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.
Topics - Eight days on from the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that killed at least 161 people in Christchurch, officials have announced that the rescue effort will now transition to a recovery operation. Dunedin shares the nation's sorrow for Christchurch - but the ODT reports today that it could also benefit from an influx of workers and businesses relocating from the Garden City. Some Christchurch landlords have been labelled opportunistic vultures for ramping up rents for homeless businesses trying to find temporary office space.