Bus Exchange)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Excelsior Backpackers with its high stack of containers, corner of Manchester and High Streets".
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Very little digger, corner Manchester and Worcester Streets with former Trinity Congregational Church (most recently Octagon Live) behind".
A photograph of the Spicers Building on Durham Street. In the foreground, an excavator and skip are sitting on the site of a demolished building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Image taken from Armagh Street with the Marque Hotel on Gloucester Street in the centre rear (with the flag flying)".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Manchester and Worcester Streets, looking south west". The earthquake-damaged Octagon Live Restaurant can be seen.
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.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This manikin has been retrieved from the remains of the support from the Octagon Live tower. The body was from the cyclist and the head was from the kayaker. Oxford Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street with the demolition site of the Allan McLean building to the left. Liquefaction is visible in the foreground".
A photograph taken from the top of the BNZ building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Grant Thornton Building in Cathedral Square. This building will be demolished".
An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square. Captions added by BeckerFraserPhotos identify the demolition sites of key buildings.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Fleet House is between the demolition sites of Kenton Chambers and Manchester Courts. It is being set up for demolition now - with material being stripped out of it and fill laid upon the footpath".
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, "The intersection of Colombo and Armagh Streets, looking south east".
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".