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Digital Photograph: Demolition on the corner of Canterbury and London Stre…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 27 April 2011 showing the demolition of the premises of Ground Delicatessen on the corner of Canterbury and London Streets. The photograph is taken from Canterbury Street. The site formerly occupied by Ground Delicatessen was made available for a Gap Filler initiative called the Lyttelton Petanqu...
Digital Photograph: View looking northwest from the Gaol Steps, Lyttelton
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 13 May 2011 looking northwest from the Gaol Steps. In the foreground is the edge of the Lyttelton Rose Garden, the safety fencing around the Upham Clock is visible. Below this is the intersection of Winchester and Oxford Streets. Prominent in the mid ground are the Catholic Church of St Joseph the...
Digital Photograph: Window of Lyttelton Sea Foods on London Street, Lyttel…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 11 May 2011 showing part of the window of Lyttelton Sea Foods on London Street. A handwritten sign taped to the window apologises for the shop's closure. The Restricted Use (yellow) placard is also taped to the window. With many of the commercial buildings in Lyttelton damaged or demolished, busi...
Digital Photograph: Showing the recladding of the rear of the Wunderbar, o…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 13 May 2011 showing the replacement of concrete blocks with plywood cladding on the exterior of the Backroom Bar of the Wunderbar. The bar is located above the former supermarket on London Street in Lyttelton. Photograph taken from the car park on the south side of the building. Interruption to t...
Digital Photograph: Sign Advertising a Matariki celebration in Lyttelton
Images, Canterbury Museum
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 8 June 2011 of a sign advertising Matariki Celebrations in Lyttelton. The sign is a printed piece of paper which has been laminated and attached to the fence on the site of the Volcano Restaurant on the corner of London and Canterbury Streets. The cleared site is visible through the fence in the ba...
Digital Photograph: Site of the Volcano Restaurant, corner of London and C…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 8 June 2011 showing the site of the Volcano Restaurant on the corner of London and Canterbury Streets. The site is fenced with temporary fencing. The concrete of the floor of the building is visible. On the fence are two artworks, both made from woollen blankets. One, made from a cream blanket is ...
Digital Photograph: Sign Advertising Whakahorohoro Ceremony in Lyttelton
Images, Canterbury Museum
One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 8 June 2011 of a sign advertising a Whakahorohoro Ceremony in Lyttelton. The sign is a printed piece of paper which has been laminated and attached to the fence on the site of Ground Delicatessen on the corner of London and Canterbury Streets. The cleared site is visible through the fence in the ba...
Digital Photograph: Lyttelton Main School from the Gaol Steps, Lyttelton
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 13 May 2011 showing Lyttelton Main School viewed from above near the top of the Gaol Steps between Oxford and St Davids Streets. The photograph is taken at an angle. Several subsequently demolished buildings are visible beyond the school including (from left to right) Lyttelton Police Station, th...
Digital Photograph: Gaol Steps and Lyttelton Main School, Oxford Street, L…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 13 May 2011 showing the damage to the Gaol Steps between Oxford and St Davids Streets and the upper playground of Lyttelton Main School. The Gaol Steps are a pedestrian link between Oxford and St Davids Streets. In October 2013 these steps were closed and barricaded with temporary fencing because...
Digital Photograph: The site of the Harbourlight Theatre, London Street, L…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 8 June 2011 showing the site of the Harbourlight Theatre on London Street. The site is fenced off, on the fence is the same heart shape which appears tied to a fence in a different part of London Street in 2013.17.39 A white painted wooden cross has been placed in the ground with 24 [street numbe...
Digital Photograph: Demolition of Former Canterbury Hotel, corner of Norwi…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 14 July 2011 showing the demolition of the former Canterbury Hotel on the corner of Norwich Quay and Oxford Street. At the time of demolition the ground floor was occupied by the Magma Gallery. Also visible in the photograph are the Old Post Office, Lyttelton Takeaways (corrugated iron walls) and ...
Digital Photograph: Partial demolition of the Old Lyttelton Harbour Board …
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 19 May 2011 showing the partial demolition of the old Lyttelton Harbour Board Offices on the corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay. The photograph shows the upper floor of the original part of the building being removed and a temporary roof being constructed over the ground floor. At the time o...
