Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Press news room staff relocated in the 2nd floor of the Novotel Hotel Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Press news room staff relocated in the 2nd floor of the Novotel Hotel Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Press news room staff relocated in the 2nd floor of the Novotel Hotel Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Press news room staff relocated in the 2nd floor of the Novotel Hotel Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Press news room staff relocated in the 2nd floor of the Novotel Hotel Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Press news room staff relocated in the 2nd floor of the Novotel Hotel Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Press news room staff relocated in the 2nd floor of the Novotel Hotel Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Press news room staff relocated in the 2nd floor of the Novotel Hotel Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Press news room staff relocated in the 2nd floor of the Novotel Hotel Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Craig Bradford, leasee and manager of the demolished Famous Grouse Lincoln Hotel is hoping to see it resurrected soon".
Concrete slabs laid on the ground of the Crowne Plaza Hotel's demolition site. This will serve as the floor of the Pallet Pavilion.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral".
Colour photograph of front door to the Occidental Hotel, which after the September quake had suffered vandalism. The name "B. Perry" was still above the door.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Town Hall and Convention Centre".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lots of verticals from this viewpoint in Gasson Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Public Trust Building at 152 Oxford Terrace".
A man walks past a bus shelter beside the Carlton Hotel. In the background a news crew has set up a temporary studio in a tent.
View through the trees alongside the Avon, Our City-O-Tautahi with bracing support on the front, and the Rydges hotel in the background.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "PWC, Copthorne and Forsyth Barr, central city".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "PWC, Copthorne and Forsyth Barr, central city".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "PWC, Copthorne and Forsyth Barr, central city".
A photograph of traffic barriers on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Street in central Christchurch.
A fire engine parked behind the cordon fencing and road cones on Victoria Street. In the background is Christchurch Casino and the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Damage to buildings along Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. To the left is the Lyttelton Hotel with a crumbled top. Bricks have fallen on the awning and all along the footpath. To the right is a cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
Damage to buildings along Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. To the left is the Lyttelton Hotel with a crumbled top. Bricks have fallen on the awning and all along the footpath. To the right is a cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
Workers seen through a gap between wooden pallets in GapFiller's Pallet Pavillion. The photographer comments, "Though it looks strange and Photoshopped this is a straight shot through pallets painted blue. The Pallet Pavilion is built on the site of the demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel. It was built by volunteers, mainly students and construction engineers over 6 weeks. Here students are being given health and safety instructions before helping out on completing the temporary structure".
Damage to the Hotel Grand Chancellor can be seen in the middle. At the bottom left is the lift shaft (now fully demolished) of the CTV building which claimed over 100 lives when it collapsed in the earthquake.
Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, 2011.
Much of the inn...
Hotel Grand Chancellor - Leaning 1m to the east, demolition will start about mid June and is expected to take 10 months to complete at a cost of approx NZ$10m. It will be the biggest & tallest demolition project in New Zealand.
Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, ...
