A photograph of a detail on the rubble from the earthquake-damaged Fisher's Building.
A photograph of a detail on the rubble from the earthquake-damaged Fisher's Building.
The badly-damaged Strategy building on Montreal Street.
The badly-damaged Strategy building on Montreal Street.
A photograph of a detail of the Austral Building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the Austral Building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Stranges Building.
The badly-damaged Strategy building on Montreal Street.
A photograph of a detail of the Austral Building on Colombo Street.
The badly-damaged Strategy building on Montreal Street.
The badly-damaged Strategy building on Montreal Street.
A photograph of a detail of the Austral Building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the Austral Building on Colombo Street.
Damage to the old Canterbury Public Library building on Cambridge Terrace. Strapping protects the building from further damage.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street. Large sections of the masonry have collapsed, spilling onto the road. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. Scaffolding erected up the side of the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake has collapsed. In the distance, a crane is parked on the street.
A photograph of several earthquake-damaged buildings on Lichfield Street. A section of the top storey of the building in the middle has collapsed. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the front door, columns, and windows of all of the buildings. A red sticker has also been stuck to the door of the closest building, indicating that it is unsafe to enter.
The collapsed PGC and CTV buildings in the Christchurch CBD were both"green stickered"by city council inspectors following the earthquake in September last year.
A Christchurch MP is working with a group trying to prevent historic buildings damaged in last month's earthquake from being torn down unnecessarily.
Insurance cover has been cancelled for Christchurch's historic Arts Centre and its Catholic Cathedral which were both badly damaged in the February earthquake.
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-001 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-004 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110593 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
A colour photograph showing damage to Anderson's building following the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission is calling for changes to building standards as a matter of urgency.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Union Centre Building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Austral Building on Colombo Street.
A sign attached to a building reads "Danger. Your building has a red placard. Do not enter".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "University of Canterbury Registry building".
A photograph of a detail of the Union Centre Building.
A photograph of a detail of the Union Centre Building.