Before the Earth Moved, Part 2

Christchurch as it was:

Bagpipes on Worcester Boulevard.

The Square in happier times.

9-11 mourners, Cathedral Square 2001.

Citizens' War Memorial, Cathedral Square.

Colombo Street, from the Cathedral.

Worcester Boulevard.

Buskers, old Post Office/Starbucks.

Skatenaked, Buskers Festival.

New Regent Street.

The late Park Royal, later Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Holy smoke, Rolleston Avenue.

Garden Show Images

Garden art from the event. Why the Garden City should need to recycle an Auckland garden show is something we may never fathom. 

The Mayoral couple check out horticultural nirvana.

Joanna Nichols-Parker in road test mode.

For a moment there it almost seemed worth it.

 Begonia ladies . . .

. . . and fruit people.

The real fun happens when the basket-bearing bargain hunters get their pick of the exhibits:

An insect visitor samples the marigolds.

Red Zone Images, 10/3/12

The Square, old Government Life and Forsyth Barr buildings.

Former Post Office and Starbucks

William Trethewey's bandaged Citizens' War Memorial

Demolition or remediation? The base of the Forsyth Barr building.

The remains of Chancery Lane.

Hereford Street

Hereford Street East

Cashel Street East. The last days of the Holiday Inn.

Goodbye Cathedral

A second-to-last chance - to be repeated next weekend - for the public to pay their respects to the doomed Anglican Cathedral.

Images From the Earthquake Anniversary Service

The main photo essay may be seen at Public Address's Capture photoblog post EQNZ Remembrance.

Here are further pics of various dignitaries and others as seen at the event:

Prime Minister John Key being suitably sombre.

Anglican Bishop Victoria Matthews.

Labour MPs Lianne Dalziel, Megan Woods, Clayton Cosgrove, Labour leader David Shearer displaying his lovely smile, plus United Future's Peter Dunne shows a bit of his famous coiffure.

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee in interview mode with TV3's Rachel Smalley.

Mayor Parker with Minister Brownlee, just days after the Minister had called him a clown.

 Low profile and mega-remunerated City Council CEO Tony Marryatt.

Bob Parker works The Smile on student volunteer army organiser Sam Johnson.

Mayoress Joanna Nichols-Parker.

Exciting the attention of the boys in . . . yellow.

Photographing the religious contingent. The Bishop is not amused.

The Bishop's minder is deployed.
See you all at next year's commemoration.