An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 9 April 2011 entitled, "Day 47 - Shopping Shemozzle".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 18 February 2011 entitled, "Shop on Show".
Shops in Carton Courts, on the corner of Bealey Ave and Papanui Road. Some shops have their windows boarded up and are still closed for business.
A photograph of a volunteer using a small digger to clear the former site of Piko Wholefoods.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2011 entitled, "Our corner shops".
Shoppers in the Re:Start mall.
Fallen shop fittings in Piko Wholefoods.
Shop fittings in Piko Wholefoods' new premises.
Workers building shop fittings in Piko Wholefoods' new premises.
Workers building shop fittings in Piko Wholefoods' new premises.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage at The Palms Shopping Centre".
The damaged Country Theme shop behind cordon fencing on St Asaph Street.
Detail of one of the container shops making up the Re:Start Mall.
A video of people shopping on the opening day of Re:Start Mall. Re:Start Mall is a container mall set up in Cashel Street after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. It is made up of shipping-container shops, with the Ballantynes Department Store reopening as a retail anchor.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the library for shops, banks, and eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the library for shops, banks, and eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the library for shops, banks, and eating areas.
Workers helping to remediate the space under the library for shops, banks, and eating areas.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The St Martins shopping centre and supermarket are a wasteland of inactivity".
Shoppers gathered on Division Street outside Riccarton Mall following a major aftershock on 23 December 2011.
Shoppers gathered on Division Street outside Riccarton Mall following a major aftershock on 23 December 2011.
Shoppers gathered on Division Street outside Riccarton Mall following a major aftershock on 23 December 2011.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Shirley Shopping Centre".
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.
Crowds at the opening of the Re:Start Mall, a temporary shopping mall built from shipping containers.