An aerial photograph of masonry from the earthquake damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers Building on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of masonry from the earthquake damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers Building on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Building on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Building on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Building on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of masonry from the earthquake damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers Building on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Building on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
A photograph of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street with scaffolding built above the roof.
An aerial photograph of a window of the earthquake damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Provincial Hotel. Scaffolding has been constructed up the side.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Provincial Hotel. Scaffolding has been constructed up the side.
A photograph of the scaffolding which was constructed around the Provincial Hotel before the building was demolished.
Detail of the damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chamers, where part of the brick facade has crumbled.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Collapsed Canterbury Provincial Chambers".
A photograph of the damage to the slate roof of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
A photograph of the damage to the slate roof of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the damage to the slate roof of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
The Provincial Chambers Building with a red sticker on the door. This means the building is unsafe to enter.
An aerial photograph of the earthquake damage to a window of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers Buildings on Durham Street.
Provincial towns and rural communities around the country say they will be financially ruined under proposals to strengthen buildings following the Christchurch earthquakes. Dale Williams is Mayor of Otorohanga, Dave Cull is Mayor of Dunedin and Lawrence Yule is Mayor of Hastings and president of Local Government NZ.