Carpet pulled up to be replaces in the James Hight Library.
A worker grinds the carpet glue off the floor of the James Hight Library.
A photograph of tradespeople repainting hallway in the Diabetes Centre. A tarpaulin has been placed over the carpet.
Silt from liquefaction outside the Merivale Mall. A pile of carpet pieces sit in front of the mall.
A large crack in the concrete floor slab of a building in Barbadoes Street. The photographer comments, "This is a picture of the cracked concrete floor in a shop in the Christchurch CBD. I have a similar crack in my home, but I have not lifted the carpet to look".
A photograph of a corridor in the Diabetes Centre. Plastic sheeting has been used to cover the carpet while the corridor is repaired.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been prepared for repainting. The furniture has been covered by a tarpaulin and plastic sheeting has been placed over the carpet.
A photograph of members of the Diabetes Centre team working in an office. New gib board has been partly installed on the wall behind them. There is dust from the construction on the carpet.
A photograph of members of the Diabetes Centre team working in an office. New gib board has been partly installed on the wall behind them. There is dust from the construction on the carpet.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been prepared for repairs. The moveable stacks and counter have been covered in plastic sheeting and a tarpaulin has been draped over the carpet.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been prepared for repairs. The furniture has been stacked one side of the room and plastic sheeting has been used to cover the carpet.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre with building materials in the corner. Plastic sheeting has been placed over the carpet and has been used to create a temporary wall on the right.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been prepared for repainting. Plastic sheeting has been placed over the carpet and the cracks in the pillar have been filled with epoxy resin.
A photograph of the entrance to Gap Filler's temporary outdoor cinema on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets. The entranceway is made of lights on a steel frame, and leads to a painted "red carpet".
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been made ready for painting. The carpet has been covered in plastic and the furniture removed from the room. Painters scaffolding has also been set up inside the room.
A photograph of a corridor in the Diabetes Centre. The panelling has been taken off the walls in some of the adjoining rooms, exposing the wooden frames, insulation, and wires underneath. Plastic sheeting has been used to cover the carpet and furniture throughout.
Minister for Social Development Paula Bennett stands on a large carpet that represents the 'dole'; she has swept the detritus of 'job initiatives', 'unemployment' and 'job summit' under the carpet with a broom and says 'The benefit system is there and can sort of get as big as it needs to' Context - the Government has announced its business assistance package to Christchurch is to be watered down and then cease over the next few weeks. John Key and Paula Bennett have said that 'the dole will be there for them'. Clayton Cosgrove Labour's Canterbury Earthquake Recovery spokesperson says Prime Minister John Key and Social Development Minister Paula Bennett are cruelly missing the point in terms of Canterbury people who lose their jobs in the wake of the earthquakes. He says "They want jobs, and they want to know what the Government is going to do about ensuring Christchurch businesses can get up and running again". (Business Scoop 5 April 2011)
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