One felted purple 'Heart for Christchurch' decorated with a pink rose with green leaves and an orange loop at the top centre so the item can be displayed. Faint stitched inscription 'we are / with you' on reverse. Made for the people of Christchurch following the 22 February earthquake. Jill Gunn contributed this ‘Heart for Christchurch’ as a g...
One circular metal and plastic badge featuring an image of a girl and the words 'We [heart] you Weng'. This personalised badge featuring an image of a girl and a personal message of love, was left at the site of the Canterbury Television (CTV) building after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. It was most likely left in commemoration of someone wh...
One pair of Mizuno track and field shoes, size UK 9 1/2, in blue, yellow and grey. Amongst the items left at the site of the Canterbury Television (CTV) building, which collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, was this pair of shoes. They may have been left in remembrance of someone who died in the building or perhaps for someone to us...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing a New Zealand Army Light Operational Vehicle on the corner of Norwich Quay and Dublin Street. Light Armoured Vehicles and Light Operational Vehicles were a common sight around Lyttelton and Christchurch after the February 2011 earthquakes. The quakes occurred just before ...
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing damage to the Old Post Office Building on the Corner of Norwich Quay and Oxford Street. Architect The archaeological investigation of the site of the old Lyttelton Post Office uncovered evidence of Maori settlement in the area including a midden, fire places and an adze. Th...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing damage to the Norton Buildings on Oxford Street. The photograph shows part of the first floor of the building and the façade collapsed onto the ground floor and out onto the street. The photograph was taken from St Davids Street looking west. Also visible in the photogra...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 1 December 2010 showing a chimney, dislodged by the 4 September 2010 earthquake, atop a 1972 Toyota Crown car. The car to Andrie Woodroffe of 82 Hartley Avenue, Strowan. Car belonged to The chimney that crushed this car in Strowan, Christchurch was thrown from the roof of the house behind it, show...
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 1 December 2010 showing a chimney, dislodged by the 4 September 2010 earthquake, atop a 1972 Toyota Crown car. The car to Andrie Woodroffe of 82 Hartley Avenue, Strowan. Car belonged to The chimney that crushed this car in Strowan, Christchurch was thrown from the roof of the house behind it, showi...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 18 March 2011 showing the crowd gathered in Hagley Park for the National Memorial Service. On 18 March 2011, the National Christchurch Memorial Service was held as an official remembrance to those who lost their lives during the 6.3 magnitude earthquake on 22 February 2011. As well as being atten...
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing the damaged façade of a two storey shop on Norwich Quay. The brick wall has completely fallen off the top storey and crushed a car parked on the footpath outside. Damage to the Lyttelton Hotel is visible to the left of the photo. The design of many older commercial build...
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing damage to the Plunket Rooms on Sumner Road. Also visible in the photograph are the rear of the former Library and Fire Station, 2 London Street and the eastern end of The Church of the Most Holy Trinity. When the Lyttelton Plunket Rooms were demolished in July 2012, archae...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 27 April 2011 showing damage to the Old Post Office Building on the corner of Norwich Quay and Oxford Street. The old Telegraph office located beside the Old Post Office and the Timeball Station are also visible. Architect As Lyttelton's first main street, Norwich Quay was the site of many early g...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 12 April 2011 showing the site of the Norton Buildings and Lyttelton Lounge on Oxford Street. Architect The buildings on this site were severely damaged and demolished within days of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The larger of the two properties in this photograph was the site of the 1913 Norto...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 14 July 2011 showing the temporary repairs made to the retaining wall in the middle of Ripon Street. The temporary wall replaces two sections of red stone wall which collapsed in the June 2011 Earthquake. It is made from stacked concrete cubes with coarse fill and the top is covered with black pla...
Female mannequin with fabric and wax body. Stamped to front of mannequin waist is P. Imans Paris.
Bunch of artificial fabric, plastic and wire purple and white flowers tied together with a piece of blue string and a white ribbon.
Plastic red and black toy branded as the Case IH Axial-Flow 9120. There is dirt in the harvester. One wheel missing.
One black metal spade with plastic handle; white band towards handle. Spade is well used and features remnants of liquefaction. Used by Student Volunteer Army in the clean up after 4 September 2010 earthquake. It is estimated that 1,750 spades similar to this one were used in the cleanup of Christchurch after both the 4 September 2010 and 22 Fe...
One 750ml green wine bottle with red coloured metal screw cap containing Mud House 2010 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ‘The Day the Ground Moved Like Jelly’; the front label has a drawing of an earthquake damaged house on a white background by Bella Kingi, while the label on the reverse details the fundraising effort supported by the sale of the bo...
One white cotton t-shirt with black seismograph-like patterns in the shape of ChristChurch Cathedral. Produced to commemorate the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Canterbury at 4.35am on 4 September 2010. This t-shirt was designed and manufactured by Auckland based t-shirt company Mr Vintage in October 2010 to commemorate the 7.1 magnitude ...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing damage to the Lodge of Unanimity No 3 at the intersection of St Davids Street and Sumner Road. Original BuildingAdditions The Lodge of Unanimity was established in Lyttelton in 1851. This building was designed in 1878 by Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort, who was a member of th...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 11 June 2011 showing the demolition of the old Lyttelton Library, Council Chambers and Magistrates' Court on the corner of Oxford Street and Sumner Road. The photograph shows the upper floor of the building being demolished with a high reach digger. At the time of the 22 February 2011 Earthquake...
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 16 June 2011 showing the partial demolition of the old Lyttelton Harbour Board Offices on the corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay. The photograph shows the temporary roof being constructed over the original ground floor of the building. At the time of the 22 February 2011 earthquake the build...
A floral tribute in the form of two roses, a leaf, two hearts and three beads on paper covered wire wrapped into one bunch.
An artificial green plastic and wire flower stem with four clusters of leaves and one pink and one silver ribbon tied to the stem.
White fabric artificial rose flowerhead with a ring of plastic stamens between layers of petals, plastic sepals and a short plastic covered wire stem.
Replica chimney comprising a chimney pot atop a lightweight brick chimney. The chimney is contextualised by a portion of slate roof, guttering and bricked house exterior below.
A bunch of yellow, red and orange artificial fabric lilies tied together with green mesh fabric, purple flower paper and a golden ribbon and pink metallic string.
Fabric butterfly with wings of mesh with wire skeleton decorated with silver and blue glitter and sequins. The polystyrene body of the butterfly has a magnet attached underneath.
Wooden block artwork with the word hope and a heart on one side and, on the reverse, a handwritten message from Lausinda Grady.