Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A floor slab being removed from the Westpac building High Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Gloucester and Colombo Streets, looking west".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view from Kilmore Street looking south to the BNZ building on Armagh Street".
Looking inside the CBD cordon at the intersection of Tuam and Manchester Streets. The The Odeon Theatre and the Pink Pussy Cat Building formerly Lawrie & Wilson Auctioneers can seen in the background.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers at the Provincial Council Chambers, Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of the windows in Alice in Videoland. The building was designed with permanence and strength in mind and the new owner intends the fit out to have the same feel of permanence. His aspiration is to build the best coffee house in the world and the largest in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rubble in Cathedral Square being stockpiled to provide a high base platform for the giant nibbler to demolish the Grant Thornton building (upper left) and the Government Life building (right)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square looking over Gloucester Street to the Farmers car park (to be demolished), Government Life Building (right, to be demolished)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Clarendon Tower and Grant Thornton building seen from the north side of Cathedral Square from behind the war memorial".
A photograph of a shipping container suspended from a crane. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The container is being placed against the end of the building being demolished to protect the building beneath it from falling debris".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street - Westpac Bank building (left) and the Haldenstein's building (right) and Coffee Club (lower right)".
A digitally manipulated photograph of a building on Poplar Lane. The photographer comments, "I felt that this building had a real Italian feel about it. It is actually in Christchurch, New Zealand. It appears on the list to be partially demolished after the Christchurch earthquake, so it might not be around for much longer".
An old advertising sign exposed by the demolition of an adjoining building. The photographer comments, "'Protect your investment. Paint your property regularly - and save money. Polson's decorators and sign writers.' The building that was adjacent to this one was demolished after the Christchurch earthquake and revealed this fabulous old wall sign.
A photograph taken from the top of the BNZ building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "From left to right are the Brannigans building (under demolition), former Government Life Building, Farmers building, MFL building (under demolition), Forsyth Barr building (staying) , PricewaterhouseCoopers building (going) and the roof of the cathedral 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".
A protest sign painted on a fence shows an image of the cathedral spire and the words "Save + restore, stone by precious stone!" The photographer comments, "The Christchurch Cathedral got very badly damaged in the earthquake. It was being demolished down to a safe level before a major protest managed to stop it going too far. There is still an ongoing debate on what to do with the Cathedral. In the meantime a cardboard cathedral made out of a steel framework and massive toilet roll tubes is being constructed close by. This is to the right of the protest about the closure of Christchurch schools".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking south from Kilmore Street, the Ernst and Young building on the left, PricewaterhouseCoopers building centre left, Forsyth Barr building centre right, and the Copthorne on the right".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The City Council building in Tuam Street viewed from the top of the BNZ building in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Real Groovy from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Isaac House (aka National Bank) on the corner of Armagh and Colombo Streets".
The earthquake sequence has resulted in significant physical and reputational damage to the Canterbury tourism industry. Eighteen months after the earthquakes inbound tourism data is still below pre-earthquake levels, with Canterbury operators reporting that the industry has not bounced back to where it was before September 2010. Outcomes of the earthquakes on business performance highlight there were winners and losers in the aftermath. Recovery of inbound tourism markets is closely tied to the timeframe to rebuild the CBD of Christchurch. Reinstating critical tourism infrastructure will drive future tourism investment, and allow tourism businesses to regenerate and thrive into the future. A blueprint for rebuilding the CBD of Christchurch was released by the Christchurch City Council in July 2012, and has been well received by tourism stakeholders in the region. The challenge now is for city officials to fund the development projects outlined in the blueprint, and to rebuild the CBD as quickly as possible in order to help regenerate the tourism industry in Christchurch, Canterbury and the rest of the South Island
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The rear of Te Waipounamu on Hereford Street viewed from over the rubble of the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view from the BNZ building, looking south down High Street".
A photograph of a sign, reading, "Extreme care, protected trees." The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of High Street from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "From Kilmore Street (back to the Town Hall) looking across the site of the demolished Convention Centre to the Peterborough Street Library".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The north side of Cathedral Square with the Cathedral, the Telecom building, Citizens' War Memorial, Clarendon Tower, Grant Thornton building, and Government Life building visible".
A photograph taken from the top of the BNZ building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Finally, the mess outside Coffee Culture on High Street has been cleared and demolition work will complete what the earthquake began. The red containers in the background are Fletchers containers, servicing the Hotel Grand Chancellor deconstruction".