Before After.

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Site of an exhibition and discussion series that explores Canterbury’s built environment and invites public input to identify opportunities to create a better and more liveable environment after the earthquake.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 460

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A woman in a florescent vest speaking to a member of the public outside a residential property. The woman is a volunteer for the Canterbury Earthquake Social Services Response team.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 456

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A woman in a florescent vest speaking to a member of the public outside a residential property. The woman is a volunteer for the Canterbury Earthquake Social Services Response team.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 459

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A woman in a florescent vest speaking to a member of the public outside a residential property. The woman is a volunteer for the Canterbury Earthquake Social Services Response team.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 457

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A woman in a florescent vest speaking to a member of the public outside a residential property. The woman is a volunteer for the Canterbury Earthquake Social Services Response team.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 458

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A woman in a florescent vest speaking to a member of the public outside a residential property. The woman is a volunteer for the Canterbury Earthquake Social Services Response team.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 461

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A woman in a florescent vest speaking to a member of the public outside a residential property. The woman is a volunteer for the Canterbury Earthquake Social Services Response team.

Steam and Speed, Christchurch’s Railway Station in 1878

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Tiny British-made locomotive engines first began chugging between Ferrymead’s Wharf on the estuary and the city on December 1st, 1863. This was New Zealand’s first public railway line, …

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Damage to the former Lyttelton Public Library on the corner of Oxford Street and Sumner Road. The facade along the top of the building has crumbled into the street. Tape and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the building.

Dan Neely WEMO Photograph 34

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the former Canterbury Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The bricks in the corner of the building have crumbled and masonry can be seen on the footpath below. Wire fences have been placed around the building as a cordon.

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A photograph of members of the public walking down Manchester Street after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the distance rubble from damaged buildings has spilled onto the footpath and road.

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A photograph of members of the public walking down Manchester Street after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the distance rubble from damaged buildings has spilled onto the footpath and road.

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Members of the public at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. Dave Dobbyn's performance is being projected onto a big screen. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.

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Members of the public watching the firm "Gordonia" by Tom Reilly at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The film was projected onto the wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham.

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Members of the public watching the firm "Gordonia" by Tom Reilly at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The film was projected onto the wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham.

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Members of the public watching the firm "Gordonia" by Tom Reilly at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The film was projected onto the wall of Mitre 10 in Beckenham.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 635

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A powerful aftershock on 13 June has caused a building to partially collapse on the corner of Stanmore Road and Worcester Street. The area has been cordoned off from the public.

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A collage of Lyttelton organised by the Lyttelton TimeBank in front of the Library. The public were asked to make a collage depicting the earthquake and their experiences in Lyttelton.

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A collage of Lyttelton organised by the Lyttelton TimeBank in front of the Library. The public were asked to make a collage depicting the earthquake and their experiences in Lyttelton.

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A collage of Lyttelton organised by the Lyttelton TimeBank in front of the Library. The public were asked to make a collage depicting the earthquake and their experiences in Lyttelton.

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Under the trees in the Botanic Gardens was a 'Road Cone Art Competition', to see what sculptures the public could make out of a road cone. This work was titled 'Conllicious'.

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Members of the public listening to Lyttelton band, Runaround Sue, perform at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. Gap Filler has provided old beds and garden swing seats as seating.

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A powerful aftershock on 13 June has caused a building to partially collapse on the corner of Stanmore Road and Worcester Street. The area has been cordoned off from the public.

From Hotel to Hospital – St. Helen’s Maternity, Durham Street, Sydenham, 1…

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In 1907, a former public house on the corner of Durham and Battersea Street, Sydenham, was opened as the first women’s maternity hospital in Christchurch. Founded by the Right Honorable Richa…

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 537

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A view of part of the former Canterbury Public Library complex after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. On the left the 1870s section is visible. It has been red-stickered and the ground around it has been spray painted with the words, "Danger, wall". The building on the right is the former Librarian's House, which was built in 1894. It has been enclosed in a safety fence, and a section of masonry from its gable has collapsed. Containers have been stacked between the buildings to reinforce their walls.

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The former Canterbury Public Library building on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The building has been encircled by a safety fence to protect pedestrians and motorists from falling masonry.

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The collapsed Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Lyttelton. Wire fencing has been placed outside the building to keep the public away. Pot plants have been placed along it to brighten it up.

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A view down Cashel Mall, which has been cordoned off from the public. Damaged buildings and rubble can be seen down the street. The Westpac building can be seen in the background.

Dead Bodies Stored in Hotel Cellars

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Before Christchurch had a morgue, the gruesome task of storing a dead body was left to Christchurch’s public hotels. On practical terms, they had the space to hold a coroner’s inquest a…

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A photograph of police and members of the public people standing near the earthquake damaged Smiths City car park after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Liquefaction covers the right side of the footpath.