A photograph looking north up Durham Street from the Gloucester Street intersection. To the left, there is a large pile of rubble from a demolished building, to the right, the Canterbury Provincial Chambers. The Provincial Chambers building has been largely deconstructed and plastic sheeting has been placed over part of the roof. Wire fencing has been placed around the buildings.
A photograph of the site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. The hotel has been demolished into large piles of rubble which two excavators are working to clear. A sign on the cordon fence indicates that the demolition is being carried out by Grant Mackay Demolition Co. and Leigh Construction.
A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Sign on rubble. 25 Feb 2012.".
Outdoor seating and garden beside the Triton Dairy, Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
Outdoor seating and garden beside the Triton Dairy, Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
A pile of rubble and steel reinforcement from the Chubb Lock & Safe building on the corner of Kilmore and Manchester Streets.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down Victoria Street to Forsyth Barr building (rubble is from the Crowne Plaza Hotel)".
A demolition site where loose cables hang from the roof. Construction workers and a digger can be seen behind the rubble.
A demolition site where loose cables hang from the roof. Construction workers and a digger can be seen behind the rubble.
A 'P5 at any time' sign stands amongst rubble and twisted cabling. A digger can be seen in the background.
A house in Richmond being demolished. Rubble is piled in the garden. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
The Coffee Zone garden beside the Coffee kiosk on Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
Detail of some deconstruction work on the Crowne Plaza Hotel, close up with a digger on a pile of demolition rubble.
A view through the cordon fence of a building damaged in the CBD. The building rubble is still inside the building.
A house in Richmond being demolished. Rubble is piled in the driveway. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A year and a half after the February Earthquake, economics has ensured much of the waste material coming out of Christchurch's central city has been recycled.
Outdoor seating and the garden outside the Coffee Zone kiosk in Sydenham. This garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
A house in Richmond being demolished. A crane dumps rubble into a truck. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A crane dumps rubble into a truck. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
Fencing around the vacant lot left by the Copthorne Hotel which has been demolished. Some building rubble still remains on the site.
Cascade of hanging baskets outside the Coffee Zone kiosk. The kiosk shares a garden with a project initiated by Greening the Rubble.
A house in Richmond being demolished. A crane dumps rubble into a truck. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of Brannigans".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christ Church Cathedral".
A partially demolished building on Durham Street. The side wall has been demolished, exposing the inside space. A digger sits amongst the rubble.
Prime Minister John Key tells the Minister for Earthquake recovery, Gerry Brownlee, to 'fill it in before it climbs back out!' Gerry Brownlee is sweeping rubble into a deep pit. The rubble represents many of the problems that New Zealand faces like Pike River, earthquakes, the Rena, child abuse, Winston Peters, gas pipeline damage and so on. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A digger being used to clear the rubble from the Convention Centre on Peterborough Street. In the background, the Town Hall can be seen.
A digger being used to clear the rubble from the Convention Centre on Peterborough Street. In the background, the Town Hall can be seen.
The garden and seating area outside the Coffee Zone shack on Colombo Street. This was put together by the Greening the Rubble community project.
A water jet sprays over the rubble of the Crowne Plaza Hotel to prevent dust. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".