Containers support a building facarde on Lichfield St.
Central Christchurch is a hive of activity.
Cranes fill the sky.
Reconstruction at Cashel and High streets.
Children eat lunch in the Re-Start container mall while the Litchfield car park is covered in wrapping during deconstruction behind.
The Christchurch Transitional Cathedral, nicknamed "carboard cathedral."
Exterior of the cathedral on a frosty morning.
Buildings to house new shops and resturants reflect in the Avon across from the Park of Remembrance.
The Square is devoid of buildings. However, it now has a trainee wizard.
The Christchurch Cathedral ruin.
The Christchurch Cathedral ruin.
Central Christchurch.
The Deloitte building on Cambridge Tce takes shape.
Central Christchurch is a hive of deconstruction and reconstruction activity as it recovers from the deadly February 2011 earthquake. Aside from a few tourists, however, it is strangely devoid of people. One local described the city as a doughnut, empty in the middle but vibrant in the surrounding malls and suburbs. Stephen Jaquiery took his camera for a walk in the central city.
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