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Date: 23 Mar 2012

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000711

Description: Photographs of Christchurch CBD Red Zone showing the effects of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes and the recovery effort, taken 23 March 2012. Includes photographs of demolition sites (Shands [Shades] Arcade, Brannigans building, Hotel Grand Chancellor, BNZ building), damage to the Christchurch Cathedral (in particular the Rose window), views from Victoria Square, salvaged stone and windows from 205 Manchester Street building, buildings with large steel strut braces across the front, cleared sites, intersections, interior view of the Christchurch City Library with books on the floor. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "Mar 23 - CBD red zone" Quantity: 131 digital photograph(s).

Date: 13 Dec 2011

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000646

Description: Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken 13 December 2011 by Ross Becker. Particularly aerial views of Christchurch CBD (Central Business District). Shows aerial views of the demolition and empty sites of iconic landmarks in the Central District Business. Also shows the makeshift shipping containers in Cashel Mall in Christchurch Central. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "Aerial CBD selected" Quantity: 44 digital photograph(s).

Date: 13 Dec 2011

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000662

Description: Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken 13 December 2011 by Ross Becker. Shows aerial photographs of Christchurch city documenting the damage, including Westfield Riccarton (Riccarton Mall). Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "Flying - selected" Quantity: 104 digital photograph(s).

Date: 5 June 2012

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000765

Description: Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken on 5 June 2012 by BeckerFraserPhotos, particularly wide shots taken from roofline and ground level shots of Christchurch central business district buildings under demolition. Includes cityscape views taken from the roof of Alice in Videoland business at corner of Tuam and High streets showing remaining central city buildings surrounded by vacant lots, specifically bicycles outside Le Petite Croix and the back of the Yellow Cross Bar and Pizzeria buildings on Sol Square, views looking down High Street to Cathedral Square at cranes working on ANZ, BNZ, Grant Thornton building, Holiday Inn, Westpac Tower and Clarendon Tower, the demolition site of Strange & Co building near Lincoln House and Bonnington House at corner of High Street and Lichfield Streets, kinetic sculpture 'Nucleus' by Phil Price at intersection of High, Lichfield and Manchester streets (Holiday Inn in background), looking west down Tuam Street past Odeon Theatre and Canterbury Brewery, the fly tower of the Odeon Theatre, two views looking across roofs at cranes near Clarendon Towers in Oxford Terrace, plus Westpac Bank, Grant Thornton House, ANZ bank, BNZ bank and Holiday Inn (all for demolition), looking down at foundations for the EPIC technology centre (Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus) on Manchester and Tuam streets, looking north east at IRD building behind CF Cotter & Co, Goodbye Blue Monday bar and Twisted Hop Real Ale Brew pub on Poplar Lane and Lichfield Street, looking west across Manchester street along Tuam Street past Sol Square, Real Groovy shop and EPIC technology centre, looking south and south east along Manchester and Tuam streets at construction work on EPIC technology centre (new build) next to damaged McKenzie & Willis building, looking east at McKenzie & Willis building near Poplar Street, Poplar Lane and Tuam street. Includes views of CBD buildings designated for demolition or under repair taken from ground level on High Street, showing Westpac Tower, Grant Thornton House, ANZ and Holiday Inn on High Street, steel framework against the facade of the McKenzie & Willis Ltd building corner of High and Tuam streets while under repair, rubbish hanging out of broken mirror walls and digger beside debris outside building at Hallensteins and Unlimited Paenga School site Includes views of CBD buildings taken from ground level in Hereford street, showing demolition crew and digger on pile of rubble from demolished BNZ bank in foreground of All Seasons Hotel and Holiday Inn in Cashel street, cracks on facade of damaged Anglican Centre at Allan Pyatt House, workers on cherry picker crane outside the repaired Ibis Hotel before reopening, concrete cutter with workmen salvaging steel into bins on huge debris pile, the BNZ bank covered in netting while under demolition Includes views of CBD buildings taken from ground level on Cashel Street, showing All Seasons Hotel, looking west along Cashel Street from Manchester Street intersection at tall crane and rubble below office buildings, a painted old advertisement on brick building revealed after demolition of Grumpy Mole building at Cashel and Manchester Streets, earth pile and diggers on site of demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor with Te Waipounamu House in background, the long reach excavator 'Twinkle Toes' ready to start work on the Holiday Inn, a bare tree in the middle of rubble on the site of the demolished Grumpy Mole with Holiday Inn and Westpac Tower behind Includes view of CBD buildings taken at ground level in Manchester street, looking at fenced off vacant lot and 'Twinkle Toes' excavator next to Holiday Inn and other buildings to be demolished, All Seasons Hotel on right, 'Leigh's Construction' and scaffolding surrounding half built Westende Building (new build) on corner of Manchester and Worcester streets Includes views taken at ground level on Worcester street, showing damaged former Trinity Congregational Church building, crane outside Radio Network House as it was being readied for demolition by implosion, the mural 'Here are the people and there is the steeple' (Steeple people) by Kay Rosen on the east wall of the Christchurch City Art Gallery, looking over to the Forsyth Barr building on Armagh street, a crane near Price Waterhouse Coopers building on Armagh street while under demolition with scaffolding over the Isaac Theatre Royal in foreground (restoration) Includes views taken at ground level in Cathedral Square showing wild grass outside damaged Christchurch Cathedral with former Government Life building behind, broken roof tiles on the south west corner of the Cathedral, a staircase from the BNZ Bank being winched past the Millennium Hotel on the Square Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called 'June 05 - CBD' Quantity: 44 digital photograph(s).

