A photograph of Christmas messages chalked on the side of a damaged house at 41 Cannon Hill Crescent in Mt Pleasant.
A photograph of a wooden post wrapped with Christmas paper on Cannon Hill Crescent in Mt Pleasant.
A photograph of chalked Christmas messages on a wall at 41 Cannon Hill Crescent in Mt Pleasant.
A photograph of Christmas paper wrapped around a pole at 41 Cannon Hill Crescent in Mt Pleasant.
A photograph of a chalked message on a wall at 41 Cannon Hill Crescent in Mt Pleasant, reading, "We've been very good this year".
A photograph of a Christmas message written on the wall of a house at Cannon Hill Crescent in Mt Pleasant.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Two decorated road cones at 41 Cannon Hill Crescent in Mt Pleasant".
A photograph of a message to Santa Claus chalked on the wall of a house at Cannon Hill Crescent in Mt Pleasant. The message reads, "Dear Santa, please stop here! S, K and F. P.S. We have cookies".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A decoration on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Decorations on the walls of the shipping container which houses the temporary Sumner Wine Shop".
Christmas decorations hung on the cordon fence on Colombo Street. A sign on the fence reads "Crossing closed please use alternative crossing".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Decorated safety fences in Sumner".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Decorated safety fences in Sumner".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Decorated safety fences in Sumner".
A photograph of road cones decorated with tinsel and Santa hats on Kingsford Street.
A photograph of flowers and decorations in a tree. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
Interior damage in a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Plaster decorations on the arch in the hallway are cracked".
A photograph of flowers and decorations in a tree. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
Interior damage in a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Plaster decorations on the arch in the hallway are cracked".
A truck for carrying demolition rubble parked on Colombo Street, with the Forsyth Barr building visible in the background. Decorations from Christmas 2010 are still hanging from lamp posts.
A photograph of Whole House Reuse item 141. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 141, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
Painted lines and planters on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fence. The decorations were part of a Christchurch City Council Transitional City project, in preparation for Colombo Street's re-opening.
Painted lines and planters on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fence. The decorations were part of a Christchurch City Council Transitional City project, in preparation for Colombo Street's re-opening.
Colourfully-painted milk bottle decorations made by Lyttelton children hang on a cordon fence on London Street. The demolition area was formerly the site of the Empire Hotel.
A road cone on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. The cone has been decorated to look like Santa Claus. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This cone looks jaunty with a particularly flirtatious swing to its skirt, which provides a nice contrast to the sand-bagged road sign".
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Christmas decorations hanging on the cordon fence on Colombo Street. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the Cathedral.
Christmas decorations hanging on the cordon fence on Colombo Street. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the Cathedral.
Portaloos on the Pine Mound, part of Festival of Flowers. Each portaloo was decorated with various floral features. This one has been decorated in Canterbury colours, red and black. Detail of some decoration with a Crusader's towel and a plastic butterfly.