A member of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) standing near the edge of the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A video of an address by Dr. Duncan Webb, Partner of Lane Neave, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk is about learning from complex claims and local knowledge.
A video of an address by Geoff Cavell, Managing Director of Winnie Bagoes Holding Ltd, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk is about learning from complex claims and local knowledge.
A digital copy of a painting by Hamish Allan. The painting is titled, 'Garden City III, Tunnel control' and was painted in 2013. The original painting is acrylic on linen and measures 400 by 400mm.
A member of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) crawling in between two layers of the Smiths City car park. To his right, a crushed car can be seen.
A member of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) crawling in between two layers of the Smiths City car park. To his right, a crushed car can be seen.
A member of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) inspecting a crushed car on the Smiths City car park, which was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A video of an address by Liz Macpherson, Government Statistician and Chief Executive at Statistics New Zealand, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Confidence section.
A video of an address by Blair Chapell, CPIT graduand, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. Mr. Chapell shares his aspirations for a renewed Christchurch and his goals for contributing to this.
A video of an address by Andre Lovatt, CEO of the Arts Centre, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Innovation section.
An aerial photograph the Christchurch Central City. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hotel Grand Chancellor closely surrounded by the Westpac Building and the Holiday Inn".
A video of an address by Evan Smith, Co-Chair of the Avon-Otakaro Network and Programme Manager of Eastern Vision, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. The talk is about providing opportunities for input and feedback.
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.
A video of an address by Kevin Lynn, General Manager of Commercial Operations at Schneider Electric NZ, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk focuses on smart buildings and new ways of working.
A police officer talks to a cyclist at a cordon checkpoint near the Casino. An armoured vechicle is parked beside the cordon. The photographer comments, "The army are doing a fine job manning the cordon around the city centre. It must be pretty dull work and the weather isn't that flash at the moment. It's still surreal to see armed vehicles guarding entrances to the city though".
A video of an interview with Prime Minister John Key about several topical issues. One of these issues is the housing crisis in Christchurch. Key talks about fast tracking the release of land in Christchurch, making sure there are enough resources in the city for building, and working with the Christchurch City Council around consenting. He also talks about the possibility of the National Party winning the Christchurch East by-election.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "City Care workers. From left, Donny Haenga, Mafutga and David Henry enjoying a BBQ put on by City Care for their staff. The trio, from Wellington have work over 100 hours between them since Tuesday when they arrived. 35 specialists from Tauranga, Wellington, Dunedin and Timaru have joined the Christchurch staff with trucks and equipment from around NZ to help with the quake repairs".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Jeremy Stewart of Alice in Videoland holding 'When a City Falls', the film recently released about the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes".
A sign promoting Gap Filler hangs on a cordon fence in New Regent Street. The sign reads, "Gap Filler, He Tangata, What is a city without its people?".
The decontamination area inside the city cordon. The area was set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in order to decontaminate equipment used in Operation Christchurch Quake.
A brother and sister look through wire fencing at the damage to the central city. Temporary fencing like this was placed across streets and around buildings as cordons.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key speaks with workers at Orion and thanks them for working tirelessly after the earthquake and restoring power to the city".
A photograph of a city centre map attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crowne Plaza Hotel, corner Kilmore and Victoria Streets. Demolition".
A photograph of a messaged spray-painted by USAR staff on the driveway of a property in the Christchurch central city. The message reads, "Overhead danger, NZRT3".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch City Missioner Michael Gorman is shipping out food as soon as it arrives. 65 food parcels arrived yesterday where 35 is the norm".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "6th SCAPE biennial of art in public space. Mounted on the end wall of the City Council building in Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The first business to finish their remediation work and re-open for business within the central city. Languages International in Worcester Street".
A digitally manipulated image of a damaged building. The photographer comments, "Part of Christchurch City is out of bounds for the public and is called the red zone".
High-rise buildings in the CBD seen over a concrete wall. From the left are the Hotel Grand Chancellor, the Westpac building and the Holiday Inn City Centre.
A photograph of a city centre map attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crowne Plaza Hotel, corner Kilmore and Victoria Streets. Demolition".