Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Taking a video of The Big Hug participants".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Big Hug gets underway".
Scaffolding around the Peacock Fountain in the Botanic Gardens.
Scaffolding around the Peacock Fountain in the Botanic Gardens.
A photograph of a tower of the Arts Centre taken from Rolleston Avenue near the Botanic Gardens. A wooden structure has been wrapped around the tower and secured with tie-downs in order to help reduce damage by further aftershocks.
The Botanic Gardens with the Art Centre in the background.
A photograph of the Arts Centre taken from Rolleston Avenue near the Botanic Gardens. The building has been cordoned off by wire fencing and a wooden structure has been secured to the tower with tie-downs to help reduce damage from further aftershocks.
Personnel from Singapore's Air Force standing alongside members of the New Zealand Defence Force in the Christchurch Botanical Gardens. The personnel were laying a wreath in memory of those who lost their lives in the Christchurch Earthquake.
A photograph of a sign on the door of the Botanic Gardens Cafe. The sign indicates that the premises have been assessed by the Christchurch City Council after the 4 September 2010 earthquake and no apparent food safety issues were found.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Curators House, Botanic Gardens".
A member of Singapore's Air Force writing a message in a memorial book in the Christchurch Botanical Gardens. The book was placed there for those who wanted to pay tribute to the people who lost their lives in the Christchurch Earthquake.
A video of a press conference with Bishop Victoria Matthews in the Botanic Gardens about the plans for the earthquake-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. Matthews announces that the cathedral will be deconstructed, allowing the safe retrieval of taonga and heritage items within the building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "People gathering for The Big Hug".
A photograph of children and adults in superhero and Star Wars costumes at Christchurch Botanic Gardens for the farewell party of local hero 'Flat Man'. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 6 December 2014 at 2:53pm.
A video of an interview with Mayumi Asakawa, a Japanese student from Kanagawa prefecture who was in Christchurch during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Asakawa returned to Christchurch to ring the Peace Bell in the Botanic Gardens during the Festival of Flowers commemorative ceremony.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Big Hug in action".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Organising the crowd for The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Big Hug group gathers".
Arborists working for Treetech Specialist Tree Care Ltd cutting branches off a tree with a chainsaw. A wood chipper and two chainsaws sit on the grass in front.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Big Hug in action".
A pdf copy of panel 1 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Meredith Dyer about her experiences of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Above this is an image of Dyer sitting on a path in the Botanical Gardens.
A PDF copy of pages 58-59 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Port-A-Loos on the Pine Mound'. Photo: Elizabeth Peacock
A tent in the Botanic Gardens which is being used as a memorial for the Canterbury earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "People entering the Botanical Gardens and being registered for The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Pipers at The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The lone piper signalling the official beginning of The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The pipe band at The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Drummers at The Big Hug".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The command centre for The Big Hug".
The Peacock Foutain in the Botanic Gardens, in the background is the Christchurch I-Site which has reopened in a potacom.