Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Methodist Mission staff working in storage rooms above the Methodist church on Harewood Road. Mary Richardson is second from the right".
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A photograph of a crane removing a panel from the roof of the Cranmer Centre. To the right, two men are standing on a platform raised by another crane.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after it's 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 04:35 Saturday morning. Key, right, in the Civil Defence HQ".
Outside the cordon at the corner of Cambridge Terrace and Worcester Boulevard. On the cordon fence is a flower and the sign reads 'Extreme Danger, Keep Out". In the background on the right is the Clarendon Tower.
View of the corner of Montreal and Victoria Street. In the background is a vacant lot left by buildings that has been demolished, and on the right is Gordon Smith & Sons fruit and vegetable shop.
Looking down Victoria Street, demolition site on the right and the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the end of the street. Flags in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.
View down Worcester Street, with Christchurch Art Gallery in the back, and next to it is Worcester Chambers, which house the Languages International Christchurch. Part of the Harley's building is visible on the right.
Looking down Worcester Street with Our City-O-Tautahi with bracing on its front facade on the left, behind it is Rydges, the Grant Thornton Building in the middle back, and the Claredon Towers on the right.
A photograph of several panels hanging from the ceiling of the Diabetes Centre. The panelling has been taken off the wall to the right, exposing the wooden structure beneath.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre. Several filing cabinets have opened and files have fallen off the bookcases on the left and right, spilling onto the floor and furniture.
Buildings seen through the cordon fence from Cathedral Square. From left to right are MFL House, the Forsyth Barr building, the PriceWaterhouseCoopers building, the Camelot Hotel and the Cathedral Square Police Station.
Lane Perry and students make a chess board in a demolition space in Sydenham, Colombo St, 30.11.11 01- left to right Elliot Faulkner UC, Lane Perry UC, Oleg Sheremetor UC and Coralie Winn, Gap Filler.
Damage to New Brighton Road. The photographer comments, "Would you believe that the up and down dirt track on the right is actually a main road?".
A photograph of a crane removing a panel from the roof of the Cranmer Centre. To the right, two men are standing on a platform raised by another crane.
A photograph of a section of a mural on the corner of Byron Street and Colombo Street. The section contains a palm tree. A horse is also partially visible. On the left there is the message, "Occupy love and light right here and now. We'll all meet up on Equality Street anyhow. Love light power." Below the message are a variety of hearts in red, white, and different shades of pink.
A photograph of Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. A green sticker on the front door indicates that the house has been inspected and is safe to enter. A sign in the garden reads, "It's been a lot of fun - yeah right!". The photographer comments, "'It's been a lot of fun' is a quote from John Key about the Canterbury earthquakes and the 'yeah right' is a play on the Tui Beer advertisements".
Rolleston/Burnham, South Island, NZ It's been a busy few weeks! Was away on geology fieldtrips all the previous two weeks, then on Saturday morning 4th September 2010 at 4.35 am we got woken in Westport to a reasonable but very long earthquake. My husband was back in Christchurch at the time and texted me saying "are you ok?". I replied, "yes!"...
Low tide on the Avon River at New Brighton/Bexley. Note the original bank and the rock wall slipage on right. The white additions were added in March and April 2011 to protect the properties behind from flooding. Ultimately this area was "red zoned" with all houses removed or to be removed and the ground left till a rehabilitation method can ...
One Christchurch business has found just the right ingredients to rise again."The Naked Baker"gave away all of their cakes and buns and baked goods to the people of North Brighton after the earthquake on February 22nd. Co-owners Darren Carlaw and Andrew Snee started the bakery, coffee roastery and mobile food business 8 years ago. The cafe had to shut for more than 2 weeks to clean up all the damage . They didn't know what to expect when the business re-opened. What they discovered is that business is up by 30% thanks in part to their ability to bring their coffee and cakes to the many offices that have moved out of the center of town.
Christchurch central seems to have a business micro-climate. And right now it's chilly. The CBD is nothing like it used to be before the 2011 earthquake and those businesses that re-opened say they really had no choice because of the demands of insurance companies.
A view of shops on Papanui Road near the Merivale Mall. On the right are containers that the Quinns clothing shop in Merivale uses for stock display. A sign on the street says 'footpath closed please use other side'.
A black and white historic photograph of Tuam Street, ca. 1884, with the Odeon Theatre on the right and White's Furnishing Warehouse visible in the distance.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "MP Amy Adam, left, chief financial officer, Kathy Meads, Lyttelton Port CEO, Peter Davie, and transport minister, Steven Joyce, right, with earthquake damage to Cashin Quay".
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre with building materials in the corner. Plastic sheeting has been placed over the carpet and has been used to create a temporary wall on the right.
The front of Christ Church Cathedral showing its broken tower. Bracing has been placed on the front wall to limit further damage. Security fences have been placed around the cathedral to restrict access. The Wizard of Christchurch stands to the right.
A photograph looking north along the footpath of Bangor Street. To the right there are the former sites of several houses. The houses were demolished after the land was zoned Red.
A photograph of an opened filing cabinet at the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The filing cabinet opened during the 4 September 2010 earthquake. There are also cracks in the wall to the right.
The "Nucleus" sculpture by Phil Price on the corner of High, Manchester and Lichfield Streets. It has been cordoned off with fencing and road cones, and on the right is a rubbish skip. In the background is the Westpac Building.