The demolition of an apartment building on Peterborough Street. A long-reach excavator is being used to tear the building down.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the basement of a building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
A photograph of an excavator on a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Norwich Quay in Lyttelton".
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the basement of a building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An excavator demolishing the Contours Gym on the corner of Durham and Armagh Streets".
A photograph showing excavators parked just off Lichfield Street, with the IRD building and a car parking building in the background.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the basement of a building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
A photograph of a large excavator on Hereford Street. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "196-204 Hereford Street".
A photograph of an excavator on a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Fitzgerald Avenue and Chester Street".
A view through a safety fence to excavators working on the demolition of the Hillary and Marshall Limited building on Manchester Street.
A view down Manchester Street to an excavator working on the demolition of the Hillary and Marshall Limited building on Manchester Street.
Two workers look on as a long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".
Two workers look on as a long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".
Two workers look on as a long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".
Two workers look on as a long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".
A Frews excavator cleaning up the site of a demolished building on Cashel Street. Behind it the Les Mills building can be seen.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "PWC, Copthorne and Forsyth Barr, central city".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "PWC, Copthorne and Forsyth Barr, central city".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "PWC, Copthorne and Forsyth Barr, central city".
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged buildings and rubble on Colombo Street near the intersection of St Asaph Street. The walls of the top storey of the buildings to the left have crumbled, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed across the street as a cordon. An excavator from Daniel Smith Industries Ltd is parked in front of the fence.
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.
An excavator bunching up scrap metal as part of efforts to clear the site of the demolished Hillary and Marshall Limited building on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the south end of Latimer Square near Hereford Street. A generator has been hooked up to a power board which has several power plugs attached to it. A crate of supplies is sitting behind the power board. Wire fencing has been set up in the background as a cordon, and emergency tape has been draped between the trees. Behind this there are earthquake-damaged buildings, excavators and their parts, and rubble on Madras Street.
A photograph of road works on a residential street in Christchurch. A digger is filling a skip while a worker in a high-visibility vest and hard hat is directing traffic along one lane.
A hazard board for a house being demolished in Richmond. Hazards listed are dust, noise, excavator, trucks, visitors and danger from equipment working. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A photograph of the CTV building site, shot from Hereford Street near St John's Church. Several excavators and emergency management personnel are working through the rubble on the site.
A photograph of a paste-up on a wall on Peterborough Street. The paste-up depicts an excavator picking up demolition material, with a speech bubble reading, "Nom nom".
A photograph of a paste-up on a wall on Peterborough Street. The paste-up depicts an excavator picking up demolition material, with a speech bubble reading, "Nom nom".
A hydraulic excavator on Kilmore Street, lifting a steel beam over a hole in the ground. The area is fenced off by wire fencing and there are road cones across the street.
A sign reading, "Road closed" on a footpath beside the Kaiapoi River in Kaiapoi. Behind it excavators can be seen levelling a bank for a new footpath to be laid on.