Te Waipounamu House (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Date: 3 Apr 2012

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

Reference: PADL-000736

Description: Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, taken 3 April 2012, particularly of Christchurch CBD (Central Business District). Shows a memorial to those who died in the PGC (Pyne Gould Corporation) building, demolition of the Convention Centre, rubble from demolition sites, damage to Edmonds Band Rotunda, PriceWaterhouseCoopers building, a building in Cambridge Terrace with a green sticker (no demolition), road works on Kilmore Street, MedLab building, Ward Demolition Ltd wrecking equipment and vehicles, the removed ebridge between the Convention Centre and the Town Hall, Crowne Plaza hotel demolition, Colombo Street Bridge, Forsyth Barr building and Copthorne Hotel, Assembly point sign for the Forsyth Barr Tower at Victoria Square, Queen Victoria statue and Maori carved pole in Victoria Square, to the Christchurch Cathedral (protective material laid in front), Clarendon Tower, DIA (Dept of Internal Affairs), BNZ, Westpac buildings under demolition, Calendar Girls open for business, 205 Manchester Street, crack repairs to the Rendezvous Hotel, workers assembling a crane, McKenzie & Willis building damage and remedial strengthening work, sign notifying the special significance of specific sites, demolition in Madras Street, intersection street views of Colombo Street, Gloucester Street, Kilmore Street, Millennium Hotel, demolition on High Street, new Westend building, and site of St John's Church in Madras Street. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "April 03 - CBD" Quantity: 135 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2 May 2012

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

Reference: PADL-000743

Description: Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, taken 2 May 2012, particularly of Christchurch CBD (Central Business District). Shows bumper sticker ('Kia kaha I'm staying Christchurch), Unlimited School, Christchurch Cathedral, Canterbury Provincal Council Chambers, Alice in Videoland sign, restoration work on buildings in High Street, views of buildings (including Westpac building, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Forsyth Barr), Hotel Grand Chancellor and Crowne Plaza demolition, Clarendon Tower, Magistrates Court repair, pavement deformation from liquifaction, workers doing remedial work to buildings, repair work on Edmonds Clock Tower, new construction at 75 Manchester Street, demolition of 248 High Street, street views of intersections of Colombo & Gloucester, Armagh & Colombo, Gloucester & Manchester, Hereford & Manchester, Cashel & Manchester streets, Chancery Lane, Central Library (exterior and interior views), overgrown gardens in Victoria Square, Medlab building under demolition, memorial tributes at PGC (Pyne Gould Corporation) building, 'Info Gap' on the corner of Colombo and Petersborough streets (Students from University of Technology Sydney urban design projects). Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "May 02 - CBD" Quantity: 118 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: 22 June 2012

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

Reference: PADL-000773

Description: Further photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken on 22 June 2012 by BeckerFraserPhotos, particularly of buildings and demolition work within the Christchurch central business district (CBD) red zone cordon. Includes views taken on Colombo Street showing remains of the Triangle Centre, the BNZ building, Millennium Hotel, Mid City Centre (663 Colombo street), Copthorne Central Hotel, BNZ building, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Forsyth Barr, New Zealand army soldier at red zone cordon checkpoint hut Includes views taken at intersection of Colombo and Kilmore streets showing road signs, orange road cones and digger near a cordon checkpoint, small park, Christchurch Town Hall Includes views taken in Cathedral Square showing the Citizens War Memorial, Clarendon Tower, Christchurch Cathedral supported by steel structure during deconstruction of bell tower, rubble and salvaged stone from the Cathedral, Grant Thornton House, Government Life Insurance building (before its 'dirty demolition' due to presence of asbestos), the Chalice, ANZ Bank building, Novotel Hotel, crane and demolition crew near buildings along Worchester Boulevard (Clarendon Tower, Rydges Hotel, Grant Thornton House), rubble being piled up to be platform for 'nibbler' excavator before demolition of Grant Thornton House, site of demolished Regent Theatre, old Christchurch Central Post Office, new Telecom House (partial view), digger demolishing building Includes views taken on Cambridge Terrace of the Scottish Pioneer Tribute plaque, Edmonds Band Rotonda and Poplar Crescent building steps Includes views taken on Hereford street showing Torrens House, partially demolished Gough House, and view taken on Cathedral Square looking at rear of old Post Office Telephone Exchange building at 95 Hereford Street Includes views taken on Cashel Street showing digger on demolition site of Triangle Centre at intersection of High, Colombo and Cashel streets near Trinity Centre, Westpac Tower, tram tracks past Hotel All Seasons, The Crossing and Westpac Tower, the rubble of the demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor, the rear of Te Waipounamu House, diggers at work, Southern Star building (former DIC and Cashfields building), digger 'Goliath' and a damaged Westpac Bank ATM (cash machine) Includes views taken on Lichfield street showing Frontrunner shop, the Bus Exchange, rear of Christchurch City Council Civic Offices at 163-173 Tuam street (former Millers Department store) Includes views taken on High Street showing Bonnington House, Work and Income building, Holiday Inn, Westpac Tower Includes views taken on intersection of Cashel and Manchester streets showing two demolition crew on Manchester street, Shooters bar, sites of demolished buildings, diggers and trucks, 'Twinkle Toes' digger, Boogie Nights nightclub in the Money Club building, Sullivans bar, Kensington House, Bourbon Street bar, Dick Smith shop, Includes views taken on Armagh street showing National Bank Victoria Square branch in Isaac House, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Forsyth Barr building, Victoria Square Apartments, Craigs Investment Partners House, Farmers car park building and the rear of New Zealand Post building (147 Armagh) Includes views taken at Victoria Square showing statue of Queen Victoria below Forsyth Barr building, statue of Captain James Cook Includes views taken beside the Avon River showing the rear view of Christchurch Town Hall, reflections of BNZ and Price Waterhouse Coopers buildings, and the Copthorne Central Hotel, Includes views taken on Kilmore street showing Scenic Suites Christchurch, huge pile of demolition rubble on site of demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ernst & Young building, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Forsyth Barr and Copthorne Central Hotel, site of demolished Pyne Gould Corporation (PGC), BNZ, Edmonds Band Rotonda, across site of demolished Convention Centre to Central Library Peterborough, truck carrying worker parking near rubble pile, cranes on skyline of Farmers car park and Victoria apartments prior to demolition Includes view taken on High Street showing Westpac Tower being demolished with partially demolished Hallensteins building and Coffee Culture cafe nearby, floor slab on winch (cut and crane demolition method), Includes view of lights shining under the woodwork celing of Knox Church in Bealey Avenue Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called 'June 22 - CBD red zone' Quantity: 93 digital photograph(s).