Buildings affected
ChristChurch Cathedral shortly after the 6.3-magnitude earthquake, and before the second aftershock
A collapsed fish and chip shop in New Brighton, Christchurch
Buildings collapsed around Cathedral Square in central Christchurch. Of the 1000 buildings within the four avenues of the central city, only 600 were safe to enter.[32] ChristChurch Cathedral lost its spire.[33][34] The spire's tip had also fallen in earthquakes in 1888 and 1901,[35] but much more fell during the 22 February earthquake. Police believe 22 people died in the collapse of the cathedral's tower.[24]
Christchurch Hospital was evacuated due to damage in some areas,[36] but soon reopened to treat the injured. The New Zealand defence forces were called in to assist in evacuating the central business district.[37]
Oxford Terrace Baptist Church was one of many churches damaged by the quake.
The six storey Canterbury Television (CTV) building collapsed leaving only its lift cavity standing, which caught fire. The building housed the TV station, a medical clinic and an English Language School. The school - King's Education - catered to students from Japan, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and Korea.[38] On 23 February, police decided that the damage was not survivable, and rescue efforts at the building were suspended. More than 100 people may have died in the building. Fire-fighting and recovery operations resumed that night,[39] later joined by a Japanese search and rescue squad. Thirteen Japanese students from the Toyama College of Foreign Languages are missing, with some feared trapped in the rubble of the CTV building.[40][41]
The historic Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings were severely damaged.[21][42]
The Pyne Gould Corporation headquarters building, PGC House,[43] on Cambridge Terrace collapsed, and thirty of the building's two hundred workers were still believed to be trapped within as night fell. On Wednesday morning, 22 hours after the quake, a survivor was pulled from the rubble.[44]
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament was also severely damaged.[45] Several other churches have been seriously damaged.
On 23 February, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch's tallest hotel, was reported to be on the verge of collapse.[46] The 26-storey building was displaced by half a metre in the quake and had dropped by 1 metre on one side. The building was thought to be irreparably damaged and have the potential to bring down other buildings if it falls. An area of a two-block radius had been cleared around the hotel.[47][48]
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