Ruth Gardner's Blog 05/08/2012: Immense Implosion

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 5 August 2012 entitled, "Immense Implosion".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Radio Network House being readied for demolishing by implosion".

Fairfax Video, August 2012 (7)

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A video of the demolition of the Radio Network House on Worcester Street. The building was demolished by Controlled Demolition Inc using a controlled implosion.

Fairfax Video, July 2012 (3)

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A video of a press conference about the implosion of Radio Network House on Worcester Street. The video includes statements by Peter LockHart, Bill Johnson, and Warwick Isaacs.

Fairfax Video, July 2012 (5)

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A video of a tour of the inside of the Radio Network House on Worcester Street. Maurice Gibbens, demolition supervisor from CERES, and Craig Stracey, operations manger, explain how the building has been prepared for demolition by implosion.

Fairfax Video, September 2012 (11)

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A video of an interview with Corporal Pani Bell about his work guarding cordons at the edge of the Christchurch central city red zone. Bell talks about the progress of the Christchurch rebuild, the shrinking of the red zone, the implosion of the Radio Network House on Worcester Street, and the temporary offices which have been built for the cordon guards.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Worcester Street looking east from Colombo Street. The Westende building on the left is a new building, and Radio Networks House will be demolished by implosion".

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Shot from up Hunstbury Hill with a 600mm f/4 on a very grey morning. 8am demolition. The guy behind me only looked up when the sounds of the explosion reahed us and the building was half way down!

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20120805_7586_1D3-600 30 seconds later the dust drifts across the city.

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