Deconstruction workers in a crane basket beside the PriceWaterhouseCoopers building.
Deconstruction of the Forsyth Barr and PriceWaterhouseCoopers buildings.
A photograph showing deconstruction of the MFL building.
A photograph showing deconstruction of the MFL building.
Warwick Isaacs is director of planning and transition for Civil Defence and as such has issued demolition orders for 128 buildings, 37 in the city. Gerry Brownlee has chosen the Government's 'demolition man' Warwick Isaacs to head the rebuild of central Christchurch. The buildings were damaged in the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Deconstruction of the PriceWaterhouseCoopers building, with the Forsyth Barr building in the foreground.
Deconstruction of the Pacific Brands House on Victoria Street.
Deconstruction of the Crystal Plaza arcade on Gloucester Street.
Deconstruction of the Crystal Plaza arcade on Gloucester Street.
A photograph showing partial deconstruction of the former Bus Exchange.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "BNZ from south under deconstruction".
A photograph showing the deconstruction of the Mutual Funds Life building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor deconstruction nearly completed".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hotel Grand Chancellor deconstruction nearly completed".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The PricewaterhouseCoopers building under deconstruction".
A photograph of the view down Tramway Lane, showing building deconstruction work.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza".
Detail of the deconstruction work being done on the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Site of SCIRT, an alliance between CERA, Christchurch City Council, the NZTA, and companies involved in the rebuild. Includes information about SCIRT; news; works notices; and information about damage assessment and rebuilding of roads, fresh water, wastewater and stormwater networks.
Detail of the deconstruction work on the Pacific Brands House on Victoria Street.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The deconstruction nibbler behind the Brannigan's building".
Deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A crane and digger are seen at work.
A video of excavators demolishing the former railway station on Moorhouse Avenue. The building was only moderately damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, but repair work was deemed too costly for the co-owner, Science Alive!.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Holiday Inn under deconstruction at 172 Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the Strange's building on the north-west corner of Lichfield and High Streets. Bonnington House can also be seen, covered with scaffolding during the repair process".
A video about the discovery of a historic tramline on North Avon Road. The video includes an interview with Brent Leersynder, a site engineer for SCIRT, and Steve Timpson, site foreman for SCIRT. The SCIRT team found the tramline while repairing the damaged wastewater system under North Avon Road in May.
Buckled columns on a house in Wainoni. The photographer comments, "A Sunday afternoon ride to New Brighton, then back via Aranui, Wainoni, Dallington, and Richmond. Not a cheerful experience. 'We've decided you're a repair, not a rebuild after all'. Actually, I think these houses might be red zoned".
Two men discuss in a pub the problem that Christchurch has about how to house all the workers arriving to rebuild the city. One of them suggests the solution found for the workers on the Manapouri Dam which was housing them on cruise liners. Context: One solution has been provided by the Defence Force who are leasing 42 derelict NZDF houses next to Burnham Military Camp. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Grant Thornton building in Cathedral Square being readied for deconstruction".
A photograph of the former main entrance to the Crown Plaza Hotel, showing deconstruction work in progress.