Caption reads: "We made lifelong friends in Bexley. We never had a thought of living anywhere else until now."
A digital photograph in a PDF format with caption. Image showing the view of the Avondale bridge during the 2012 Earthquake Memorial, looking East.
Caption reads: "When we came to Bexley we were ready for a new life. We slowed down and started to enjoy ourselves. Before we moved to the area we never realised such a perfect place existed."
Caption reads: "A community is defined by people. After the 4th of September Bexley became a community."
Caption reads: "We have always been a hidden treasure in this city and it’s sad to say goodbye."
Caption reads: "No one is doing anything with their gardens now. There’s no point."
A photograph showing a 'red zoned' home in Dallington, following the series of earthquakes in Christchurch.
A digital photograph in PDF format with caption, looking at an empty lot in the Horseshoe Lake area.
A digital photograph in PDF form with caption. Taken from Kingsford St, looking East at 'the Gingerbread house' in Horseshoe Lake.
A digital photograph in PDF format with caption. A Horseshoe Lake resident emptying chemical toilet into waste tank that sits on the side of the road (Kingsford St).
A digital photograph in PDF format with caption. Image taken from within a Red Zoned home on Kingsford st. Residents still living here and have written poems on the walls of the lounge.
A digital photograph in PDF format with caption, of a Red Zoned home being demolished on Kingsford street. Photo looking North West.
A photograph showing Jean Sprott in her 'red zoned' home, soon to be demolished following the series of earthquakes in Christchurch.
A photograph captioned, "So they gradually go".
Caption reads: "I lived in London all through the Blitz, you get used to these things. Living here after the earthquakes didn’t bother me. I had a small battery operated radio and the neighbour lent me her generator. Initially I used it to run the fridge but after a while I couldn’t get it started. I don’t want to move, to be quite honest. There’s nothing that will be able to replace the life I built here."
A photograph showing earthquake damage in a Dallington resident's home, following the series of earthquakes in Christchurch.
A photograph showing a window in a 'red zoned' home in Dallington, Christchurch following the February 2011 earthquake.
Caption reads: "We all wish we could stay here. We want them to repair our homes, but they say they won't and you know nothing will change their minds."
A photograph captioned, "I guess the only good thing that came out of the earthquake is that we know the residents better. It definitely bought people together, and the support was incredible. If you didn't know your neighbours before, you definitely knew them after the quake. We made friends out of this".
Caption reads: "Bexley was a hidden gem. A diamond in the rough. It was a paradise, a place where you could hear the sea and smell the salt."
Caption reads: "We were meant to live here all our lives, our working life, our retirement. That’s no longer possible."
A photograph captioned, "See, Dallington still is beautiful".
Caption reads: "We wanted a home where we could retire and live the rest of our lives."
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Andrew's College (centre) and Papanui Road (lower)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Andrew's College (centre) and Papanui Road (lower)".
A PDF copy of a certificate for the Avondale School Pumpkin Growing Competition 2015. The certificate depicts 'All Righties' harvesting a giant pumpkin and carrots.
A photograph of children watching speakers give presentations. The photograph was taken at The Worry Bug book launch at St Albans School on 8 July 2015.
A photograph of children watching on as someone cuts cake. The photograph was taken at The Worry Bug book launch at St Albans School on 8 July 2015.
A photograph of a road cone in a crack in the footpath outside St Paul's School. In the background, volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office are surveying the damage.
A photograph of Deputy Mayor Vicki Buck speaking at The Worry Bug book launch at St Albans School. Buck was the MC of the event.