Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had the privilege of working alongside the team at Martin Aircraft Company documenting unmanned and manned test flights of the Martin Jetpack. The latest Martin Jetpack has made its first maiden manned flight, tearing across a north Canterbury irrigation pond with staff members […]
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Recent negative publicity over drone use is causing legitimate professional drone users cause for concern. A growing sense of “hysteria” about drones has led to suspicion and open hostility toward their operators. In recent months, drone users have reported verbal abuse, threats and, in one case, a machine was destroyed […]
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It took just a matter of seconds to topple Christchurch’s former police station.The quake-damaged 13-storey building, once a landmark on the Christchurch skyline, was demolished in a controlled implosion today. The implosion was streamed live, with more than 20,000 people watching the action online. The building, which had been stripped […]
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A thunderous blast from 55 kilos of explosives, drilled into columns of the police station, toppling the building, which was several stories high. Thousands of people gathered in the city centre to watch the historic event, despite being asked to stay away by demolition company Ceres, “for safety reasons”.
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In May 2015. Helicam Pro worked alongside John Sellwood reporting for Campbell LIVE providing aerial footage of the Cathedral Square and proposed Convention Centre site. John Sellwood spoke to Mr Manji, who says it’s time for the Government and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Christchurch Gerry Brownlee to take a […]
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