The Poet Tree", a Japanese-inspired poetry project on the corner of Liverpool and Cashel Streets. A poem by Matsuo Basho has been hand-written and displayed on a bamboo wall. Below is a bench dedicated to Japanese poet Matsuo Basho and a garden with corrugated iron flowers.
A photograph taken inside the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph taken inside the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".
A photograph of the former site of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Murphy's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. The house next door has also been demolished. Grass has grown over both sites.
A photograph of Doug Sexton holding a memento created by artist Sarah Brown for the Shared Lines Sendai/Christchurch Art Exchange. Brown used found objects from Doug Sexton's house to create this artwork in a tobacco tin.
A photograph of a Canterbury Rollercoaster fridge magnet. The Canterbury Rollercoaster was designed to raise awareness around emotional literacy in Canterbury. The photograph was uploaded as a cover photo on the All Right? Facebook page on 3 September 2014 at 6:28pm.
A photograph of a man playing a musical instrument created from empty fire extinguisher canisters, at the launch of Sound Garden. Sound Garden was a Greening the Rubble project created by local artist-musicians from recycled materials. It was launched as part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of the main structure of a large-scale puppet being lifted off a flatbed truck on Cashel Street. The puppet is titled The Knight, and was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A video of an address by Mike Underhill, Chief Executive of Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority (EECA), at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Innovation section.
A video of an address by Dr. Rod Carr, Vice Chancellor of the University of Canterbury, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Innovation section.
A video of an address by David Freeman-Greene, General Manager for Commercial at Orion, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Innovation section.
A video of an address by Tom Beaumont, Founder and CEO of Clean Streams, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. Mr. Beaumont shares his aspirations for a renewed Christchurch and his goals for contributing to this.
A photograph of the McKenzie & Willis Building on the corner of High and Tuam Streets. The right side of the building has collapsed and steel bracing is being used to hold up the rest. Large piles of rubble and shipping containers can be seen in front.
A video of an interview with Mark Forster, Operations Manager of the Christchurch Gondola, about the revamp of the gondola. The attraction has been closed since 22 February 2011 while the café and restaurant is being renovated and the rock fall from the hill above mitigated.
A photograph of Emerge Poetica #5 - an installation of a calligraphic line of poetry by Irish poet William Yeats. The installation is floating in the Avon River. The installation was part of FESTA 2014 and was accompanied by water calligraphy workshops and poetry readings.
A photograph of artist Gaby Montejo (right) and volunteers preparing for Milk Fight - a dairy-fuelled urban food fight which was part of FESTA 2014. Milk Fight was held on the former Convention Centre site at 100 Peterborough Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Barbadoes Street. After the February earthquake the statue of Mary was facing outwards towards the street, whereas before the earthquakes the statue faced inwards towards the church".
A photograph of earthquake damage to the ChristChurch Cathedral in Cathedral Square. The tower has been partially demolished and a pile of rubble sits in front. A Daniel Smith Industries Ltd crane is sitting to the left.
LT Gore with a signed football from the Blackburn Rovers football team player, Ryan Nelson. Ryan Nelson visited the HMNZS Otago in Lyttelton after the 22 February 2011 earthquake to thank the sailors for their support.
A photograph of people gathered in the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral, otherwise known as the Cardboard Cathedral. A tour of the Cathedral was part of FESTA 2013. The tour included a talk by Johnny McFarlane of Beca about project management of transitional architecture.
A photograph of two people looking at an AWA Trail map. The photograph was taken at the launch of the Aranui AWA trail at Aranui School. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 2 September 2015 at 3:55pm.
Workers eat lunch at an outdoor table next to the Gap Filler Community Chess Set on Colombo Street. The Chess Set was a collaboration between Gap Filler and students at the University of Canterbury. The project aimed to restore the iconic Christchurch Chess Set that used to be played in Cathedral Square.
A photograph of three performers who were The Bouffante Cart for FESTA's Canterbury Tales event. The performers are in the Re:START mall car park on Cashel Street. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lots more cracking at the corner of the Crichton Cobbers Youth and Community Club on Fitzgerald Avenue. This was a result of the 23 December 2011 earthquake".
A member of the Australian Urban Search and Rescue team standing next to a pile of bricks on Tuam Street. In the distance, dust is rising off a damaged store which is being demolished by a digger.
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".
A video of an address by Dr. Andrew West, Vice Chancellor of Lincoln University, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Innovation section.
A photograph of Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Parts of the fence are missing and the garden has overgrown. The photographer comments, "Large section of the front fence has been stolen by looters".
A photograph of paper flowers and hearts attached to a wire fence outside Knox Church. Messages of encouragement for Christchurch have been written in the centres of the flowers. Famous quotes have been written on the hearts.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. A message in this section reads, "Peace. The best things in life... aren't things".