As many of you are aware Christchurch was devastated by a massive earthquake on Tuesday the 22nd of February. When the quake hit I was in my office thats 6 floors up within the CBD, thankfully everyone was ok and we all managed to get out unharmed.
It’s hard to describe what it actually felt like, there was no warning, the building just shook. It was so violent that I jumped up hung onto a huge column for a second then I realised that this was a real bad place to be and I dived under my desk. Just for a moment I actually thought that the building was going to go. Before leaving the office I grabbed what I could carry, my camera (film camera) and my bike. Once outside another big aftershock ripped through, I saw Roberts face as he watched two nearby buildings physically move apart and then smash together. It wasn’t until I started to make my home that I got to see the true nature what just happened to our beautiful city. The images I took directly after the quake are away being processed, I will have them back later this week.
The images below are from the 3rd and 4th day after the quake. To see more image click here.
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker addresses the media.
More images inside…
Canterbury District Commander Superintendent Dave Cliff
Media on a tour of the CBD and the 3 major sites.
Whats left of the Cathedral.
John Robert Godley, the “Founder of Canterbury”
The remains of the CTV building.
New Zealand’s PM John Key talks to rescuers at Latimer Square.
The Grand Chancellor Hotel.
Fitzgerald Ave.
The remains of Shag Rock, Sumner.
Huge sink hole that formed at the bottom of McKenzie Ave, Opawa.