A photograph of scaffolding on Our City O-Tautahi.
A photograph of bracing supporting Our City O-Tautahi.
A photograph of bracing supporting Our City O-Tautahi.
A view from Cambridge Terrace of the damaged Our City O-Tautahi building, formerly the Municipal Chambers. Scaffolding and steel bracing has been placed along the front of the building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old Municipal Council Chambers in Worcester Street".
A photograph of the partially-demolished Clarendon Tower.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Clarendon Tower.
A tent on Worcester Street set up for the soldiers stationed around the cordon. In the background, the damaged Our City O-Tautahi Building can be seen with steel bracing holding up the front.
The Christchurch City Council coat of arms above the doorway of Our City O-Tautahi.
Steel girders supporting the Our City O-Tautahi building.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Our City, O-Tautahi (former Municipal Chambers) on Worcester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Our City, O-Tautahi (former Municipal Chambers) on Worcester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Materials salvaged from Our City, O-Tautahi on pallets out front".
Steel and wooden structures protect Our City O-Tautahi from further damage.
The Our City O-Tautahi Building on Worcester Boulevard, photographed shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The top of the gable has broken and many of the glass windows have smashed. Broken glass is littered on the pavement in front.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cupola from Our City, O-Tautahi (former Municipal Chambers), removed and braced on the ground outside".
A close-up photograph of a sign about the Fisher's Building, with the words, "Making our mark. An architect's vision contributes to a transformation of the commercial heart of our city. Whether a building survives or becomes just a memory is part of the continually changing Central City. Fisher's Building".
The Kate Shepard memorial and Our City O-Tautahi seen through the cordon fencing.
A photograph of Amanda from Halswell taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Evans holds a sign which reads, "Amanda Evans, Halswell Lyttelton areas// Five years on, I feel... Waiting to hear and wats our city had to Rebuild and feel Better to see our New City because No more Sad City either. Wants to feels happy and sleeping Much Better [sic]".
A notice on the fence outside the CTV site on Madras Street. The notice reads, "Please respect this site. In recognition of the special significance this site holds for the people of our city and all those affected by the earthquakes, the Christchurch City Council is working with Canterbury Museum to preserve aspects of our remembering. Tributes may be left at this site. Older tributes will be removed for archiving by the Canterbury Museum to become part of the city's memory of the Canterbury Earthquakes. Organic materials will be composted and used in the city's gardens. Canterbury Museum. Christchurch City Council".
Our City O-Tautahi surrounded by bracing and scaffolding, seen from the riverbank beside the Provincial Chambers.
An old fashioned telephone box outside the Our City O-Tautahi building with heavy steel bracing in the background.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Brick cladding is badly cracked and buckled, and some bricks have fallen. There is a large gap between the floor and the foundations. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Our house - foundations and floor parted".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Large gaps are visible between the floor and the foundation, and between the foundation and the patio. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Our house - patio is heading west - or the sunroom is heading east".
A photograph of a building on Oxford Terrace. In the foreground is a spire removed from Our City O-Tautahi.
Heavy steel bracing holding up the front facade of the Our City O-Tautahi Building on Worcester Street near Oxford Terrace.
A photograph of a sign in the back windscreen of a car. The sign reads, "Crack'd for Christchurch. Do you have broken china? Give it new life in our unique public mosaic in our new city. Be part of it."
A photograph submitted by Ginny Larsen to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "April 2011 Overwhelmed by the destruction of our city".
A photograph showing a crane next to the heavily braced Our City-Otautahi building. A pile of large plastic wheelie bins is in the foreground.
Signs posted the fence cordoning off High Street. They read "Welcome to Limboland, just waiting!", "Christchurch Economic Recovery Abandoned", and "We're raising $50,000 for our City C96 FM".