A photograph of looking south out a window of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building on Armagh Street. Notable landmarks include: New Regent Street in the bottom left of the photograph; the Rendezvous Hotel in the centre; and the Hotel Grand Chancellor in the background.
A photograph looking south down Manchester Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. Bricks from an earthquake-damaged building cover the footpath. Wire fences have been placed around the building as a cordon. The SBS building can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation, 'Prop Hide', on the south wall of the former Trinity Congregational Church. The installation is part of a series titled, 'Homage to the Lost Spaces'. The building housed the Octagon Live restaurant between 2006 and 2010.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nicolas Keen (L) and Mike Whiteford are reluctant to leave their flats in South Brighton after having suddenly been told by the council they have to move out after initially been given green stickers after the Christchurch earthquake".
Light-Relief - With no power after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch (22 February 2011) the neighbour's freezer thawed out along with their Deep South Ice Cream - so Tiggles the Kunekune Piglet thinks the spoils of the power-cut are yummy!
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Gloucester Streets, looking east along Gloucester Street, which has been newly opened for public access".
Colombo Street looking south from Kilmore Street. Wire and concrete fencing has been used as a cordon. In the distance a drill and a crane can be seen, as well as the damaged tower of the Cathedral, the Forsyth Building and the BNZ Building.
Damage to the south-west corner of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. A section of wall has collapsed, exposing the rooms within. Some of the stones have fallen onto a vehicle parked nearby. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Catholic Cathedral, Barbadoes St".
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Details inside a half demolished theatre in central Christchurch.
November, 2012. Christchurch, NZ. (c)Mike Brebner. All rights reserved.
Sand volcanoes put the silt all over the road.
The earthquake knocked over the bird bath.
Debra points at the beginnings of a sand volcano not long after the big earthquake.
An usual thing to see coming from the ground in Hoon Hay, Christchurch.
An image from a Army News March 2011 article titled, "Transport". The image shows South Island Operations Manager, Jeoff Barr, loading chemical toilets into a Unimog in Christchurch. The chemical toilets were delivered to residents in Christchurch who had been without water for ten days.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance a crane is hanging over Cathedral Square. Below the crane is the partially-demolished tower of the ChristChurch Cathedral. A pile of rubble is sitting in front.
One red and black polyester Canterbury rugby jersey with sponsor logos for AMI Insurance, Tui beer, KooGa, ITM and Scenic Hotels on the front, rear and sleeves; signed on the front by halfback Andy Ellis and on the rear by the entire Canterbury team. The jersey was worn by Ellis in the free morale boosting ITM Cup match between Canterbury and We...
One white cotton t-shirt with red printed guitar logo on front and ‘Band / Together / Concert / for / Canterbury // 23rd October / Hagley Park’ in black and red writing, guitar logo and names of performers on the reverse. This concert was a free morale booster following the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The 4 September 2010 earthquake unsettled ...
A photograph of the south side of the building at 112 Manchester Street. A contemporary billboard for Fortis Construction reads, "Let's build our new city together - kia kaha". It partly obscures an old painted sign for Polson's Decorators and Signwriters, which reads "Protect your investment. Paint your property regularly - and save money".
One framed certificate issued to SCIRT in 2013 to mark winning The Press Champion Canterbury Supreme Award in the Medium-Large Enterprise category.
One metal hanging light fixture with three globes. Frame features a stylized plants motif. The globes feature green, brown and white glass petals welded into a globe shape. Owner of Hadleigh House 1904-1921
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Laura, Nicola, and Debra watch a sand volcano build in the Wyn Street gutter.
(I righted the bird bath after the initial earthquake. None of the after-shocks were sufficient to knock it over again.)
Bruce and his cage were sitting on top of the small wooden table on the right before the earthquake. He was understandably alarmed.
The upper section of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Scaffolding has been constructed to allow workers from the South Island Organ Company to retrieve the church's valuable and historic organ. The windows at the far end have been weather proofed with plywood and strengthened with timber bracing.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged suitcase in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The suitcase is resting on a pile of scaffolding which had been constructed around the Observatory tower. The scaffolding collapsed along with the tower during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Council works moving furniture of Mike Whiteford who has been forced to leave his flat in South Brighton after being told by the council they have to move out after initially been given green stickers after the Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Council workers moving furniture of Mike Whiteford who has been forced to leave his flat in South Brighton after being told by the council they have to move out after initially been given green stickers after the Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Council workers moving furniture of Mike Whiteford who has been forced to leave his flat in South Brighton after being told by the council they have to move out after initially been given green stickers after the Christchurch earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. Fissures in the road at the Belfast/Marshlands main north motorway on ramp".
