Twisted Memories

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A digitally manipulated photograph of the badly twisted Medway Street footbridge. The photographer comments, "This bridge over the Avon River in Christchurch, New Zealand has been left in place since the first major earthquake back in September 2010. Graffiti artists or taggers are still leaving their marks on it even though it is nearly twisted at 90 degrees at one point".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 16/12/2012: Memories of Mother

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 16 December 2012 entitled, "Memories of Mother".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 22/02/2012: Mitigating the Memories

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 February 2012 entitled, "Mitigating the Memories".

Transcript of Di's earthquake story

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A pdf transcript of Di's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

Transcript of Andrew Oxenburgh's earthquake story

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A pdf transcript of Andrew Oxenburgh's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 008

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A card at Christ Church Cathedral reads, "Sad goodbye to the grand old lady of Christchurch. Wonderful memories, never forgotten."

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A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.

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A close-up photograph of a sign about the Fisher's Building, with the words, "Making our mark. An architect's vision contributes to a transformation of the commercial heart of our city. Whether a building survives or becomes just a memory is part of the continually changing Central City. Fisher's Building".

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Flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building at the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road. A sign on the ground says 'Commemorative service here Wed 22nd Feb. Bring flowers, seedheads and symbols of memory and hope". In the background, on the wall it says 'Do not demo!'.

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A photograph of a wreath and flowers tied to a lamppost on Colombo Street. They were placed there by Red Bus in memory of the bus driver and passengers who died in one of their busses during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A sign behind the wreath reads, "In remembrance of the tragic events during the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Colombo Street where our bus driver and his passengers Jayden Andrews-Howland, Phillip Coppeard, Joseph Routledge, Pelesa Sanft, Beverly May Stick and Earl Niche died, and Ann Brower was seriously injured".

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A notice on the cordon fence around the site where the CTV building once was. It says 'Please respect this site. In recognition of the special significance this site holds for the people of our city and all those affect by the earthquakes, the Christchurch City Council is working with Canterbury Museum to preserve aspects of our remembering. Tributes may be left at this site. Older tributes will be removed from archiving by the Canterbury Museum to become part of the city's memory of the Canterbury Earthquakes. Organic materials will be composted and used in the city's gardens'.

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A notice on the fence outside the CTV site on Madras Street. The notice reads, "Please respect this site. In recognition of the special significance this site holds for the people of our city and all those affected by the earthquakes, the Christchurch City Council is working with Canterbury Museum to preserve aspects of our remembering. Tributes may be left at this site. Older tributes will be removed for archiving by the Canterbury Museum to become part of the city's memory of the Canterbury Earthquakes. Organic materials will be composted and used in the city's gardens. Canterbury Museum. Christchurch City Council".