Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emergency Co-ordination Centre in the Christchurch Art Gallery building. Staff at work with paintings in a gallery still on display".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looks as if they are building a platform for the high reach to work on the Grant Thornton building. Cathedral Square".
Two weeks after re-opening, the landmark Christchurch department store, Ballantynes has thanked staff, contractors and customers for their hard work and loyalty since the February earthquake forced it to close.
As a Spanish archaeologist who used to work on prehistoric sites and then became an artefact specialist in New Zealand, my experience has shown me that although they are worlds apart, Spanish prehistory and the Victorian era are closer than … Continue reading →
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Chaos at work – that pallet of boxes was stacked on top pf the other one, got thrown completely clear; Feb 22nd.".
Today we would like to take you through some art work created by our team over the years. But this isn’t for your local charity art auction – these images illustrate the archaeological process we undertake on a daily basis. … Continue reading →
**TRIGGER WARNING: This blog talks of infant death and sex work** Time forgives and forgets, dulling the harsh effects of first-hand accounts of shocking life events to a point where one can laugh at unfortunate events, or even become … Continue reading →
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Ross Becker at work in the red zone on Oxford Terrace, with the Oxford on Avon in the background".
A document outlining how the rebuild of wastewater, water supply, storm water and roading infrastructure was to be managed and coordinated with other programmes of work in the central city.
A plan which sets out how SCIRT will carry out internal communication over the life of its programme of work. The first version of this plan was produced on 24 January 2011.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. 110 year old cast iron work being removed from The Press tower after it was discovered to be damaged".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of the flagpole and wrought Iron lattice work from the spire on top of the 110 year old Press building".
Easter art work on a road cone on Cannon Hill Crescent in Mt Pleasant. A bunny picture has been cut out and cellotaped to a road cone.
Damage to a building on Colombo Street. Beside it is a sign that says 'Footpath closed Please use alternative route'. Ongoing demolition work and street cordons in Christchurch mean that gardens are left and becoming overgrown.
Detail of some deconstruction work on the Crowne Plaza Hotel, with a digger, truck and skip in the background. On the cordon fence is a sign that says 'Cafe decadence Victoria St open now'.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. 110 year old cast iron work being removed from The Press tower after it was discovered to be damaged".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. 110 year old cast iron work being removed from The Press tower after it was discovered to be damaged".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of the flagpole and wrought Iron lattice work from the spire on top of the 110 year old Press building".
A plan which documents the process SCIRT will follow to identify and pass on learnings from its programme of work. The first version of this plan was produced on 21 June 2016.
Members of the University of Canterbury's E-Learning team in their temporary office in the NZi3 building. The photographer comments, "E-learning group had one bay of desks to work from for 3 weeks".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looks as if they are building a platform for the high reach to work on the Grant Thornton building. Cathedral Square".
Easter art work on road cones on Cannon Hill Crescent in Mt Pleasant. Cardboard has been cut out and cellotaped to road cones to look like bunnies.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui Road is having its spire carefully removed so that restoration work can be considered".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of the flagpole and wrought Iron lattice work from the spire on top of the 110 year old Press building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of the flagpole and wrought Iron lattice work from the spire on top of the 110 year old Press building".
A detail of damage to the interior wall of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Plaster and concrete have fallen away from the wall, baring the stone work.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Sign on the cordon fence across High Street at Tuam Street indicates the work being done on 129-177 High Street (between St Asaph and Tuam Streets)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake cleanup. The Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church on Papanui road having its spire carefully removed so that restoration work can be considered".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of the flagpole and wrought Iron lattice work from the spire on top of the 110 year old Press building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of the flagpole and wrought iron lattice work from the spire on top of the 110 year old Press building".