A PDF copy of the official magazine for the 2011 City 2 Surf event.
A video of the opening remarks made by Lyall Lukey, Coordinator of SmartNet, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference.
A panel with Michael Bell, Steph Walker and Kiri Jarden. It’s almost 13 years since the devastating earthquake of 22 February 2011, which forced 70 percent of the Ōtautahi Christchurch CBD to be demolished. While the rebuild has been a slow and often difficult process in visions meeting reality, there is also much to celebrate in the city taking up the opportunity, through art and design, to remake it as a place for all.
Since the Christchurch earthquakes 15 years ago archeologists have been busy. They've dug up nearly a million artifacts, unearthing and illuminating the city's history.
This promotional travelogue, made for the Christchurch City Council, shows off the city and its environs. Filmed at a time when New Zealand’s post-war economy was booming as it continued its role as a farmyard for the “Old Country”, it depicts Christchurch as a prosperous city, confident in its green and pleasant self-image as a “better Britain” (as James Belich coined NZ’s relationship to England), and architecturally dominated by its cathedrals, churches and schools. Many of these buildings were severely damaged or destroyed in the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110498 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110476 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
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Shop front of Nuttalls second hand store and pawn brokers, photograph taken in 2003.
Colour photograph of front door to the Occidental Hotel, which after the September quake had suffered vandalism. The name "B. Perry" was still above the door.
Occidental Hotel under renovation in January 2010, before the earthquakes.
A photograph of a tug-of-war contest at CityUps. In the background is a temporary illuminated sculpture titled GlowCity. GlowCity was created by students from Unitec for CityUps - a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.
The Christchurch City Council is investing $156 million in 13 cycleways across the city, in a post-earthquake overhaul of the city's transport network.
A cartoon based on a combination of logos of the Southern Steel and Queensland Firebirds netballs teams. The teams played each other in March 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
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A photograph of Japanese drummers at CityUps. CityUps was a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.
Text top left reads 'A tale of two quakes' In the first frame a man runs from 'radiation leaks' yelling 'The end of the world!' and in the second frame a man runs from the notion 'No World Cup?' yelling 'The end of the world!' Context - the terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan 11 March 2011 that have led to the overheating of several nuclear power plants that are leaking radiation and threaten a nuclear catastrophe and the Christchurch earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011 that have led to the decision that because of the amount of damage to the venue plus infrastructures and accommodation for visitors the Rugby World Cup will not be played in Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A woman chats over her garden wall to a passerby who is curious about a huge container-like structure labeled 'emergency kit' that has been built beside the house. She says that in the event of a natural disaster Harold wants to ensure that they will have enough provisions to see them through the Rugby World Cup. Refers to the Christchurch earthquake that occurred 4th September 2010. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A woman sits reading a newspaper with reports about the Japanese earthquake and the latest news on Christchurch post-earthquake. Her husband has just put a Jerry Lee Lewis record on the turntable and the song 'Whole lotta shakin' goin' on' is playing; he says Didn't I always say this guy was ahead of his time?' Context - The Christchurch earthquakes of September 4 2010 and February 22 2011 as well as the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A shaken All Blacks supporter stands under the title 'Shamrocked!!. Around him is a news report of a recent 3 point magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, and surrounding him are the familiar earthquake terms 'Very Shakey', 'faultines' 'shocks' and 'cracks appearing'. On 16 June 2012, the Irish rugby team ('The Shamrocks' ) almost beat the All Blacks in Christchurch. The All Black team performance was poor, especially after their first win a week before. Co-incidentally, another earthquake had hit Christchurch. New Zealand fans were shaken by both events. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Text reads 'New fault lines?' and the cartoon depicts a Star of David as cracks in the ground. A second version has the text 'Aftershocks' and the cartoon depicts a shaky Star of David and big movements on a seismograph. The third version depicts the same image as the first but has the text 'SISpicious cracks'. Context: The Southland Times reported on 20th July that an Israeli national killed in the February Christchurch Earthquake was a Mossad spy. PM John Key has confirmed that an investigation into the four Israelis involved was carried out by police and the SIS but he said no evidence was found of a link between the group and Israeli intelligence. It would seem that the group were backpackers, not Mossad agents. Three versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 3 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph of a volleyball game at CityUps. CityUps was a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of a volleyball game at CityUps. CityUps was a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of table tennis games at CityUps. CityUps was a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.
A PDF copy of pages 368-369 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Transitional City Audio Tour (The People's Perspective)'. Photos: Ryan Reynolds
Christchurch city remains shut down this morning as authorities seek to make the city safe after Saturday's massive earthquake. All schools are closed today, workers in the central city are being told not to go to work and city buses are cancelled.
A graphic illustrating quotes from city leaders responding to criticism of the Christchurch City Council.
A graph showing changes in the Christchurch City Council's investment in Christchurch City Holdings Limited.
The Christchurch City Council coat of arms above the doorway of Our City O-Tautahi.
A photograph of someone doing the 'limbo' at CityUps. CityUps was a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.