Date: 23 June 2012

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000774

Description: Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken on 23 June 2012 by BeckerFraserPhotos, particularly of Christchurch central business district street corners, buildings and demolition work within the red zone cordon. Includes views taken on Oxford Terrace showing Durhams truck carrying diggers to a new site Includes views taken on Gloucester Street showing Crystal Plaza arcade stripped out and ready for demolition Includes views taken on Colombo Street showing McDonalds and TimeZone, Christchurch Town Hall, Ballantynes department store open for business Includes views taken at intersection of Colombo and Armagh Streets showing Copthorne Hotel, Price Waterhouse Coopers building, Victoria Square, Forsyth Barr building, Isaac House, Victoria Square Apartments Includes views taken at intersection of Colombo and Gloucester Streets showing Forsyth Barr building, Farmers car park, Price Waterhouse Coopers, new Press building, Novotel Hotel, Rendezvous Hotel, Camelot Hotel, Christchurch Cathedral, Government Life Insurance building, 720 Colombo Street, Telecom Exchange building, new public access point in cordon on Gloucester Street, soldiers manning the cordon entry point Includes views taken on Cathedral Square showing top half of old Christchurch Central Post Office, Telecom Exchange building, Clarendon Towers under demolition and Rydges Hotel, soldiers manning the red zone cordon entry point and a new public access point on the cordon Includes views taken at the intersection of Hereford, Colombo and High Streets showing the ANZ and BNZ bank buildings, Holiday Inn, the 'Flour Power' sculpture by Regan Gentry, tram tracks Includes views taken on Hereford Street showing Gough House under demolition, Shands Emporium (wooden building with tyres on roof), Vero House, Christchurch Central Police Station Includes views taken at intersection of Colombo and Cashel streets showing Triangle Centre partially demolished, Hotel All Seasons, big crane working on Westpac Tower, The Crossing (housed Discovery1 primary school), the air bridge and Ballantynes, and ReSTART: Cashel Mall as seen behind cordon barriers Includes views taken on Cashel Street showing BNZ building, remains of Triangle Centre and Hallensteins building and Te Waipounamu House (on Hereford Street) Includes views taken at intersection of Colombo and Lichfield streets showing Frontrunner, R & R Sport and Bivouac shops, and barriers Includes views taken at intersection of Manchester, High and Cashel Streets showing Majestic Theatre, Holiday Inn, Westpac Tower, Bonnington House, ANZ Bank, the 'Nucleus' kinetic sculpture by Phil Price, tram tracks, shipping containers and vacant lots from demolished buildings Includes view taken at intersection of Lichfield and Manchester Street showing rubble on site of demolished Ruben Blades Hair Academy (fomerly Ridley's building) Includes views taken at intersection of Manchester and Hereford Streets showing China Bistro, Dick Smith electronics shop Includes view taken on Manchester Street of Trinity Congregational Church Includes view taken at intersection of Worcester and Colombo Streets showing Radio Network House pre demolition and Westende House (new build) Includes view taken on Armagh Street showing damaged Canterbury Provinical Council Chambers Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called 'June 23 - CBD red zone' Quantity: 78 digital photograph(s).

