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A graffiti-style recruitment advertisement for the NZ Police, depicting police officer Nao Yoshimizu comforting the grieving relative of an earthquake victim. The image has been further graffitied to hide the officer's uniform, and the original advertisement text ("You too can do something extraordinary. Become a cop.") altered to read "You too can do something ordinary. Become a human".

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A photograph of Rachel Mullins from the Christchurch City Council taking part in #FiveYearsOn. The Christchurch City Council was an All Right? Champion. Mullins holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... more optimistic and capable." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 21 February 2016 at 9:12am. All Right? captioned the photograph, "Rachel from the Christchurch City Council is feeling more optimistic and capable".

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The Cranmer Court building, on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets, after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Large pieces of the building have collapsed, including the octagonal corner section that housed Plato Creative from March 2008 to November 2009. Masonry has fallen onto the footpath and road, and the site has been enclosed in a safety fence to keep people away. The whitewashed interior walls of one of the apartments can be seen.

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The damaged Cranmer Centre on the corner of Montreal and Armagh Streets shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The east wall of the building has crumbled onto the street and a man in a hard hat and high-visibility vest is directing people around it. There is scaffolding on the south side of the building from repair works after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The gable in the background has also collapsed.

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A video of a conversation between John Hamilton, National Controller of the Civil Defence Emergency Response, and Dr Sonia Giovinazzi, Research Fellow at the Department of Civil and Natural Resource Engineering at the University of Canterbury. Hamilton and Giovinazzi discuss the Civil Defence's response to the 22 February 2011 earthquake and the lessons that they learned.The video includes footage from the Ministry of Civil Defence (licenced under Creative Commons Attribute 3.0 New Zealand).

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A view across Montreal Street to the Christchurch Art Gallery. The building was used as the headquarters for Civil Defence in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake, and large white marquees have been set up in its forecourt to accommodate extra personnel. The site is surrounded by a safety fence. On the left is a sign advertising the "Van der Velden: Otira" exhibition, which was cut short by the earthquake.

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Moira Fraser standing in front of the 'Passing Time' sculpture on the corner of St Asaph Street and Madras Street. 'Passing Time' was installed outside the CPIT Building for the 6th SCAPE (a contemporary public art programme in Christchurch) a few days prior to the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The work features twisting boxes depicting each year between 1906 (the founding of CPIT) and 2010 (the date of the sculpture's production).

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Moira Fraser standing in front of the 'Passing Time' sculpture on the corner of St Asaph Street and Madras Street. 'Passing Time' was installed outside the CPIT Building for the 6th SCAPE (a contemporary public art programme in Christchurch) a few days prior to the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The work features twisting boxes depicting each year between 1906 (the founding of CPIT) and 2010 (the date of the sculpture's production).

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A recorded conversation about the arts in Christchurch, facilitated by Rosalee Jenkin (UC CEISMIC) and featuring Sophie Davis (UC Masters student and co-director of North Projects), Lara Strongman (Senior Curator at Christchurch Art Gallery), Gaby Montejo (visual art practitioner and teacher) and Wongi Wilson (street artist and professional graffiti artist). The podcast is the first in a series of conversations hosted by UC CEISMIC about Christchurch, five years on from the February 22 earthquake.

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A photograph of the rubble of the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building. Scaffolding constructed around the tower has also collapsed and is amongst the rubble. In the background is a shipping container. A red sticker has been placed on the door to the Physics Building.

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A photograph of Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, looking through the lens of the Townsend Telescope. The lens is the most crucial component of the telescope. It was found unscratched and unbroken in the rubble of the Observatory tower, after 22 February 2011 earthquake. This means that the telescope can be restored. Other parts of the earthquake-damaged telescope are in the background of the photograph.

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A photograph of Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, looking through the lens of the Townsend Telescope. The lens is the most crucial component of the telescope. It was found unscratched and unbroken in the rubble of the Observatory tower, after 22 February 2011 earthquake. This means that the telescope can be restored. Other parts of the earthquake-damaged telescope are in the background of the photograph.

