A photograph of the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre's main floor.
A photograph of furniture stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of furniture stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A panoramic photograph of the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre's main floor.
A photograph of shelving used to store collections in the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of material from the Lyttelton Museum being stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of mannequins stacked in the storage shelves at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of a stuffed tortoise that is being stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of two lecterns and other furniture being stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A poster created by Empowered Christchurch to advertise their submission to the CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan on social media.The poster reads, "Submission. CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan. 5. In your opinion, is there a better way to report on these recovery issues? Looking at the recovery from the perspective of the eastern suburbs, it is impossible to avoid thinking of phenomenon referred to as 'Disaster Capitalism' and considering the aspects that have already become evident in the recovery process. Loss of equity and quality of life, risk transfer and other substantial shifts are taking place. We suggest that a regular mini-census should be conducted through the remainder of the recovery at intervals of 6-12 months to monitor deprivation, insurance cover (or lack of it), mortgage, home equity, and rental status. If unexpected changes identified, investigation and correction measures should be implemented. We need a city that is driven by the people that live in it, and enabled by a bureaucracy that accepts and mitigates risks, rather than transferring them to the most vulnerable residents ."
A close-up photograph of mannequins stacked in the storage shelves at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of an inventory list of some of the items stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A close-up photograph of a stuffed penguin that is being stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of signs outside a Recovery Assistance Centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of furniture being stored on top of a pallet at the at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of a cannon and other large objects that are being stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of a model ship that is being stored in one of the stacks at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of CEISMIC Digital Content Analyst Alexandra King standing next a collection of furniture being stored in the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A photograph of members of the Red Cross in a Recovery Assistance Centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a cannon, a lantern, a marble honours board and other large objects from museum collections which are being stored at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre.
A poster created by Empowered Christchurch to advertise their submission to the CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan on social media.The poster reads, "Submission. CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan. 5. In your opinion, is there a better way to report on these recovery issues? We believe that, as regards residential recovery, monitoring should extend to code compliance certificates. According to figures published in 2014, only factions of repairs/rebuilds are completed with the issue of a code compliance certificate. To conclude the work to the required standard, someone must pay for the code compliance. Leaving things as they are could have serious negative consequences for the recovery and for the city as a whole. We suggest an investigation of number of outstanding code compliance certificates and that responsible parties are made to address this outstanding work. We need a city that is driven by the people that live in it, and enabled by a bureaucracy that accepts and mitigates risks, rather than transferring them to the most vulnerable residents."
A sign on the gate of a building on St Asaph Street. The sign reads, "Let us in now to save building and business. Do not demolish".
A photograph of the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre's main floor. Signs indicate shelves containing collections from the Lyttelton Museum, Order of St John and the Canterbury Rugby Football Union.
A photograph of material from the Lyttelton Museum's collection being stored on the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre's main floor. The collection includes framed pictures and maps, and Navy memorabilia.
A photograph of CEISMIC Digital Content Analyst Alexandra King and the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre intern, Moya Sherriff, discussing the collections. In the background is material from the Kaiapoi Museum's collection.
A photograph of stuffed birds in the stacks of the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre. Writing on the shelf reads "Caution, stuffed birds may contain arsenic - wear gloves and mask".
A photograph of stuffed birds in the stacks of the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre. Writing on the shelf reads "Caution, stuffed birds may contain arsenic - wear gloves and mask".
A photograph of a temporary Recovery Assistance Centre set up in the Sydenham Community Centre on Hutcheson Street. To the right, a line of portaloos can be seen.
A poster created by Empowered Christchurch to advertise their submission to the CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan on social media.The poster reads, "Submission, CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan. Seismic Risk. One thing we can learn from the past is that seismic risk in Canterbury has been underestimated before the earthquakes struck. This is confirmed in a report for EQC in 1991 (paper 2005). It is also the conclusion of the Royal Commission in the CTV report. A number of recommendations have been made but not followed. For example, neither the AS/NZS 1170.5 standard nor the New Zealand Geotechnical Society guidelines have been updated. Yet another recovery instrument is the Earthquake Prone Building Act, which is still to be passed by Parliament. As the emergency response part of the recovery is now behind us, we need to ensure sustainability for what lies ahead. We need a city that is driven by the people that live in it, and enabled by a bureaucracy that accepts and mitigates risks, rather than transferring them to the most vulnerable residents."
A photograph of a sign attached to a chair at the Canterbury Cultural Recovery Centre. The sign reads, "Look at me... But please don't walk on me!" A object from one of the collections has been laid flat on the floor and wrapped in white linen for protection.