Date: 15 June 2011

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000833

Description: Photographs relating to the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes taken by Ross Becker on 15 June 2011. These were taken in the CBD (central business district) within the red zone area which was cordoned off after 22 February 2011 earthquake. Majority of images are long shots and closer details of damage to buildings and streets, some of which occurred after the 13 June 2011 aftershock 6.3 earthquake. Details show cracks in facades and pavements, rubble, partially demolished buildings, broken windows. A smaller number of images show people at work in the red zone, including photographer Ross Becker posing with his camera and tripod. Includes scenes of Civil Defence headquarters in the foyer of Christchurch Art Gallery, and an exterior shot of Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker talking to two men outside the gallery. Also scenes of City Council and DOC (Department of Conservation) command unit trailers in park. Includes views of damage to buildings on High Street, the Highpara (former Para Building), Holiday Inn, the intersection of High, Lichfield and Manchester Street, "Nucleus" sculpture and Strange & Co building (including merged image). Includes views of Lichfield street, Ash Street (Ash Lane or Lichfield Lanes) area, and corner of Lichfield Street and Madras Street, scaffolding fallen off 68 Lichfield Street (Dowsons Shoes), the corner of Lichfield and Colombo Streets. Includes views on Bedford Row, showing Bedford Pub, 30 Bedford Row, 14 and 10 Bedford Row. Includes views on Manchester Street showing Peaches and Cream, the Excelsior Hotel (Excelsior Backpackers), the collapsed garage at 292 Manchester street, the cleared site of 188 after demolition, showing damage after 13 June quake, Trinity Congregational Church, The Civic (former city council Civic Chambers at 194-198), 239-243, 245, 265, (Mapworld), St Lukes Church, close views of liquefaction, SBS Bank, "Road Closed' sign, corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets. Includes views on Tuam Street showing crew in crane suspended personnel platform, views of corner of Tuam and Manchester streets, south east corner of Tuam and Colombo Street (626 Colombo Street). Includes views of cleared site on Montreal Street, and views on Armagh Street, including the site of the demolished Windsor Hotel (formerly Warwick House) at 52 Armagh Street, the site of the demolished Cranmer Centre (former Christchurch Girls High School), policeman, army soldier and demolition crew at red zone cordon entry point on Armagh Street, 154-156 Armagh Street, liquefaction by park. Includes views on Colombo Street, showing 632, 622-624, 772 Colombo Street (The Vic and Whale building, formerly T.J Armstrong & Company drapery). Includes views on Worcester Street, showing the Press building, Novotel, Metro Gold Cinema, Kaplan College and Design and Arts College building, Christchurch Arts Centre, notes of support for Dux de Lux restaurant on wire fence. Includes views on Gloucester Street showing the River Avon, south west corner of Gloucester and Manchester Streets, partially demolished 221 Gloucester Street, Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings. Includes views taken on New Regent Street and Oxford Terrace (autumn leaves by fence and damaged Oxford Terrace Baptist Church). Includes views taken on Park Terrace (or Rolleston Avenue) showing Titan cranes and crew working on Christ's College. Includes views taken on Hereford Street showing stacks of concrete tiles, Christchurch Central Police Station, former Canterbury Public Library (Library Chambers) and Children's Library, Christchurch City Council Civic Building. Includes views taken on Cashel Street showing Bridge of Remembrance archway on Cashel Street bridge, office buildings, Hotel Grand Chancellor. Includes views taken around Cathedral Square showing Christchurch Cathedral, Regent Theatre (formerly Royal Exchange) with its dome sitting nearby on ground. Includes views taken on Cambridge Terrace showing office building, stonework of former Canterbury Public Library, and Madras Street showing a knitted sheep figure on a fence (guerilla knitting), River Avon. Includes views taken on Kilmore Street showing damaged St Luke's Church, liquefaction outside townhouses, danger signs. Quantity: 268 digital photograph(s).