A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 314, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
The Forsyth Barr building stands alone, the buildings around it demolished. The photographer comments, "High-rise buildings look totally out of proportion when there's nothing around them to give them context. The jutting out part of this one makes it look unbalanced".
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 68, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 29, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 352, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An aerial photograph with Kerrs Reach in the middle of the picture".
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 33, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Knox Church viewed from the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. More brick and block work has fallen during the 23 December 2011 earthquake".
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 95, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 278, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
Stone walls have collapsed on the Cranmer Courts building, exposing the rooms within. Building jacks hold up the corner of an upper room, preventing its further collapse. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Cranmer Courts, Montreal St".
A car drives onto the damaged Dallington bridge. The bridge has visibly moved relative to the road, there is a large gap at the side of the bridge, and the railings are warped. The photographer comments, "Dallington Bridge northern approach, Gayhurst Rd".
A car drives across the damaged Dallington bridge. The bridge has visibly moved relative to the road, leaving a large gap, which road cones have been placed in. The photographer comments, "Service pipes snapped as the land sank but the bridge remained".
A man takes a photograph of the damaged Dallington bridge. The bridge has visibly moved relative to the road, there is a large gap at the side of the bridge, and the railings are warped. The photographer comments, "Dallington Bridge, north side".
A car drives onto the damaged Dallington bridge. The bridge has visibly moved relative to the road, there is a large gap at the side of the bridge, and the railings are warped. The photographer comments, "Dallington Bridge, north side".
A man takes a photograph inside a damaged house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Photographing the dining room, note the cracked wall linings. (My brother Ross from Invercargill was visiting, he's in several of these)".
The kitchen of a damaged house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Kitchen bench and tiles are relatively straight, The range hood has a lean because the roof moved, pulling the exhaust vent with it".
A man takes a photograph inside a damaged house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Cracks in the north side of the kitchen. (My brother Ross from Invercargill was visiting, he's in several of these)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of Allan McLean building, corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace".
A copy of an article extracted from page 8 of The Star newspaper, published on 13 May 1899. The article is titled, "Among the Stars: An evening with a telescope".
A copy of an article extracted from page 6 of The Press newspaper, published on 27 May 1891. The article is titled, "Mr Townsend's Telescope: A peep at the sun".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "One of the Army personnel who staff the cordon and check people and vehicles travelling in and out of the cordon standing in front of one of the cordon huts".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Gloucester Streets, looking east along Gloucester Street, which has been newly opened for public access".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Damage to the side wall of the Mexican Cafe and His Lordships on Lichfield Street. from the December 23 earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The machinery used in the demolitions keeps getting more sophisticated as the taller buildings are dealt with. This is the large crane put in place to work on the deconstruction and demolition of the BNZ Building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Triangle Centre to the cranes dominating the skyline. This picture would be a challenge for one of those puzzles where you are asked to say how many triangles there are in the photo".
Artist Peter Majendie's decorated tree on the corner of Manchester Street and Cambridge Terrace. The tree has been covered with a large frost cloth and hi-vis material for the launch of an earthquake fund by the Canterbury Community Trust.
An abandoned residential property at 20 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. 'HM' has been spray painted in green on the front wall of the house. The gutter has partly flooded.
A photograph of people watching a model posing in a large inflatable ball as part of the In Your Face installation at LUXCITY.
A photograph of the installation titled In Your Face on the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street. The installation is part of LUXCITY.