An Environmental Health Officer taking a reading outside the Christchurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square.
An Environmental Health Officer taking a reading outside the Christchurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square.
Both of Christchurch's big cathedrals were destroyed in the earthquakes. Their fates have been very different, and only one will rise again.
A photograph of a large pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower of the ChristChurch Cathedral.
The Dean of the Christchurch Cathedral says he's stepping down so he can better serve the city during the earthquake recovery.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christ Church Cathedral with its spire missing".
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. An excavator can be seen demolishing the bell tower.
A huge milestone in the rebuild of the Christchurch Cathedral. Twelves years since the Canterbury earthquakes caused extensive damage to the building, community leaders and project managers have gathered inside the cathedral this morning for the first time since the quakes. It also marks the completion of stablisation phase of the project. Our reporter Adam Burns went along.
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When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. Let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be. Lennon/McCartney - The Beatles
A video of a tour of the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video shows footage of the Edmond's Band Rotunda, Gloucester Street, the CTV building site, Poplar Lane, the McKenzie & Willis building, High Street, Lichfield Street, Colombo Street, Cathedral Square, and ChristChurch Cathedral.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square walk through, which allowed citizens of Christchurch to view the Cathedral freely for the first time since 22 February when it was put behind a cordon for safety reasons".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square with the Cathedral in the foreground, the Novotel Hotel behind and BNZ building under deconstruction on the right".
A photograph taken from Oxford Terrace, looking across a cleared site to the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street. ChristChurch Cathedral and the Novotel building can be seen in the distance.
A photograph taken from Oxford Terrace, looking across a cleared site to the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street. ChristChurch Cathedral and the Novotel building can be seen in the distance.
A photograph taken from Oxford Terrace, looking across a cleared site to the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street. ChristChurch Cathedral and the Novotel building can be seen in the distance.
A photograph taken from Oxford Terrace, looking across a cleared site to the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street. ChristChurch Cathedral and the Novotel building can be seen in the distance.
A photograph taken from Oxford Terrace, looking across a cleared site to the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street. ChristChurch Cathedral and the Novotel building can be seen in the distance.
A video of Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams touring the Christchurch central city Red Zone. Williams visited Christchurch for two days during his New Zealand tour to offer his support to the city. The video includes footage of Williams visiting the ChristChurch Cathedral, and meeting locals. It also includes an interview with Williams about the demolition of the ChristChurch Cathedral.
A photograph of the north side of the ChristChurch Cathedral with the Citizen's Memorial to the left. The roof of the cathedral has been damaged, and many of the doors and windows boarded up. On the memorial, the angel's waist and neck have been braced to keep her standing.
Shows Bishop Victoria Matthews reading a brochure offering cheap deals for cathedrals and their various accoutrements. Context: refers to the debate about the fate of the Christchurch Cathedral. Bishop Victoria Matthews is in favour of demolishing the cathedral to a certain safe level. The lobby for saving the cathedral, wrecked by the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, is very strong. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christ Church Cathedral".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square".
A photograph of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of the north side of the ChristChurch Cathedral. Scaffolding has been set up against one of the walls.
A photograph of the north side of the ChristChurch Cathedral. Scaffolding has been set up against one of the walls.