A photograph of a pile of rubble from a demolished building at 183 Victoria Street.
A photograph of a pile of rubble from a demolished building at 245 Kilmore Street.
A photograph of a pile of rubble from the demolished building at 423 Durham Street.
A woman standing in a doorway which is all that remains of a demolished building.
Diggers demolishing the former Christchurch Girls' High building after it was damaged by the earthquakes.
Diggers demolishing the former Christchurch Girls' High building after it was damaged by the earthquakes.
Diggers demolishing the former Christchurch Girls' High building after it was damaged by the earthquakes.
Diggers demolishing the former Christchurch Girls' High building after it was damaged by the earthquakes.
Two excavators and building rubble in front of the Terrace on the Park apartment complex. Two buildings in the complex required urgent demolition, and the other buildings in the complex will eventually be demolished.
Two excavators and building rubble in front of the Terrace on the Park apartment complex. Two buildings in the complex required urgent demolition, and the other buildings in the complex will eventually be demolished.
Business owners have told the Christchurch City Council they are haemorrhaging thousands of dollars a week, while it decides whether or not to demolish their buildings following last month's earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Building being demolished on Worcester Boulevard near the Arts Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Building being demolished on Worcester Boulevard near the Arts Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Building being demolished on Worcester Boulevard near the Arts Centre".
A photograph of an excavator clearing the rubble from demolished buildings at 385-395 Worcester Street.
A photograph of an excavator clearing the rubble from demolished buildings at 385-395 Worcester Street.
Weeds growing on the site of a demolished building. In the foreground is an abandoned shoe.
The arm of a long reach excavator rising above the broken columns of a demolished building.
The Triton Dairy has reopened in a container on the site of its demolished former building.
A photograph of a digger clearing the remains of a demolished building at 468 Colombo Street.
A photograph of a digger clearing the remains of a demolished building at 468 Colombo Street.
A photograph of a digger clearing the remains of a demolished building at 468 Colombo Street.
The Greek Souvlaki place was closed for several months while the building next door got demolished.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's chief executive, Roger Sutton.
This building at the Barbadoes Street / St Asaph Street intersection was so badly gamaged it had to be demolished.
view to some of the damage in the distance and the building that might be demolished - brick seven storey building - i've always liked this one : ( .
Awaiting the demolition ball! See the hole punched in by the neighbouring building (now demolished) during the February 22 2011 earthquake. This building is leaning to the north (left) while it's now demolished neighbour was leaning to the south (right). All because the crap land gave way underneath!
A photograph of an excavator clearing the rubble from the demolished building at 270 St Asaph Street.
A photograph of an excavator clearing the rubble from the demolished building at 270 St Asaph Street.
A view through a gap in the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel to the Forsyth Barr building.