People gather in a fenced-off area of Cathedral Square to view the damage to the cathedral and surrounding buildings. In the centre is the plinth which formerly held the statue of John Robert Godley. Taken on a day when a walkway was opened up between Re:Start Mall and Cathedral Square to allow temporary public access.
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.
Members of the public take photographs of the damage to the north side of the cathedral. Steel bracing supports the front wall of the cathedral.
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".
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.
20130827_2621_1D3-47 Looking towards Cathedral Square Where once were buildings! From the corner of Armagh Street and Oxford Terrace. #4147
Rubble and wreckage in Cathedral Square.
The BNZ building in Cathedral Square.
The temporary "Cardboard Cathedral" under construction.
The Chalice sculpture 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.