A photograph of the remains of the Excelsior Hotel building on the corner of High Street and Manchester Street. The remains of the facade are being held up by a stack of shipping containers.
A photograph of the remains of the Excelsior Hotel building on the corner of High Street and Manchester Street. The remains of the facade are being held up by a stack of shipping containers.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the wall of shipping containers holding up the facade of the New Excelsior Backpackers to the rear of 197 High street, viewed from Manchester Street".
A photograph of the remains of the Excelsior Hotel building on the corner of High Street and Manchester Street. The remains of the facade are being held up by a stack of shipping containers.
A photograph of architecture students wearing hard hats and high-visibility vests setting up the large-scale fabric installation titled Kloud, which is part of LUXCITY.
Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
A close-up photograph of a plant at Agropolis urban farm on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street. The photograph was taken during a working bee, which was part of FESTA 2014.
A close-up photograph of a flower at Agropolis urban farm on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street. The photograph was taken during a working bee, which was part of FESTA 2014.
A view down High Street from the corner of Colombo and Hereford Streets. In the distance, the Holiday Inn City Centre is being demolished. Taken on a day when a walkway was opened up between Re:Start Mall and Cathedral Square to allow temporary public access.
A photograph looking north up Manchester Street from the intersection with Cashel Street. Police tape and road cones have been placed across the street with a sign reading, "Road closed". In the background, members of the public can be seen walking along the street. Wire fencing in the distance has been used to make a cordon before Hereford Street .
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Men's undies are in high demand, while EFT-POS traffic is slow. Jill McDavitt, owner of Haydn's Menswear in the Bush Inn Centre, prices up some new undies to hit the shelves".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Another way of demonstrating how high the liquefaction is piled up in the garden of this house is how little room there is under the eaves of this house at 22 Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
Looking down High Street from Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone. The partially demolished Grand Chancellor is visible in the background.
Warped bike stands and liquefaction silt on the corner of High, Colombo and Hereford streets. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Men's undies are in high demand, while EFT-POS traffic is slow. Jill McDavitt, owner of Haydn's Menswear in the Bush Inn Centre, prices up some new undies to hit the shelves".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Mens undies are in high demand while EFT-POS traffic is slow. Jill McDavitt owner of Haydn's Menswear in the Bush Inn Centre prices up some new undies to hit the shelves".
The McKenzie and Willis building on High Street with damage to the top storey. The side wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the building where the roof has been propped up by scaffolding. The front facade of the building is also damaged and is held upright by steel bracing.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall.
A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops.
A really good step forward for the city.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall.
A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops.
A really good step forward for the city.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall.
A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops.
A really good step forward for the city.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall.
A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops.
A really good step forward for the city.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall.
A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops.
A really good step forward for the city.
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall.
A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops.
A really good step forward for the city.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking in through a broken window of the Oxford On Avon, Colombo Street. It's really hard to see here in a 2 dimensional photo, but the floor has been pushed up into a huge mound about 60cm high".
A photograph of organisers of LUXCITY on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street. A site hazards board is leaning against a white van, in front of students in high-visibility vests who are setting up the Pavilions & Lighting Devices market.
The damaged Snell Place footbridge. A crack is visible at the apex of the span. The photographer comments, "Before the Christchurch earthquakes this bridge used to be just just 9 feet at high tide above the River Avon. Now with the ends pushed together it has probably moved up another 9 feet".
A photograph of the north side of the ChristChurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square. The front of the building has been propped up with steel bracing but further earthquakes have caused more damage, leaving a gap between the bracing and the wall. The tower has been partially demolished, but the lower section is still visible. Wire fencing has been placed around the entire building. In the background, a crane is rising high above the square.
A photograph of the north side of the ChristChurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square. The front of the building has been propped up with steel bracing but further earthquakes have caused more damage, leaving a gap between the bracing and the wall. The tower has been partially demolished, but the lower section is still visible. Wire fencing has been placed around the entire building. In the background, a crane is rising high above the square.