Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Families enjoying the sun by the Heathcote River in Cashmere Road".
The sun filters through the clouds near Kaiapoi.
A copy of an article extracted from page 3 of The Press newspaper, published on 4 February 1897. The article is titled, "The Eclipse of the Sun".
People sitting in the sun at the Canterbury A&P Show.
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building near the Wunderbar in Lyttelton. The artwork depicts Stonehenge and a rising sun in red.
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building near the Wunderbar in Lyttelton. The artwork depicts Stonehenge and a rising sun in red.
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building near the Wunderbar in Lyttelton. The artwork depicts Stonehenge and a rising sun in red.
A copy of an article extracted from page 6 of The Press newspaper, published on 27 May 1891. The article is titled, "Mr Townsend's Telescope: A peep at the sun".
The sun setting over Gap Filler's "Film the in Gap!" project in Beckenham.
The sun setting over Gap Filler's "Film the in Gap!" project in Beckenham.
The sun setting over Gap Filler's "Film the in Gap!" project in Beckenham.
The sun setting over Gap Filler's "Film the in Gap!" project in Beckenham.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Workers taking smoko in the sun, Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together in Christchurch's Hagley Park as a post-earthquake party. Fun in the sun".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together in Christchurch's Hagley Park as a post-earthquake party. Fun in the sun".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together in Christchurch's Hagley Park as a post-earthquake party. Fun in the sun for the crowd".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Halsey Drive School has organised a red and black day which raised close to $1000 for the Canterbury earthquake relief. From left: Laura Young, Dalton Hiley and Kitty Sun".
Taken as the severity of the situation began to sink in to most of the people wandering around. Police, Fire and other emergency personal showed a fantastic response to how they dealt with the situation they had.
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A step between two rooms has separated from the lower room's floor, leaving a large gap. The photographer comments, "The step down to our sun room is now above the floor".
The sun shines on a New Zealand flag. The flag is held by a member of the public at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. More than 40,000 people attended the memorial service in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
The sun shining on a New Zealand flag. The flag is being held by a member of the public at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. More than 40,000 people attended the memorial service in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
This is the Summit Road below Mt Cavendish and shows a few remaining high buildings in the central city beyond (in setting sun). Just above centre is the doomed AMI Stadium (1) aka Lancaster Park, home to Canterbury cricket and rugby till the erathquakes.
A digger being loaded onto the back of a truck. The photographer comments, "After clearing away the remains of a building in Christchurch, New Zealand destroyed by the February 22 earthquake the digger can now be transported to its next destination for destruction".
A digitally manipulated photograph of broken windows on Shadbolt House. The photographer comments, "This was close to the start of the demolition of the earthquake damaged Shadbolt House building in the Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand. In the bright sun the glass reflected the blue sky, but the broken windows only reflected the blackness of the interior of the empty broken building".
A photograph of a woman Carrie standing next to a Adshel bus stop poster. The poster has an All Right? poster with her quote on it, in answer to the question, "What makes us feel all right?" "Going for bike rides in the sun. Carrie, Hornby." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 9 May 2013 at 5:03pm.
The Christchurch Cathedral after loosing its tower and spire after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. This image shows the centre of the city still cordoned off. I took this image on Good Friday, Easter weekend, as the sun rose to shine over the city giving a feeling of hope and resurrection of Christchurch to come in...
A digitally manipulated image of the sun shining through a stand of pine trees in New Brighton. Some of the trees are on a lean. The photographer comments, "Due to the Christchurch earthquakes and the land subsiding in this area the trees in this area will nearly all be cut down. So these may be the last tall trees to bathe in the sunshine for decades to come".
Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "This is the the top layer of liquefaction that has dried up in the hot sun. A broken eggshell is around 5 times stronger than these, but a fallen leaf is just not enough to break one. You can see underneath that the heavier sandy layer of liquefaction has dried and has cracked as well".
Actor Tony Robinson at the "I hope Christchurch will..." blackboard, a mural on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets. Members of the public were invited to fill in the gaps with what they would like to see in the rebuilt city. Messages can be seen, such as, "I want sun!", "Embrace the new", "Retain its unique character", "Rise, and rise, and rise", "Rebuild to be better and stronger than before!" and "Environmentally friendly".
Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "This is the result of liquefaction which spewed out after the double earthquake in Christchurch. Having flowed into a shallow depression that was deep enough for a fair quantity of the silty liquid to settle and separate: the heavy sand below and a talcum powder like substance on top. Some of these are so delicate that a mouse crossing them would probably crack them. Here the sun has dried them out and they have contracted and curled up towards their centres".
