
Looking down Gloucester Street where ongoing demolition and reconstuction work are continuing. Street signs on the road say 'no road marking' and 'truck crossing'. In the background is a Wilson's carpark, converted from a site where a building has been demolished.
A photograph of the rubble from a demolished building on the corner of Main North and Harewood Roads. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the rubble from a demolished building on the corner of Main North and Harewood Roads. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A shipping container, with the words 'coffee' spray-painted on the front, outside the Wunderbar on London Street in Lyttelton. The walls of the Wunderbar has collapsed and piles of demolition rubble remains around the site.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking east from 788 Colombo Street (back to Victoria Square) across the site of the Allen McLean Building".
The Wizard of Christchurch, who has launched a campaign to save the Christ Church Cathedral from demolition. Taken on a day when a walkway was opened up between Re:Start Mall and Cathedral Square to allow temporary public access.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor, 165 Cashel Street, has moved sideways into the parking building at 161 Cashel Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A partially-demolished building on the corner of Colombo and Gloucester Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rubble from the demolished Convention Centre on Kilmore Street. In the background, the new Central Library on Peterborough Street can be seen".
A view of an empty site that is now covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. On the site is a digger and two shipping containers. In the background, demolition work on the Manchester Securities House can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This stack of containers protect the facade of New Excelsior Backpackers. Corner of Manchester and Lichfield Streets".
Between demolition and rebuild stands a time of opportunity in the earthquake ravaged city of Christchurch. Greening the Rubble and Gap Filler are temporary pockets of enterprise which began as early responses and have built in momentum to define the new city.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A worker clad in protective gear is dwarfed by the big trucks and diggers working on the demolition site of the building on the corner of Gloucester and Colombo Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Westpac Bank (left), Grant Thornton building (white right of the Westpac in the distance), ANZ Bank (white with vertical stripes below the Grant Thornton), and Holiday Inn (right) all under demolition".
A photograph of street art on a wall near the intersection of Colombo Street and Battersea Street. The artwork was created by Richard Van Den Berg in 1988, and exposed by the demolition of the neighbouring building.
A photograph of street art on a wall near the intersection of Colombo Street and Battersea Street. The artwork was created by Richard Van Den Berg in 1988, and exposed by the demolition of the neighbouring building.
A photograph of street art on a wall near the intersection of Colombo Street and Battersea Street. The artwork was created by Richard Van Den Berg in 1988, and exposed by the demolition of the neighbouring building.
A photograph of street art on a wall near the intersection of Colombo Street and Battersea Street. The artwork was created by Richard Van Den Berg in 1988, and exposed by the demolition of the neighbouring building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Richard Peebles as close as he can get to his Manchester Courts which has just been awarded a demolition permit after a month's wait, initially the inspectors said it was ok. MLC building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Richard Peebles as close as he can get to his Manchester Courts which has just been awarded a demolition permit after a month's wait, initially the inspectors said it was ok. MLC building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Richard Peebles as close as he can get to his Manchester Courts which has just been awarded a demolition permit after a month's wait, initially the inspectors said it was ok. MLC building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Richard Peebles as close as he can get to his Manchester Courts which has just been awarded a demolition permit after a month's wait, initially the inspectors said it was ok. MLC building".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A pile of bricks which have crumbled from a wall and landed on a digger at a demolition on Lichfield Street. This is a result of the 23 December 2011 earthquake".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A pile of bricks which have crumbled from a wall and landed on a digger at a demolition on Lichfield Street. This is a result of the 23 December 2011 earthquake".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A sign for a food outlet in Gloucester Street - signs that a wider range of activities are returning to the central city. The food is the kind that demolition workers like".
A bit of the now demolished QEII (Queen Elizabeth II) Park running track in the "Gap Filler" on the old Deka site in New Brighton (last occupied by a charity barn before a major fire and subsequent demolition).
Site of CCDU, the Government agency responsible for rebuilding Christchurch after the earthquakes and resulting demolition. Includes vision for the city, profile of the director, reasons to invest in Christchurch central, work programme for the unit, and video file.
A Gap Filler mini-golf site made out of recycled materials. This hole was situated on Manchester Street on an empty demolition site. Gap Filler volunteers and community groups designed and installed mini-golf holes on vacant sites around the central business district.
A view from Colombo Street looking towards the overhead walkway that runs between the Crossing building and Ballantynes. A 'No entry' sign stands between orange barriers that are blocking off the road. To the right is a vacant demolition site.
A police officer and soldier talk with a demolition contractor on Victoria Street. Tape has been placed across the street to create a temporary cordon. In the distance, a pile of rubble from a demolished building can be seen.