Water containers being filled from a drinking water station on the Esplanade in Sumner.
Water tanks on the Sumner Esplanade. Both have prominent notices advising that water must be boiled before use. On one tank is a notice advertising a community hub where residents can get assistance, and on the other is written "Free use of for Christchurch earthquake. Please return to Wymers Domestic Water Carriers, Hamilton".
Residents filling plastic containers with water as many people have been left without water since the February earthquake.
Residents filling plastic containers with water as many people have been left without water since the February earthquake.
A resident filling plastic containers with water as many people have been left without water since the February earthquake.
A resident filling plastic containers with water as many people have been left without water since the February earthquake.
A rubbish truck collects rubbish from the red bins along Rocking Horse Road in Southshore. The uneven surface of the road can be seen, with water pooling in the foreground.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The interior of a house at 464 Avonside Drive which has cracks and other evidence of post earthquake life. Large containers of drinking water have been placed behind the armchairs for the next time power and water supplies are interrupted".
A group of men stand with beer bottles. In the background, people are filling containers with water from a bore. The photographer comments, "My friend and crewmate Darren Armstrong was providing water from an artesian bore at his house on Marshland Rd. His roofing company employees stood around helping - and drinking beer".
A photograph of a container of short poems printed on paper tags, for the event Emerge Poetica #5. This event was part of FESTA 2014 and included a calligraphic line of poetry floating in the Avon River, water calligraphy workshops and poetry readings.
