Demolition underway on the old Government Life building on a walk around the city September 7, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building in the Christchurch central city.
The former Government Life building in Christchurch's Cathedral Square will be demolished. On my walk around the city May 21, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.
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A photograph of liquefaction inside a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of liquefaction on a street in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of the Government Life building in Cathedral Square.
On the day the the government and council jointly announced who will fund what, for the Christchurch rebuild, a rainbow appears over the rebuild of the Latimer Hotel. For the central city the figures are: NZ$4.9 billion with $2.9 billion coming from central government and $1.9 billion coming from the local city council (us ratepayers in Christc...
A photograph of a woman in a temporary café in a house in the Christchurch central city.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of the corner of Government Life Building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old Government Life Building, Cathedral Square".
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the side of a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of a woman making coffee in a temporary café in a house in the Christchurch central city.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Government Life building, Cathedral Square".
Environmental Health Officers collecting air readings in the Christchurch central city.
A digger clearing rubble from a demolished building in the central city.
An Environmental Health Officer collecting air readings in the Christchurch central city.
An Environmental Health Officer collecting air readings in the Christchurch central city.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Government Life building on the left, Cathedral Square".
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city with Armagh Street in the foreground and Christ Church Cathedral in the centre.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Heritage Hotel (the old government departmental building), Worcester Street".
Piles of rubble on the site of the CTV Building. In the background, the elevator shaft can be seen.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand USAR team examining the collapsed basement of a building in central Christchurch.
Soldiers from the New Zealand Army guarding a cordon in the central city.
A photograph of a map of the Christchurch central city. Greed, red, and yellow dots have been used to indicate the status of inspected buildings
A photograph taken inside an office in the Christchurch central city. Documents have fallen off many of the desks and are lying on the floor.
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the window of a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of USAR codes spray painted on the window of a building in the Christchurch central city.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building in the Christchurch central city. Some of the windows have broken and have been covered with plastic and tape.
A soldier from the New Zealand Army guarding a cordon in the central city.
A member of the New Zealand Army guarding a cordon in the central city.