
The words "we're ok" spray painted on the fence of a house located in the CBD.
A photograph of a flower laid on a painted chair in the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the window of a building in the central city.
A photograph of an abandoned property in Bexley. Graffiti has been spray-painted on the garage door.
Some paint buckets on the outside of street cordons. In the background some rubble can be seen.
A photograph of a flower laid on a painted chair in the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
Damage to buidings on Victoria Street. Shops that have been checked are marked with spray-painted codes.
A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. The grass has been mowed, but the dead grass has not been removed. One of the windows has been boarded up with plywood. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that the access to the house is restricted. The number 386 has been spray-painted on the footpath in front of the house. The photographer comments, "The lawn was mowed as part of the maintenance project on red-zoned properties. The numbers were spray-painted in front of all the properties in the Avon Loop in order to keep track of the property number after the mailboxes were lost or removed".
Several vehicles on Gloucester Street which have been crushed by falling masonry from Wave House (Winnie Bagoes Gourmet Pizza Bar). Emergency personnel have spray painted two of the cars with the word "Clear" to indicate they have been checked for trapped or injured people. The scene has been cordoned off by New Zealand Fire Service tape.
A photograph of the entrance to the Brannigan's building on the corner of Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. Many of the windows down the centre of the building have broken, and the glass has fallen onto the footpath below. USAR codes have been spray painted on one of the front windows. A red sticker in the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on Colombo Street near the intersection of Kilmore Street. Large sections of the top storeys of the buildings have collapsed. Most of the bricks and other rubble have been cleared from the footpath. USAR codes have been spray-painted on many of the shops' windows. The closest store has been demolished and the rubble has been cleared away.
A large chess board made from sand and broken shells, with a painted beach scene on the wall behind. The photographer comments, "After all the suggestions put on the wall on what to do in this area, which was once an earthquake damaged shop, they have made the chess board, painted a seaside scene on the wall and created a small wall of tyres".
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office inspecting The Painted Room on Colombo Street. The roof of the building has caved in and can be seen inside the building through the smashed windows. The front facade has begun to peel away at the right. Wire fencing and tape has been used to create a cordon around the building.
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church on Durham Street. The church has almost completely collapsed and only a small section of the structure is still standing. Masonry and other rubble has spilled onto the footpath and street in front. To the right a plywood sign has been propped against the front fence. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the sign.
A photograph of a member of an emergency management team in front of a earthquake-damaged building next to Calendar Girls on Hereford Street. The outer wall of the second storey of the building has collapsed, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. USAR codes have been spray-painted on a window and a column of the building. Codes have also been spray-painted on the front of Calendar Girls.
A photograph of mannequins lying on the footpath outside the R.N.A clothing store on Colombo Street. The mannequins are dressed in adventure gear. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the glass door and window of the store. A yellow sticker has also been stuck to the door, indicating that access to the building is restricted.
A photograph of the house number spray-painted on the front of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. To the right, two stickers have also been stuck to the door. The top sticker reads, "Attention, power has been removed". The bottom sticker is the Christchurch City Council's 'yellow sticker', which indicates that access to the building is restricted.
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 28 April 2012 showing a painting of a red circle on a blue background. Painted on the right side of circle is a yellow crescent shaped representation of "the man in the moon". Painted in black is a word puzzle of 6 lines starting with "SCIRT" and changing one letter each line to finish with "STAR...
A photograph of students in Eastgate Mall with a trolley full of painted rocks. The students are participating in a workshop facilitated by Gap Filler and Youthtown where they painted these rocks. The rocks will be used to create Rock on Eastside, an outdoor lounge and art space on the corner of Aldwins Road and Linwood Avenue.
The road sign for Silt Lane in Southshore, with a pied stilt (poaka) painted on a handmade sign.
The window of the Fisher Galleries on Victoria Street. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the glass.
The Lawrie & Wilson Auctioneers Building on Tuam Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the front window.
Children and adults line up for races at Gap Filler's Fun Fair. Some have had their face painted.
A close-up photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the door of Divine Cafe on Cashel Street.
Spray-painted on the fence of a block of flats is the warning, "All units damage, keep out".
A photograph of codes spray-painted on a footpath. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Chester Street".
A photograph of codes spray-painted on a footpath. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Chester Street".
Next to a pile of bricks, spray-painted USAR codes on a footpath read, "Clear/R, 4 Mar".
A photograph of a window of Peaches and Cream with the word "No" spray-painted on the glass.
The window of the Fisher Galleries on Victoria Street. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the glass.