In 1987, Jack Perkins recorded an award-winning documentary capturing the life, the sounds and the personalities of Cathedral Square in Christchurch. Thirty years on, Deborah Nation parallels that experience with the sounds of September 2011 as engineer Gabrielle Parker escorts her Shrough the earthquake Red Zone into the square as it is today.
Thirty-four years ago, Spectrum producer Jack Perkins recorded his award-winning documentary capturing the life, the sounds and the personalities of Cathedral square in Christchurch. In this edition of The Vault, Deborah Nation parallels that experience with the sounds of 2011 as she is escorted through the earthquake Red Zone into the square as it is today.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Collapsed Cathedral with Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, trapped".
Rubble and wreckage in Cathedral Square.
The BNZ building in Cathedral Square.
The BNZ building in Cathedral Square.
An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.
Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.