Photograph by Paul Corliss 1986
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
Remains of the Cranmer Centre, formerly Christchurch Girls High School (1878 - 1986).
A photograph of a detail of the front of Christ Church Cathedral. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled leaving the inside space exposed. Steel bracing has been placed against the wall to limit further damage.
This is where Tuahiwi people fished, eeled and gathered other kaimoana until the waterways were blocked and the land confiscated for public works in 1956. Getting land back in Christchurch was a key part of the Treaty claim lodged in 1986.