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A digitally manipulated image of the word 'Lyttelton' made out of damaged bricks. The photographer comments, "This shows the courage and humour of the earthquake wrecked port of Lyttelton. There is lots of little things that make you smile that the locals and volunteers from around the area have created".

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Warning tape on the gate of a residential property near Cranmer Square. The photographer comments, "The yellow tape was put on the gate to warn property [owners] that the house beyond was unsafe. Now there is no house, but by the cobwebs on the handle the tape is doing a great job".

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A toppled chimney on a house in Christchurch. The chimney has toppled onto the house but luckily not broken through the roof. It is now broken and lying on the corrugated iron. Below, plastic sheeting has been placed along the side of the roof to replace the missing gutter.

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A digital copy of a concept drawing of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and ottoman artworks. The drawing is of an armchair and an ottoman. A written note near the bottom of the drawing reads, "Cast iron legs sources from Victorian bath tubs".

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The Poet Tree", a Japanese-inspired poetry project on the corner of Liverpool and Cashel Streets. A poem by Matsuo Basho has been hand-written and displayed on a bamboo wall. Below is a bench dedicated to Japanese poet Matsuo Basho and a garden with corrugated iron flowers.

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The Poet Tree", a Japanese-inspired poetry project on the corner of Liverpool and Cashel Streets. A poem by Matsuo Basho has been hand-written and displayed on a bamboo wall. Below is a bench dedicated to Japanese poet Matsuo Basho and a garden with corrugated iron flowers.

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A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-constructed armchair artwork. The armchair is on a pallet in Greening the Rubble's workshop. Jonathan Hall has moulded polystyrene, wood, mesh, and concrete over the steel frame to construct the armchair. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs.

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A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-constructed armchair artwork. The armchair is on a pallet in Greening the Rubble's workshop. Jonathan Hall has moulded polystyrene, wood, mesh, and concrete over the steel frame to construct the armchair. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs.

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A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-constructed armchair artwork. The armchair is on a pallet in Greening the Rubble's workshop. Jonathan Hall has moulded polystyrene, wood, mesh, and concrete over the steel frame to construct the armchair. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs.

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A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-constructed armchair artwork. The armchair is on a pallet in Greening the Rubble's workshop. Jonathan Hall has moulded polystyrene, wood, mesh, and concrete over the steel frame to construct the armchair. Two cast-iron bath feet have attached to the front legs.

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A photograph of the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork. The frame is on a pallet in the Greening the Rubble workshop. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mid September 2013. The chair frame was made by Bob Hamilton from Total Fabrications."

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Volunteers photographed around one of Gap Filler's painted pianos. The piano has been set up at the demolished site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A wooden structure has been built around the piano with Perspex and corrugated iron on top and plastic sheeting to the left and right. This is to protect the piano and pianist from wind and rain.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Pieces of iron fretwork from the entrance to the Warners Hotel carefully laid on the ground in front of the building. Thisshows the careful salvaging which has taken place during the demolistion of many heritage building in order to be able to re-use significant pieces later".

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A digitally manipulated image of a damaged building in Madras Street. The photographer comments, "After the 22 February earthquake in Christchurch there was a lot of damaged buildings. Sometimes there is the odd one where being unclothed or de-bricked let the world see their beauty".

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A photograph of the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork. The frame is on a pallet in the Greening the Rubble workshop. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs. The bottom half of the frame has been covered with mesh, wood, polystyrene, and concrete by Jonathan Hall.

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A photograph of a child posing with (from left to right) Iron Man, 'Flat Man', Captain America, Batman and Batman (front) at Christchurch Hospital. The superheroes were there as part of 'Outrageous Burst of All Right: Superhero Surprise', which involved people dressed as superheroes surprising children at Christchurch Hospital with gifts and entertainment. All Right? posted the photograph to their Facebook Timeline on 2 July 2014 at 12:43pm.

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Volunteers photographed with one of Gap Filler's painted pianos. The piano has been set up at the demolished site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. In the background, Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion can be seen. The back of the piano has been covered by plastic sheeting with a picture of a dog. A wooden structure has also been built around the piano with Perspex and corrugated iron on top and plastic sheeting to the left and right. This is to protect the piano and pianist from wind and rain.

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The damaged clock tower on Victoria Street, wrapped and braced to prevent further damage. The photographer comments, "Diamond Jubilee Clock Tower in Christchurch. Its legs wrapped up for protection. Volcanic stone and limestone clock tower with ornate wrought iron work with coloured glass around part of the tower and four clock faces. Clock Tower built in this location to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Has two white marble plaques and one bronze plaque set on stone work above arches".

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A video showing superheroes and 'All Righties' entertaining and giving gifts at the Christchurch Hospital childrens' wards. The video features Batman, Iron Man, Superwoman, Mr Incredible, Captain America, Black Widow, and Christchurch's own Flat Man, with Batman and Spiderman descending down the side of the building. The video and event were organised by All Right? as part of 'Outrageous Burst of All Right: Superhero Surprise'. The Press published the video in an article by Ged Cann on 28 June 2016 at 5:00am. All Right? posted the link to this article on their Facebook Timeline on 28 June 2014 at 10:55am.