A string quartet from Christchurch Girls High School plays on the riverbank before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake. In the foreground people wait for the event to start.
A string quartet from Christchurch Girls High School plays on the riverbank before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake. In the foreground people wait for the event to start.
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch removing the excess adhesive from a mosaic flower on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "...and only 59 to go."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch polishing the flower mosaics on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "From left: Jennie Cooper, Helen Campbell, and Jenny Cooper."
A photograph of a flower mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A lovely detail from the chair, with the opus outline but no grout yet."
A photograph of a colourful crocheted cover for a shipping container. It has a variety of patterns including a black swan, a red flower, and a heart with "hope" written in it.
A photograph of a flower mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A lovely detail from the chair, with the opus outline but no grout yet."
A photograph of a flower mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A lovely detail from the chair, with the opus outline but no grout yet."
A photograph of a flower mosaic on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A lovely detail from the chair, with the opus outline but no grout yet."
A close-up photograph of a flower at Agropolis urban farm on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street. The photograph was taken during a working bee, which was part of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of street art on a building in New Brighton. The artwork includes the phrases "No one is superior, everyone is special", "Occupy Equality Street", and "Love is the child of freedom".
A photograph of a stepladder resting on a wall. Artwork on the wall shows kowhai flowers and other native plants. There are broken windows on the wall to the side of the ladder.
A photograph of a preschool child in a colourful costume placing a flower lei over the head of Anna Mowat from SKIP (Strategies with Kids, Information for Parents - a project of the Ministry of Social Development). Christchurch City Councillor Glenn Livingstone is sitting next to Anna Mowat, wearing a flower lei around his neck. The photograph was taken at the Tiny Adventures launch at Niu Early Learning Centre in Linwood. Niu Early Learning Centre is managed by the Tongan Canterbury Community Trust. The Tiny Adventure card packs and smartphone app offer ideas, games and quick fun ways for parents to spend time with their children. They are a project of the All Right? mental health campaign.
A photograph of artificial flowers, a stage light, and a platform of bricks inside a large, transparent plastic bubble. The set-up was part of Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working to attach the flower mosaics to their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "From left: Jennie Cooper, Helen Campbell, Jayne White, and Marie Hudson."
A photograph of two people from BECA at the Winter Survival Kit launch at Shirley Intermediate School. In the background are the 'All Righties' and Ciaran Fox from All Right?. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 25 July 2014 at 4:02pm. The Facebook image is captioned, "All paid for by the wonderful people at BECA... who collected money from their staff around the world after the February earthquake. Good people.
A photograph of 'All Righties' hugging teachers at the Winter Survival Kit launch at Shirley Intermediate School. Principal Geoff Siave can be seen in the bottom-left corner of the photograph. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 25 July 2014 at 4:02pm with the caption, "Nice and tight...".
A photograph of Joe Johnson (left) and Craig Forster (right) from The Press. The photograph was taken at the All Right? Winter Survival Kit launch. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 25 July at 4:01pm with the caption, "Call our friends from press.co.nz".
A photograph of the 'All Righties' (left, centre and right) and Ciaran Fox (back) launching the Winter Survival Kit at a Shirley Intermediate School assembly. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 25 July 2014 at 4:02pm with the caption, "And get down and boogie!!".
A photograph of a colourful crocheted cover for a shipping container. It has various patterns including a heart, a variety of flowers, and the words "Joe & Nat", "Mt Pleasant", and "love from Tauranga". A Nissan Caravan is parked next to the container.
A photograph of street art between New Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. The artwork is a mural of several pieces including tag writing, a flower, and melting icecream. There are two people on the footpath next to the building.
A photograph of street art on the side of a house. The artwork shows plants, kowhai flowers, two tui, and their eggs. A woman is standing in front of the artwork and a stepladder is set up nearby.
The Poet Tree", a Japanese-inspired poetry project on the corner of Liverpool and Cashel Streets. A poem by Matsuo Basho has been hand-written and displayed on a bamboo wall. Below is a bench dedicated to Japanese poet Matsuo Basho and a garden with corrugated iron flowers.
The Poet Tree", a Japanese-inspired poetry project on the corner of Liverpool and Cashel Streets. A poem by Matsuo Basho has been hand-written and displayed on a bamboo wall. Below is a bench dedicated to Japanese poet Matsuo Basho and a garden with corrugated iron flowers.
A photograph of Jayne White delivering coffees to the Crack'd for Christchurch team. The team are working on their armchair artwork in a garage. In the background, mosaic flowers have been laid on the ground. A table with tea and coffee is sitting to the right.
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Most of the pattern is in place, and the opus is slowly being put around each flower. From top: Jennie Cooper and Katherine O'Connor."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Most of the pattern is in place, and the opus is slowly being put around each flower. From left: Marie Hudson, Jennie Cooper, and Katherine O'Connor."
A photograph of street art on the side of a house. The artwork shows plants, kowhai flowers, two tui, and their eggs. There is a stepladder on the right-hand side of the artwork and spray paint cans on the ground in front of it.
A photograph of pieces of broken china laid on a mosaic design.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Marie begins the very first flower. It is so difficult and time consuming that we are all in despair. Will this take forever? No-one is getting paid and we all have jobs and lives in some chaos thanks to the earthquakes."
A photograph of a colorful crocheted cover for a shipping container. It has various patterns including a black swan, a four leaf clover, the New Zealand flag, some heart patterns, a white house, a pair of pears, a variety of flowers, and the words "Joe & Nat", "Mt Pleasant", and "love from Tauranga".