Demolition News looks back at the highs and lows of New Zealand’s post-quake clean-up.
The clean-up operation following the earthquake that hit Christchurch back in February has been an object lesson in disaster mismanagement.
Set against a backdrop of tragedy, the post-quake demolition process – which is set to culminate with the deconstruction of the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the country’s biggest-ever demolition project – has been plagued by accusations of mismanagement and miscommunication; of demolition taking place too quickly and too slowly; of excessive bureaucracy; and of a failure of authorities to recognise the inherent risks associated with deconstructing a building already listing from the quake’s after-effects.
Here at Demolition News Towers, we have covered this story from the outset, charting the various (and rare) highs and the all-too-numerous lows of a nation in recovery. And we have now compiled these into a single resource which you can read here.
