East side of former City Council Civic Offices

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A colour photograph of the east frontage of the former City Council Offices on Manchester Street, which appears to have been taken before the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

The rear end of 146 High Street with cars

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Colour photograph of a red brick building that is the rear of 146 High Street, with cars parked beside it. Photographed before the earthquakes.

Manchester Courts building demolition

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A colour photograph of 158-160 Manchester Street, taken during the demolition of the Manchester Courts.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Gloucester Street window of the Central Christchurch City Library".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Gloucester Street window of the Central Christchurch City Library".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Gloucester Street window of the Central Christchurch City Library".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christchurch City Library in the CD shelving area".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Central Christchurch City Library at 91 Gloucester Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Central Christchurch City Library at 91 Gloucester Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Books on the floor of the Central Christchurch City Library, viewed through the window on Gloucester Street".

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A photograph of the former Central Library on Gloucester Street. The entrance has been boarded up with plywood and the footpath is covered in dead leaves. To the left, a sign reading 'Library Open' is still standing outside.

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A photograph of a makeshift café set up by Lyttelton Coffee Co outside the Christchurch City Council in Lyttelton.

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View of the central library from Gloucester Street. USAR codes can be seen in the bottom right corner.

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The entrance to the central Library on Gloucester Street has been boarded up and USAR codes have been spray-painted on the concrete pillar. A 'Library open' sign remains outside.

All Right? Events: Writers' Festival Write Now Booklet

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A PDF copy of a 'chapbook' featuring selected writings of "some of Canterbury's most exciting young writers, aged 10-15 years". The booklet was created for the WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival 2014 with the support of All Right?, The School for Young Writers, Christchurch City Libraries, and WORD Christchurch.

All Right? Events: Writers' Festival Advertisement

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A PDF copy of a poster promoting the 'Write Now' 2014 young writers workshops. Some of the best works from the workshop were published in a chapbook and in posters for Christchurch 2014 WORD Festival. The workshops were supported by All Right?, Christchurch City Libraries and The School for Young Writers.

All Right? Events: Writers' Festival Advertisement

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A PDF copy of a poster promoting the 'Write Now' 2014 young writers workshops. Some of the best works from the workshop were published in a chapbook and in posters for Christchurch 2014 WORD Festival. The workshops were supported by All Right?, Christchurch City Libraries and The School for Young Writers.

Ngāi Tūāhuriri Story: Tūranga

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The city centre and Tuahiwi Marae, the home of Ngāi Tūāhuriri, are now linked by names. The Anglican cathedral and Tuahiwi’s church, both called St Stephens, sit on land called Whitireia. Whitireia was the house of Paekia, the ancestor who landed on the North Island on the back of a whale at Tūranga, which is now the name of Christchurch’s city library.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking along Gloucester Street from the Oxford Terrace intersection. The central library is to the left".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Autumn leaves form a thick pile in front of the boarded-up door".

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The ground floor of the Central Library on Gloucester Street. Books have fallen off the shelves and are in piles in the aisles.

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A photograph of women sewing felt badges outside the Christchurch City Library in Lyttelton. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.

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A photograph of women sewing felt badges outside the Christchurch City Library in Lyttelton. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.

All Right? Events: Writers' Festival Facebook Tile

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An image designed to promote the 'Write Now' 2014 young writers workshops. Some of the best pieces from the workshop were published in a chapbook and on posters for the Christchurch 2014 WORD Festival. The workshops were supported by All Right?, Christchurch City Libraries and The School for Young Writers. All Right? posted the image on their Facebook page on 15 July 2014 at 4:31pm.

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A photograph showing All Right? posters at the Central Library Peterborough. The posters feature images from phase 2 of the All Right? campaign, which sought to promote the 'Five Ways To Wellbeing' by asking simple, open-ended questions related to wellbeing.

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A group photograph of participants in the walk to celebrate Chinese National Day and the Moon Festival. The walk was held at the Upper Riccarton Library. It was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre) and was part of the Christchurch City Council's Walking Festival.

All Right? Events: Writers' Festival Poster

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A PDF copy of six posters for free family events at Christchurch 2014 WORD Festival. Each poster features a quote from a young Christchurch writer, composed at the 2014 'Write Now' workshops.

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An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Brannigans building is in the centre of the photograph with Gloucester Street running through the middle of the photograph. The photograph shows the rear of the building".

Temporary Street Furniture Talk and Public Reconfiguration Photograph 1

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A photograph of temporary street furniture outside the temporary Central Library on Tuam Street. The furniture was designed and fabricated by F3 Design for the Christchurch City Council.

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A photograph of participants in the walk to celebrate Chinese National Day and the Moon Festival. In the foreground, there are two performers doing a lion dance. The walk was held at the Upper Riccarton Library in September 2015. It was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre) and was part of the Christchurch City Council's Walking Festival.