Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Maling Street in Avonside. From left: Charlie Tarawa, Tamatea Briggs (12) sit under a make shift shelter while they wait for a wood fire to boil water. They are too scared to go in the house so are sleeping on the lawn".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "A memorial blanket in creation, depicting some of the buildings lost in the earthquake in Lyttelton. Dozens of people are helping with the sewing – this is a follow on from the heart stitching which happened spontaneously in Lyttelton on London street after the February earthquake.".
Members of the public take photographs of the damaged Christ Church Cathedral. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral. The tower and the front wall of the building have partially collapsed. Steel bracing has been added to the front wall for support.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Maling Street in Avonside. From left: Charlie Tarawa, and Ngarita Briggs (8) sit under a make-shift shelter while they wait for a wood fire to boil water. They are too scared to go in the house so are sleeping on the lawn".
A photograph of a media briefing on the Christchurch earthquake response. The briefing was held in the in the Christchurch Art Gallery, which served as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of scaffolding being erected in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street, as the frame for a temporary installation titled Highlight. The installation was created by students from Unitec Architecture Department for Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A view down Maling Street in Avonside showing damage to the road surface and the footpath from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Beside the footpath the blue lids of septic tanks can be seen. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the September earthquake.
A view down Maling Street in Avonside showing a pile of discarded building rubble from one of the houses. Beside the footpath the blue lids of septic tanks can be seen. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the September earthquake.
A view down Maling Street in Avonside showing a pile of discarded building rubble from one of the houses. Beside the footpath the blue lids of septic tanks can be seen. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the September earthquake.
Damage to the north side of ChristChurch Cathedral. The damaged windows have been boarded up and weeds can be seen growing in the lawn. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "It's not easy to spot, but look at the floor level in this picture. By the bar, it's about half a metre higher than in the foreground. Pressure under the floor pushed the whole floor up".
A photograph of Coralie Winn and Ryan Reynolds in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. In the background is a large-scale puppet titled Wife of Bath. The puppet was made by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales - the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a crowd of people in front of a temporary installation titled Highlight, in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. The installation was created by students from Unitec Architecture Department for Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a temporary installation titled Highlight under construction in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. The installation was created by students from Unitec Architecture Department for Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a temporary installation titled Highlight under construction in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. The installation was created by students from Unitec Architecture Department for Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a temporary installation titled Highlight under construction in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. The installation was created by students from Unitec Architecture Department for Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A video clip of a large-scale, temporary installation titled Antigravity. The installation is on Lichfield Street. The installation was created by students from The University of Auckland in collaboration with Cakes By Anna. It was part of CityUps - a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of scaffolding being erected in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street, as the frame for a temporary installation titled Highlight. The installation was created by students from Unitec Architecture Department for Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of Sally Airey standing in a Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. Airey is holding a large handmade mask that will be used as part of FESTA's Canterbury Tales event. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of the public launch event for The Wet Issue by Freerange Press. Attendees are watching a water-inspired visual and sonic artwork by Olivia Webb and Noel Meek. The event was held at Space Academy as part of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of the public launch event for The Wet Issue by Freerange Press. Attendees are watching a water-inspired visual and sonic artwork by Olivia Webb and Noel Meek. The event was held at Space Academy as part of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of a large-scale puppet on a trailer in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. The puppet is titled The Scholar, and was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of the main structure of a large-scale puppet titled The Knight. The puppet is in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of performers gathered beside a large-scale puppet titled Wife of Bath. The performers are in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of the main structure of a large-scale puppet titled The Knight. The puppet is in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of the installation 'Upon the Upland Road' on the former site of the Harbour Light in Lyttelton. The installation shows the last three lines of James K Baxter's poem, 'High Country Weather', written in the nautical flag alphabet.
A PDF copy of pages 312-313 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Magna Carta Christchurch: The Great Paper Model'. Photos: TEDxEQChch
A PDF copy of pages 72-73 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Now Panic and Freak Out'. Photo: Gaby Montejo
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Avonside. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Sullivan Park, Avonside. All of this is residential red zoned except for a tiny piece in the top right hand corner".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on the corner of Manchester and St Asaph Streets. The brick façade has crumbled in various places, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is no longer safe to enter.