A photograph of an excavator on a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Madras Street".
A photograph of two excavators demolishing the Manchester Securities House on the corner of Madras and Gloucester Streets.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the Manchester Securities House on the corner of Madras and Gloucester Streets.
A photograph looking across several sites of demolished buildings in the Christchurch central city. A excavator can be seen clearing rubble from a site.
A photograph of two excavators demolishing the Manchester Securities House on the corner of Madras and Gloucester Streets.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Castle Rock post earthquake".
A photograph of a digger working near the Ferrymead Bridge.
A photograph of a member of an emergency management team standing in the middle of the intersection of Manchester, High, and Lichfield Streets. In the background an excavator is sitting on top of a pile of rubble from several earthquake-damaged buildings. Other emergency management personnel are also standing on the corner of High and Manchester Streets. Behind the excavator another excavator is working to clear rubble. To the right there is a block of earthquake-damaged buildings and more building rubble to be cleared.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the last of a building on Gloucester Street, next to the Dolls House night club.
A photograph of an excavator.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and the Red Cross, standing on the corner of Lichfield and Manchester Street. In the background an excavator is parked on the road. Behind the excavator is a block of earthquake-damaged buildings.
A time-lapse video of excavators demolishing the Heritage Tower in Cathedral Square. The video was filmed over three months.
A video of an excavator demolishing the clock tower of the former railway station on Moorhouse Avenue.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
Members of the public cleaning up liquefaction from the grounds at Mona Vale. A blue excavator has been used in the clean-up.
Members of the public cleaning up liquefaction from the grounds at Mona Vale. A blue excavator has been used in the clean-up.
A photograph of an excavator on an empty building site between Cashel Street and Hereford Street. Two cranes can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Gloucester Street near Latimer Square. An excavator on the site is working to clear the rubble.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace.
A photograph of an excavator on an empty building site between Cashel Street and Hereford Street. Two cranes can be seen in the distance.
A digitally manipulated image of an excavator. The photographer comments, "This is a huge excavator in the Christchurch CBD. It is being used to clear away the enormous amount of rubble from the buildings being demolished. It seems that nearly all the big machinery from all other the world has been needed in the clean up of the earthquake damaged buildings and utilities".
An excavator parked on River Road. Large cracks can be seen in the road which has been cordoned off with road cones and tape.
A photograph of an excavator at rest.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street from the intersection of Armagh Street. The road has been cordoned off and an excavator is demolishing a building on the right.
A photograph looking east down Hereford Street from the intersection with Manchester Street. In the distance, an excavator can be seen filling a truck with the rubble from a demolished building.
A photograph of a truck on the site of the partially-demolished Art Gallery Apartments Building on Gloucester Street. In the background, an excavator is continuing to demolish the building.