Whilst I was down in Christchurch for work, my colleagues and I took the time to visit the Red Zone in Christchurch's CBD which has just been reopened to pedestrians - 18 months after the devastating earthquake. This is all that remains of the beautiful cathedral, and it looks like this is now going to be demolished not saved.
On one of the main shopping streets they have cleared all the buildings and now have "Container City", a fantastic pop up area for shops and cafes to try and bring people back into the centre.
Some areas look quite post apocalyptic with weeds starting to grow up through the pavements in this arcade area. Such devastation is hard to comprehend.
They are trying to save some of the historic buildings, including this one on the bank of the River Avon.
And this one, where they have saved the facade and now erecting a new building behind it. Though the majority of buildings have been condemned and will be demolished over time. The city is now starting to rebuild with cranes and diggers the main traffic seen.
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