A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. A message in this section reads, "Peace. The best things in life... aren't things".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Kerrs Reach Rowing Club arson".
A photograph of street art on an extraction fan unit on the side of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Kerrs Reach Rowing Club arson".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Kerrs Reach Rowing Club arson".
A 'sand volcano' of liquefaction silt in Bexley. The photographer comments, "Liquefaction is just a mixture of sand and water squeezed up from the ground, but with a little imagination it has a beauty in its untouched state".
Close up of an oven element which has blown and partly melted. The photographer comments, "After the Christchurch earthquake on the 22 February we had no power for about 4 days. We finally got electricity again from the electricity companies' mobile generator the size of a big van. We turned on the oven and there was a loud vibrating hum and this was the result".
A digitally manipulated of a digger's tread and bucket. The photographer comments, "There is nothing more excitable than a grown man with a big, big toy".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Kerrs Reach Rowing Club arson".
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the side of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts fantails at sunset.
A photograph of street art on a corrugated-iron fence between Brighton Mall and Berefords Street. The artwork depicts the face of an elderly man.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the side of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts a Smurf.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts a skeleton wearing a Totoro costume.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. In this section, the artist has painted an alcove in the wall to look like a fireplace.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts a skeleton wearing a Totoro costume.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on a wall facing onto a car park off Hawke Street. This section of the artwork is signed, "From Stefan".
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the side of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
Sandbags placed along the river bank to prevent flooding onto the road. The earthquake caused the ground in this area to subside, making it susceptible to flooding.
A large crack separating a footpath and lawn in Burwood.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Kerrs Reach Rowing Club arson".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Kerrs Reach Rowing Club arson".
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the side of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
Earthquake damage to the road from Cheviot to Port Robinson, 1901. Taken by an unidentified photographer.
This is a copy of a photograph from `The Weekly Press', Nov 27, 1901
Note on back of file print reads: "Fissures on the road from Cheviot to Port Robinson. There is a creek on the right side of the road, and below the fissure the road has fallen towards it.....and is 2 1/2' below its proper level. The fissures are 2 1/2' deep" (Probably the caption from `The Weekly Press')
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Shows two overseas backpackers looking at a man reading the newspaper while in a portaloo in Christchurch. Context: Travel publication Lonely Planet placed Christchurch at number six on its list of Top 10 Cities for 2013 (Scoop 22 October 2012).
Colour and black and white versions available
Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
One blue softcover children’s book titled 'The Butterfly and the Earthquake' with text by Carol McKeever and colour illustrations by Ned Barraud. Carol McKeever wrote this children’s book after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch to help children cope with the traumatic experience of an earthquake. ‘The Butterfly and the Earthquake’...
One blue soft cover children’s book titled 'Quaky Cat' with text by Diana Noonan and colour illustrations by Gavin Bishop. The earthquakes and accompanying aftershocks in Canterbury proved to be a very frightening experience, especially for children. This book was written in response to the 4 September 2010 earthquake to help children understan...
One multi-coloured softcover book titled 'Trapped' by Martin van Beynen with colour illustrations and maps. Collected experiences of some of those trapped following the 22 February earthquake. Mainstream media coverage of the 22 February 2011 earthquake understandably focussed on the devastating damage and loss of life caused by the earthquake....
One portable toilet comprising of a black toilet seat and lid attached to a grey bucket; sticky label on the front features an image of the toilet, lightning and text including 'Thunder Down Under / Portable Toilet'; manufacturer's mark on lid reads 'Elemental'. Residents who owned commercially produced portable toilets like this ‘Thunder Down ...
One twisted steel re-enforcing rod with parallel spine-like lines running the length of the rod; striations run in a circular pattern between these lines. The object was recovered from the shear wall in the Hotel Grand Chancellor, which was demolished following the 22 February earthquake. This steel reinforcing rod was removed from the Hotel Gr...
One twisted steel re-enforcing rod with parallel spine-like lines running the length of the rod; striations run in a circular pattern between these lines. The object was recovered from the shear wall in the Hotel Grand Chancellor, which was demolished following the 22 February earthquake. This steel reinforcing rod was removed from the Hotel Gr...
