A photograph of the former Woolston Post Office.
A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office.
A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office.
A photograph of a window of the former Woolston Post Office.
A photograph of a window of the former Sydenham Post Office.
A photograph of a detail of the former Sydenham Post Office.
A photograph of the earthquake damage above the door of the former Sydenham Post Office.
A photograph of a window of the former Woolston Post Office. The building has been braced with cable ties.
A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the former Woolston Post Office. A sign at the front of the building reads, "Danger, tower may collapse".
A photograph of the former Woolston Post Office. A sign at the front of the building reads, "Danger, tower may collapse".
Building Record Form for the former Post Office, 7 Norwich Quay, Lyttelton
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted in a window of the former Sydenham Post Office. Cracks can be seen in the masonry around the window.
A photograph of the former Post Office building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of cracks in the former Post Office building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a detail of the former Post Office building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a detail of the former Post Office building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a detail of the former Post Office building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of workers in a cherry picking installing steel bracing on the Colombo Street face of the former Sydenham Post Office. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of workers in a cherry picking installing steel bracing on the Colombo Street face of the former Sydenham Post Office. A large crack can be seen in the side of the building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the former Post Office building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of the two windows of the former Post Office building in Lyttelton.
The former post office building in Cathedral Square. In the background is the Ibis Hotel. Chairs and tables have been left abandoned outside Starbucks.
A video about the reopening of C1 Espresso in the former post office on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. The café had to close after the 22 February 2011 earthquake, which severely damaged their building on High Street. The video includes footage of the staff setting up the cafe and an interview with owner Sam Crofskey.
A video about the reopening of Alice in Videoland, in the back of the former Post Office on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. The redesigned space has allowed Alice in Videoland to expand from a DVD rental store to include an art-house cinema as well.
A video of an interview with Andy Dodd, archaeologist at Underground Overground Archaeology, and Rewi Couch, representative for Te Hapu o Ngai Te Wheke, about the excavation of the site of the former Lyttelton Post Office on Norwich Quay. A Maori adze was found by the archaeologists deep beneath the concrete foundations of the building. The adze is a woodworking tool which indicates that early Maori settlers may have carved and launched waka on the site.