In the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the staircases in Forsyth Barr House collapsed, trapping the occupants, with some of them abseiling along the glass façade one of the enduring images of that earthquake.
In the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the staircases in Forsyth Barr House collapsed, trapping the occupants. The photo of one of the occupants being abseiled along the glass façade, taken by "The Press" photographer John Kirk-Anderson, is one of the enduring images of that earthquake.