Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Civil Defence centre has now moved from the Christchurch Art Gallery to the new civil offices in Hereford Street. Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt has been working on the phones for the last two days. Fiona Lees talks to Shadbolt".
A photograph Chris from St Albans taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Chris holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... I happy new ch// I New Building// I happy in Chch Art gallery been opened [sic] // Chris Farrow, St Albans Merivale".
A PDF copy of an ad that appeared in the Christchurch Art Gallery magazine Bulletin in Winter 2013. The image depicts an 'All Rightie' listening to music and dancing alongside Rita Angus' well-known painting 'Cass'. The image reads, "Had a good boogie lately?".
A photograph of a man in a high-visibility vest guarding a cordon at the intersection of Montreal and Gloucester Street. In the background, a "Luxury Mobile Flushing Toilet" can be seen.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Civil Defence centre has now moved from the Christchurch Art Gallery to the new civil offices in Hereford Street. Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt has been working on the phones for the last two days. Shadbolt and Christchurch mayor Bob Parker speak to the media".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Civil Defence centre has now moved from the Christchurch Art Gallery to the new civil offices in Hereford Street. Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt has been working on the phones for the last two days. Shadbolt and Christchurch mayor Bob Parker talk to the media".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Civil Defence centre has now moved from the Christchurch Art Gallery to the new civil offices in Hereford Street. Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt has been working on the phones for the last two days. Shadbolt and Christchurch mayor Bob Parker talk to the media".
A photograph of two people at The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery on New Regent Street, during the Sound Sky exhibition. The exhibition was part of FESTA 2014, and presented layers of stories, sounds and speculative futures for Christchurch.
A photograph of two people at The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery on New Regent Street, during the Sound Sky exhibition. The exhibition was part of FESTA 2014, and presented layers of stories, sounds and speculative futures for Christchurch.
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Christchurch Earthquake Teams in Motion".
A PDF copy of pages 76-77 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Bag-O-Love'. Photo: Reuben Woods
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Tim Manning Remembers February 22nd".
Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 6th April. This week... we look at the commercial deals some media personalities are making these days, a documentary on the history of New Zealand's psychiatric hospitals, a new social phenomenon - the increasing number of people who choose to live alone, a new book and interesting findings about our national icon the kiwi, With the aid of advanced functional MRI scanners, scientists are getting closer to being able to read your mind, the opening of a public art project by the Christchurch Art Gallery to try and ensure art continues to have a presence in the earthquake hit city.
A photograph of a computer monitor and tablet mounted to the wall at The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery, during the Sound Sky exhibition. The exhibition was part of FESTA 2014, and presented layers of stories, sounds and speculative futures for Christchurch.
A photograph of The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery before the opening of an exhibition of stories, sounds and speculative futures for Christchurch. The exhibition was presented by Sound Sky - a geo-located audioscape and mobile phone app - as part of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of a poster above the staircase at The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery on New Regent Street. The poster is advertising the Sound Sky exhibition. The exhibition was part of FESTA 2014, and presented layers of stories, sounds and speculative futures for Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The CBD with Fanzone and Christ's College in the foreground, Arts Centre to the right".
It's been a long, long wait but Christchurch's Arts Centre finally has a contemporary art gallery space again - and it's just opened. It's the latest 'reveal' in the Arts Centre post-earthquake rebuild. The new gallery's called The Central and is housed in the original Canterbury College Library. Four Christchurch families and gallerist Jonathan Smart have made it happen and artists including local sculptor Neil Dawson, photographer Peter Peryer, glitter specialist Reuben Patterson and painter Dick Frizzell are in the mix for the opening group show. There are some new names there too. Lynn Freeman speaks to The Central's Jonathan Smart and Ngai Tahu artist Lonnie Hutchinson who has work in the opening show.
A photograph of a blackboard outside The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery on New Regent Street, advertising the opening of an exhibition of stories, sounds and speculative futures for Christchurch. The exhibition was presented by Sound Sky - a geo-located audioscape and mobile phone app - as part of FESTA 2014.
Christchurch-based technician, Nick Brown, and Ralph Moore, Deputy Task Force Leader for New Zealand Search and Rescue, talking to the press. Nick and Ralph were part of the USAR team working on the Cathedral and Press Buildings after the earthquake.
Christchurch-based technician, Nick Brown, and Ralph Moore, Deputy Task Force Leader for New Zealand Search and Rescue, talking to the press. Nick and Ralph were part of the USAR team working on the Cathedral and Press Buildings after the earthquake.
Christchurch-based technician, Nick Brown, and Ralph Moore, Deputy Task Force Leader for New Zealand Search and Rescue, talking to the press. Nick and Ralph were part of the USAR team working on the Cathedral and Press Buildings after the earthquake.
Christchurch-based technician, Nick Brown, and Ralph Moore, Deputy Task Force Leader for New Zealand Search and Rescue, talking to the press. Nick and Ralph were part of the USAR team working on the Cathedral and Press Buildings after the earthquake.
A PDF copy of pages 350-351 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Concrete Propositions'. Images: Ash Keating Concrete Propositions 2012. Acrylic house paint on concrete. Copyright the artist. Courtesy the artist and Fehily Contemporary, Melbourne Australia. Photo: John Collie.
A video of an interview with Zak and Alasdair Cassels about the development of the historic tannery site in Woolston. The Cassels are developing the site into a Victorian-style arcade which will house up to 70 tenants, including bars, restaurants, a music venue, gift shops, fashion stores, a hair salon, a Pilates studio, a tattoo parlour, and an art gallery. The video also includes an interview with Sarah Odering, the manger of Dead Set.
Museums around the world are often affected by major catastrophes, and yet planning for these disasters is an often neglected aspect of museum practice. New Zealand is not immune from these events, as can be seen in the recent series of serious earthquakes in Christchurch in 2010 and 2011. This dissertation considers how prepared the New Zealand museum sector is to handle unexpected events that negatively affect its buildings, staff, operations and treasured collections. The central research question was: What is the overall state of emergency planning in the New Zealand museum sector? There was a significant gap in the literature, especially in the local context, as there has been only one other comparable study conducted in Britain, and nothing locally. This dissertation makes a valuable contribution to the field of museum studies by drawing on theory from relevant areas such as crises management literature and by conducting original empirical research on a topic which has received little attention hitherto. The research employed a number of methods, including a review of background secondary sources, a survey and interviews. After contextualising the study with a number of local examples, Ian online survey was then developed an which enabled precise understanding of the nature of current museum practices and policies around emergency planning. Following this I conducted several interviews with museum professionals from a variety of institutional backgrounds which explored their thoughts and feelings behind the existing practices within the industry. The findings of the research were significant and somewhat alarming: almost 40% of the museum and galleries in New Zealand do not have any emergency plan at all, and only 11% have what they considered ‘complete’ plans. The research revealed a clear picture of the current width and depth of planning, as well as practices around updating the plans and training related to them. Within the industry there is awareness that planning for emergencies is important, but museum staff typically lack the knowledge and guidance needed to conduct effective emergency planning. As a result of the analysis, several practical suggestions are presented aimed at improving emergency planning practices in New Zealand museums. However this study has implications for museum studies and for current museum practice everywhere, as many of the recommendations for resolving the current obstacles and problems are applicable anywhere in the world, suggesting that New Zealand museums could become leaders in this important area.