Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 620

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A residential property that has been damaged by the earthquakes. Next to it is pile of building rubble and bits of furniture.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 464

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A photograph of closed businesses on High Street. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the windows and furniture is still sitting outside.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1702

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Detail of building rubble and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1701

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Detail of building rubble and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 617

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A house which has been damaged by the earthquakes and is on a noticeable lean. Building rubble and furniture are sprawled out on the yard.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1699

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Detail of building rubble, road cones and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 5 (9)

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Members of the public spray-painting words and pictures on furniture. This is part of the Words of Hope project, designed and built by students from CPIT.

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament photograph 34

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Earthquake damage to the south-west corner of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Broken furniture can be seen in a room exposed by the fallen walls.

BeckerFraserPhotos November 2011 photograph 071

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Whitcoulls, Colombo Street".

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 196

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A photograph of a cabinet which has toppled on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The ground and furniture is also covered in plaster from above.

Strange & Co. Building, corner of Lichfield and High Streets.

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WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 27

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing among broken furniture and rubble in the room of an earthquake-damaged house in Christchurch.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 26

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing amongst broken furniture and rubble in the room of an earthquake-damaged house in Christchurch.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 5 (25)

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A piece of decorated furniture in the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen such as "Strength" and "Let's build a Central Peoples' District not rebuild a Central Business District".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1703

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Detail of building rubble, road cones and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street. A digger sits in the background.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 5 (28)

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A sign on the furniture in the Words of Hope project. Words have been added to the sign so it now reads, "The vehicle of recovery is public assembly, together we will rise".

CPIT Design/Build Photograph 1

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A photograph of a child painting a bookshelf during the 'Words of Hope' event. An assortment of furniture has been painted white, and the public invited to spray-paint messages onto the pieces.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 61

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A photograph looking across High and Tuam Street to the earthquake-damaged Domo furniture store on Tuam Street. Wire fences have been used to cordon off High Street and the garden between the streets.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 475

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A view of the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church hall. The floor has been coated with plaster from the walls and ceiling, and items of furniture have been stacked up around the walls.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 5 (27)

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A message on the side of a piece of furniture in the Words of Hope project. The message reads, "Moe tonu Ruaumoko, kua neke te whenua, me waihotia inaianei, papa. Kia kaha Otautahi, haere tonu".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 476

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A view of the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church hall. The floor has been coated with plaster from the walls and ceiling, and items of furniture have been stacked up around the walls.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 467

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A photograph of One Big Sugar Bowl on High Street. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the window and a window pane to the left has been boarded up. Furniture remains on the street.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 466

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A photograph of One Big Sugar Bowl on High Street. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the window and a window pane to the left has been boarded up. Furniture remains on the street.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 465

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A photograph of One Big Sugar Bowl on High Street. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the window and a window pane to the left has been boarded up with plywood. Furniture remains on the street.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 5 (33)

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Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. A message can be seen, reading, "Rebuild Christchurch, be proactive, don't be reactive. Don't miss this opportunity, kia kaha".

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 65

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Domo furniture store on Tuam Street. A large section of the building has collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto the street below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 64

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Domo furniture store on Tuam Street. A large section of the building has collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto the street below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 60

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A photograph looking across High and Tuam Street to the earthquake-damaged Domo furniture store on Tuam Street. Wire fences have been used to cordon off High Street and the garden between the streets. Several road cones and other supplies have been stacked on High Street.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 5 (20)

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A piece of decorated furniture in the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as "Don't waste this chance Chch" and "CCC Councillors and CERA: Please please please open your minds and do things differently - what you do here will last generations - make a positive change".

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 201

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A photograph of trailers full of furniture and belongings from people's homes on Poplar Lane parked on High Street near the intersection with Tuam Street. The items were removed from the homes during the Residential Access Project which gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve their possessions.