Ruth Gardner's Blog 29/07/2012: Container and Crane

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 29 July 2012 entitled, "Container and Crane".

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A crane working over Christchurch Art Gallery.

Fairfax Video, September 2012 (10)

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A video of Bill Robinson from Nikau Demolition Ltd talking about the demolition equipment the company is using in the Christchurch central city Red Zone. Robinson explains the need to check the welds of the crane arms each day, and the need for larger jaws on some demolition projects. He also explains the crane controls.

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A crane stands next to the Millennium Hotel and the BNZ building.

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View down a street in Christchurch with a crane in the background.

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A crane holds a shipping container against a building while it is being demolished.

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A crane holds a shipping container against a building while it is being demolished.

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View down Re:Start mall with a crane and Westpac building in the background.

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Deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A crane and digger are seen at work.

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Ongoing demolition in the CBD, a crane and digger can be seen in the background.

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Various rebuilding and repairing activities on Gloucester Street, with road signs and cranes in the background.

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Looking towards the Christchurch CBD, with road cones, cranes and buildings being construction in the background.

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Demolition site behind behind the cordon fence. Some graffiti on the wall and a crane can be seen in the background.

When Are They Going to Reveal the Secret?

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The dome of the Isaac Theatre Royal covered in sheeting and suspended in the backstage area. In the foreground, a small digger sits on the bed of a truck, and a crane is visible to the left. The photographer comments, "This is the 'dome' of the Isaac Theatre Royal's heritage stage. The front section of the theatre has stayed and so has the back, but the middle has been completely demolished. The best way to hide a secret is in plain sight. Could this really be an ancient UFO stored secretly in the old theatre for decades and now exposed by the earthquake? Is the waiting crane and transporter ready to whip it away to another secret location in the dead of night?".

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A vacant demolition site and a crane on Colombo Street. The overhead walkway that runs between the Crossing building and Ballantynes is visible in the background.

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A crane and a digger demolish the Gallery Apartments building on Gloucester Street. A sign that reads, 'Road closed' has been placed in front of the security fencing.

Police in Canterbury are honoured

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Police officers and staff in Christchurch, who have been called the heroes of the February 2011 earthquake, have been honored today for their actions including a daring crane rescue.

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Looking into Christchurch Central over cordon fencing and road cones. A crane can be seen in the background and on the right is the empty site where the CTV building once was.

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Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river. A crane and Westpac building can also be seen in the background.

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Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river. A crane and Westpac building can also be seen in the background.

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A view from the Cathedral Square tram stop towards Oxford Terrace. The Clarendon Towers building on the left has been damaged and its windows boarded up. A large crane can be seen in the background.

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A digitally manipulated image of an excavator. The photographer comments, "This is a huge excavator in the Christchurch CBD. It is being used to clear away the enormous amount of rubble from the buildings being demolished. It seems that nearly all the big machinery from all other the world has been needed in the clean up of the earthquake damaged buildings and utilities".