Death – Du – Hotel 

Demolition of Palace Hotel ( formerly aurora tavern ) ordered by senior structural engineers, only hours after passer-by noticed meter – long cracks in walls. At 1am heavy wrecking machines moved in for the kill – tearing down the hotel within 90 minutes – death – with pile of rubble.

ID：115318-04310 新西兰百年酒店危拆 　　图片来源：CCN传媒图片网 乐骄傲 

ID：115318-04311 新西兰百年酒店危拆 　　图片来源：CCN传媒图片网 乐骄傲 

The Hotel Building – built 1886 with additions in 1889 and 1912, an old heritage hotel. Under conversion inside – converted into upmarket brothel was underway – but no more. Ruled unsafe to leave the building standing R.I.P. Hotel.(CCN传媒图片网 罗晓娜)