Caption reads: "There’s nothing we can do about what we’ve lost. We just keep hoping for the best."
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The CBD policeman doing his rounds on his bicycle".
A graph showing the results of an opinion poll which asked, "How do you feel in buildings?".
Caption reads: "You can’t do a thing about it but I can’t be bothered going house hunting. I’ll just live each day as best I can. I keep thinking it could change again. The dust here doesn’t bother me, the noise doesn’t bother me. When they start pulling down houses the vibrations don’t bother me. Nothing bothers me. We’re all like that. That’s how you have to be when you can’t do a thing about it."
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Foundation stones the way Christchurch does them in 2012".
Graffiti on a brick wall reads "Pray hope and don't worry". The photographer comments, "Seen on a wall on Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch".
A sign next to the entranceway to the Wunderbar on London Street. The sign reads, "Engineers report due, do not demo".
A notice from CERA at the start of the Cathedral Square walkway, listing safety instructions and what to do in case of an earthquake.
A run sheet which details who will do what at the opening of the Gloucester Street bridge.
A graph giving the results of an opinion poll which asked, "What do you think of the new city blueprint?".
A graph showing the results of an opinion poll which asked, "Do you think there is a housing crisis in Christchurch?".
A graph showing the results of the survey question, "How long do you believe it will take for Christchurch to be fully rebuilt?".
A house that has been yellow-stickered, meaning it has restricted access. Next to it is another notice that says "Danger. Do not enter".
A house that has been yellow-stickered, meaning it has restricted access. Next to it is another notice that says "Danger. Do not enter".
A sign on a tree reading "Please do not remove these bricks". In front is a brick fence, where the top part has partially crumbled.
A photograph of graffiti on one of the walls of the kitchen in Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Parts of the graffiti read, "Quakes, a national disaster", "Recovery, a national disgrace", "Ring fn EQC, ring fn insurance", "Useless fn council", "Don't let the bastards get you down", "Avon Loop - park or developers fodder?", and "Never trust a Carter". There are also shopping and to-do lists scrawled amongst these messages.
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".
A sticker on the door of 18 Cranmer Square. The sticker reads, "Danger, your house has a red placard, do not enter".
A pdf copy of a presentation which SCIRT presented to Red Cross volunteers, telling them about what SCIRT is and what it does.
A damaged house inside the CBD cordon, seen through a fence. On the doors are signs that say 'Danger Keep Out' and 'Danger do no enter'.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A sign at 164 Victoria Street reading, 'Danger your building has a yellow placard, do not enter'".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Midnight Youth do a sound check for Saturday's Band Together concert in Hagley Park. Vocalist-guitarist Jeremy Redmore".
A power pole on a lean is anchored by a large concrete block. The photographer comments, "Do these concrete weights really prevent poles from falling over?
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Midnight Youth do a sound check for Saturday's Band Together concert in Hagley Park. Guitarist-vocalist Simon Oscroft".
The entrance to the damaged Convention Centre. On the door is a yellow placard and a notice that says "Danger. Your building has a yellow placard. Do not enter".
The entrance to the damaged Convention Centre. On the door is a yellow placard and a notice that says "Danger. Your building has a yellow placard. Do not enter".
A photograph submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "I still don’t understand what the car was doing on top of the rubble.".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Midnight Youth do a sound check for Saturday's Band Together concert in Hagley Park. Guitarist-vocalist Simon Oscroft and drummer Aidan Bartlett".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Midnight Youth do a sound check for Saturday's Band Together concert in Hagley Park. Guitarist-vocalist Simon Oscroft and drummer Aidan Bartlett".
A sign taped to the door of the Strategy building on Montreal Street. The sign reads, "Danger, your house has a red placard, do not enter".