Photograph captioned, "Dallington used to be the most popular suburb in New Zealand to live in. And that makes sense, because it's halfway between the beach and the city. It's close enough to town but far enough away, as well. There were good schools in the area. The mall was close. It's got the river and the tree lined sections, everything. It was special all right".
Looking over the Avon River to buildings inside the cordon on Oxford Terrace.
The public memorial service held at Hagley Park to mark the first anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
View down Re:Start mall, the Bridge of Remembrance can be seen down the end.
Crowds at the Re:Start mall.
A car damaged by fallen bricks.
Damage inside a house in St Albans.
Damaged house on Chester St East with the windows boarded up.
A community Book Exchange in a fridge, a Gap Filler project at the corner of Kilmore and Bardbadoes Streets. It is located on a vacant site left by the demolition of a building.
View down Colombo Street, to the left is a vacant lot left by the demolition of a building.
Outdoor seating and garden beside the Triton Dairy, Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
Signs on a cordon fence around a building on Worcester Street. One advertises a multi-cultural festival and the other one reads, "Lakes Chemist. Prescriptions can be obtained from Woodham Road Pharmacy". These provide the local public information about the changes and relevant news about the area.
The bathhouse at Mona Vale seen through some trees.
Earthquake damaged building in the CBD. Cracks are clearly visible down the exterior walls.
Damaged property in a residential area.
Fallen concrete block fence outside a residential area.
The gutted Canterbury Pacific Trust building on Worcester Street, viewed from behind security fencing. Desks and other debris can be seen at the entrance.
A view down Armagh Street where a cordon checkpoint has been set up and guarded by the Army. On the road side are rubbish bins and road cones to divert the traffic. Part of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings can be seen.
A man stops to take a look at a site where a building has crumbled.
A "sand volcano" of liquefaction silt.
Looking over the Avon River to buildings inside the cordon on Oxford Terrace.
The public at the Memorial Service in Hagley Park to commemorate the one year anniversary of the 22nd February earthquake.
An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 13 March 2013 entitled, "Playing the waiting game".
Members of the public enjoying the spaces around the Avon river in the CBD.
The vacant lot left after the demolition of the Churchills Club Tavern on the corner of Colombo and Battersea Streets.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 May 2011 entitled, "Local Library".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 12 June 2011 entitled, "'The Importance of Being Ernest'".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 October 2011 entitled, "Guerilla Gardening".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 October 2011 entitled, "Family Fun in the Fanzone".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 4 January 2012 entitled, "Pop-up Picnic".