Digital Photograph: Demolition of the former Library, Council Chambers and…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 11 June 2011 showing the demolition of the old Lyttelton Library, Council Chambers and Magistrates' Court on the corner of Oxford Street and Sumner Road. The photograph shows the upper floor of the building being demolished with a high reach digger and a jet of water being played on the building ...
Digital Photograph: Demolition of Former Canterbury Hotel, corner of Norwi…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 14 July 2011 showing the demolition of the former Canterbury Hotel on the corner of Norwich Quay and Oxford Street. At the time of demolition the ground floor was occupied by the Magma Gallery. Also visible in the photograph are 'Tin Palace' and a former office building which shows repairs made by...
Digital Photograph: Temporary Theatre, London Street, Lyttelton
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 6 September 2011 showing the temporary theatre erected on the site of the Volcano Café on London Street for a production of Macbeth by The Loons Circus Theatre Company. The green canopy supported on shipping containers was used to shelter the audience. The stage area was the demolition site partia...
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945-: "Worried about holidaying in New Zealand - wel…
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
A couple sits in a Travel Agency discussing places to go for a holiday. The travel agent says 'Worried about holidaying in New Zealand - well how about...' and she turns to the display of countries to visit on the wall behind her. Each of the countries is illustrated with a very negative image; e.g. 'Japan' with a nuclear symbol, 'Thailand' with a pile of human ashes, 'Sth Africa' with two arms raised in desperate supplication... Context - The couple do not want to visit New Zealand because of the Canterbury earthquakes and there seem to be an awful lot of natural disasters or wars or high expense etc. recently. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Sunset over a damaged city
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Overlooking McCormacks bay out across the city with the Southern Alps as a backdrop. There is still a strong effect from the July 11, 2011 Volcanic erruption (Puyehue) in Chile. Ash made it over to New Zealand causing very strong colours at sunset. The colours have not been artificially changed and its not a mash up. The parts of the city (and...
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 665
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Members of the Singapore Civil Defence Force outside a tent in Latimer Square. After the 22 February 2011 earthquake, emergency service agencies set up their headquarters in Latimer Square.
The Arts Centre of Christchurch - Dreaming Spires
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
This winter-eve is warm, Humid the air! leafless, yet soft as spring, The tender purple spray on copse and briers! And that sweet city with her dreaming spires, She needs not June for beauty's heightening, Lovely all times she lies, lovely to-night!— From "Thyrsis: A Monody" by Matthew Arnold 1822–1888
Seismic engineer on the quake's effect on buildings
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A seismic engineer says many of the Christchurch buildings destroyed in Tuesday's quake weren't designed to cope with such intense forces - and it's possible damage from the September 4th earthquake went undetected.
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 1 March 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Church bells toll and thousands stand in silence to commemorate the Christchurch earthquake. Petrol prices go up, but the quake damaged city is spared and what was found under a statue in Cathedral Square?
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 7 March 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A national memorial service marking the Christchurch earthquake is announced. It could take more than a year for all the victims to be identified and Rocky raises 60 thousand dollars for the relief fund.
Jobs lost as Chch yarn plant closes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Almost 200 workers in Christchurch have lost their jobs with the closure of the Canterbury Spinners Plant - which the owners say was so badly damaged in last month's earthquake that it is beyond repair.
Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:'Unfortunately, this is a North Canterbury collap…
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
A man representing 'EQC' (Earthquake Commission) talks to a couple outside their collapsed house. He says 'Unfortunately, this is a NORTH Canterbury collapse - so you'll only get your first $100,000 back.' Context: This refers both to the collapse of the South Canterbury Finance Company and to the problems that people are having with insurance companies in North Canterbury after the first Christchurch earthquake on September 4th 2010. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 116
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Security team carrying a rest home resident onto an air craft. The resident is being evacuated from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 122
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Security team carrying a rest home resident onto an air craft. The resident is being evacuated from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 119
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Medics from the New Zealand Army lifting a rest home resident from an ambulance. The resident was being transferred onto a Boeing 757 and evacuated from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 121
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Security team carrying a rest home resident onto an air craft. The resident is being evacuated from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Family of quake victim call for action over access to Lyttelton
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The family of a man killed while trying to reach his family after the February earthquake in Canterbury wants the Christchurch City Council to ensure people in Lyttelton are not cut off again.
Could You Cycle Here?
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A cycle-lane sign submerged in water. The photographer comments, "During the Christchurch earthquake this sign must have dropped off of the pedestrian bridge above and landed straight down into the Avon River".