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A video about the work which is being conducted in the Christchurch Red Zone in the weeks after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Members of the New Zealand Army and Civil Defence are working to secure business premises by boarding up broken windows and doors. The video also includes footage of the damage to the Fisher's Building, the Press Building, Ballies Bar, and ChristChurch Cathedral, and many buildings on High Street.

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A video about the Christchurch City Council housing complex on Conference Street in the Christchurch central city. The housing complex was unoccupied after the 22 February 2011 earthquake despite the housing shortage. Christchurch City Council said that the vacant units could not be lived in because of structural damage or damage to services. However, the building has been checked by structural engineers and many of the rooms have been deemed safe to occupy.

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A video about the reopening of the city branch of the Punting on the Avon route, which has been closed since the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video includes an interview with Mayor Bob Parker about tourism in Christchurch. He mentions that Australia has updated its travel advisory on Christchurch to say that it is as safe as the other cities in New Zealand. The video also includes footage of Parker poling a punt.

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A photograph of Henry Jaiswal, General Manager of Canterbury Migrants Centre, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Canterbury Migrant Centre Trust was an All Right? Champion. Jaiswal holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... Awesome!" All Right? posted the photograph to their Facebook Timeline on 21 February 2016 at 9:12am. All Right? captioned the photograph. "Henry from the Christchurch Migrant Centre Trust is feeling awesome! #fiveyears on #5yearson #allrightnz".

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A photograph of Claire Calkin, Health Promoter for Pacific Trust Canterbury, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Pacific Trust was an All Right? Champion. Claire holds a sign which reads, "Five years on I feel... All Good!' All Right? Posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 21 February 2016 at 9:11am. All Right? captioned the photograph. "Claire from Pacific Trust Canterbury is feeling all good! #fiveyears on #5yearson #allrightnz".

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A photograph of Vaea Hutchen, Health Promoter for All Right?, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Hutchen holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... brighter and ready to go// Vaea, Aranui". All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 23 February 2016 at 6.00pm. All Right? captioned the photograph, "Aranui's Vaea from All Right? is feeling brighter and ready to go! #fiveyears on #5yearson #allrightnz".

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A photograph of Suzanne Lemon, Manager for Westpac Upper Riccarton, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Westpac Upper Riccarton was an All Right? Champion. Lemon holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... braver and kinder." All Right? posted the photograph to their Facebook Timeline on 21 February 2016 at 9:12am. All Right? captioned the photograph. "Suzanne from Westpac is feeling braver and kinder. #fiveyears on #5yearson #allrightnz".

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A photograph of Sue Turner, Manager for All Right?, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Turner holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... Frustrated but hopeful for the future.... Sue, St Martins." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 21 February 2016 at 9:12am. All Right? captioned the photograph. "Sue - the manager of All Right? - from St Martins is feeling frustrated by hopeful for the future".

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A photograph Sharon McFarlane from the Christchurch City Council taking part in #FiveYearsOn. The Christchurch City Council was an All Right? Champion. McFarlane holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... Grateful." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 21 February 2016 at 9:12am. All Right? captioned the photograph. "Sharon from the Christchurch City Council is feeling grateful. #fiveyears on #5yearson #allrightnz".

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A photograph of Donovan Ryan, Communications Advisor for All Right?, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Ryan holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... there's a long way to go! Donovan St Albans." All Right? posted the photograph to their Facebook Timeline on 21 February 2016 at 9:27am. All Right? captioned the photograph, "Donovan from St Albans feels there's a long way to go. #fiveyears on #5yearson #allrightnz".

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A video of a tour of the historic Canterbury Club building on Cambridge Terrace. The club will reopen on 9 June 2012, after an intensive rebuild and restoration process which has fixed the damage from the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video also includes an interview with Dr Brent Stanley, the Canterbury Club President. Stanley talks about the strengthening work that was done in 2009, as well as the history of the club.

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An image featuring a quote by Anna Wilson, Physical Health Advisor for Sport Canterbury. The image reads, "Five years on I feel... Upset about what we've lost and gone through but excited for what may come// Anna Wilson, Sport Canterbury." All Right uploaded the image as a Facebook cover photo on 23 February 2016 at 9:37am. The view the image, see All Right? Five Years On I Feel: Creative Material 4 (JPEG)