A photograph of a sign at a bus stop, indicating that the bus stop is closed.
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Tour bus on Cambridge Terrace. File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-042 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
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We join Deb, Vincy and the rest of the Ballantynes crew on a coach trip south from Christchurch to its Timaru store. Its flagship store on City Mall has been shut since the February earthquake, so twice a week a convoy of coaches full of loyal customers does the 350km round trip.
The seating area in a bus at the temporary bus exchange on Hagley Avenue, set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A video of a media a preview of the CERA Red Zone bus tour. The Red Zone bus tours have been created by CERA to allow the public to view the Christchurch central city which has been closed for eight months since the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The temporary bus exchange on Hagley Avenue, set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Red Bus buses parked in the depot next to the damaged Scotts Motors workshop, the brick gable ends of which have collapsed.
Red Bus buses parked in the depot next to the damaged Scotts Motors workshop, the brick gable ends of which have collapsed.
A photograph of a pile of collapsed scaffolding and building rubble on Lichfield Street, opposite the Bus Exchange.
The temporary bus exchange on Hagley Avenue, set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 4 August 2011 entitled, "Ballantynes Bus, Bargains, and Bullshit".
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110576 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110569 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Public bus tours of Christchurch's red zone will start off with a warning that the passengers could be trapped by an earthquake and may not make it out alive.
December 2011
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 2 March 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she can has bus!".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 2 March 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she can has bus!".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Bus Exchange on Lichfield Street which has suffered more damage as a result of the 23 December 2011 earthquakes".
For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Looking down the new Re:Start Mall as the bus goes down Colombo Street.
An aerial photograph of Colombo Street near the Bus Exchange and the Crossing. Ballantynes can be seen on the left.
A collapsed brick fence behind a bus stop on Colombo Street.
A collapsed brick fence behind a bus stop on Colombo Street.
A photograph of volunteers creating a garden area on Colombo Street.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Lichfield Street entrance of the Bus Exchange.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Lichfield Street entrance of the Bus Exchange.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Above the Bus Exchange, 71-75 Lichfield Street".
A video of an interview with relatives of Earl Nicholas and May Stick about the Coroner's Inquest into the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Nicholas and Stick lost their lives during the 22 February 2011 earthquake when the bus they were travelling in was crushed by falling masonry.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This bus shelter just survived the earthquakes. Norwich Quay, Lyttelton".