A video of an excavator demolishing a red-zoned property on Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The house is the first to be demolished in the Bexley residential red zone.
A partially demolished building on Durham Street. The side wall has been demolished, exposing the inside space. A digger sits amongst the rubble.
Being demolished.
Photo outside of Pegasus Building with Copthorne Hotel fully demolished taken by Mike Gaudin, 10 January 2012.
Photo outside of Pegasus Building with Copthorne Hotel fully demolished taken by Mike Gaudin, 10 January 2012.
Photo outside of Pegasus Building with Copthorne Hotel fully demolished taken by Mike Gaudin, 10 January 2012.
A building on St Asaph Street has been demolished, exposing the interior structure of the adjoining building. The photographer comments, "The building that this one was part of has been demolished and the join looks very much like the exterior walls of an Anglo-Saxon house. It has been exposed due to the demolition of damaged buildings after the Christchurch earthquake".
A house being demolished in a residential area.
A house being demolished in a residential area.
A house being demolished in a residential area.
An empty section left after a building was demolished.
A digitally manipulated image of a direction signpost, with every sign pointing to parking. The photographer comments, "With around 70% of the buildings to be demolished in the CBD, Christchurch, New Zealand will be the biggest parking lot in the world for a few years".
Park Terrace and Salisbury Street in Christchurch will be blocked off today ahead of the staged demolition of two high rise apartment blocks.
A dawn sky reflected on the partially-demolished PricewaterhouseCoopers building.
Letterbox of the demolished St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square.
The site of the demolished St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square.
The site of the demolished St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square.
The site of the demolished St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square.
The site of the demolished St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square.
A brick wall with flaked paint. The adjourning building has been demolished.
Corner of Cashel and Colombo Streets, looking towards the partially-demolished Westpac building.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's chief executive, Roger Sutton.
The old New Brighton Power Boat Club building was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and is only now (July 2012) being demolished. The building is just down the road from where I grew up and is a New Brighton iconic building.
The old New Brighton Power Boat Club building was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and is only now (July 2012) being demolished. The building is just down the road from where I grew up and is a New Brighton iconic building.
A crane holds a shipping container against a building while it is being demolished.
A crane holds a shipping container against a building while it is being demolished.
An excavator demolishes a building. Cabling has been exposed and hangs from the concrete beams.
The top of the water slides in the QEII swimming pool, exposed by its demolition. The slides themselves have been broken off, leaving only the entry points. The photographer comments, "After assessment of the damage caused by the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand they decided to demolish the QEII stadium and it's swimming pool".
A video of an interview with Helen and Edna Yates about their Worcester Street house which is to be demolished due to earthquake damage. The 96-year-old identical twins lived in the house for 95 years before it was damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video includes footage of Helen and Edna visiting the house before it is demolished.
The Triton Dairy has reopened in a container on the site of its demolished former building.