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Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2438

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Looking in the cordon fence, the damaged Gough House, with windows boarded up and the Vintage Watch store on Hereford Street. On the fence is a sign that says 'Road closed' and another one advertising a Wilson's carpark

Diabetes Centre Photograph 106

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament taken from Ferry Road, over Cathedral College. The copper dome has been removed from the tower, exposing the wooden structure underneath.

Fairfax Media Image: Kate Geraghty 2011:02:27 11:19:43

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children ride their bikes past huge piles of liquefaction along Roxburgh Street in Beckenham. New Zealand farmers spent the morning clearing the liquefaction and making the road passable".

Quake Art

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A stall selling mosaics of broken mirrors in the shape of houses, crosses and cathedrals. The photographer comments, "The Quake Art on sale at the AandP Show in Christchurch".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:55:42

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake. The fault line runs across the paddocks and road and into the distance".

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The "Nucleus" sculpture by Phil Price on the corner of High, Manchester and Lichfield Streets. It has been cordoned off with fencing and road cones, and on the right is a rubbish skip. In the background is the Westpac Building.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 455

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Damage to the Victoria Street clock tower which stopped at the time of the 22 February earthquake. Sections of the base have been covered by black plastic sheeting and shipping containers protecting the road from the danger of it falling.

Raining soda water in Christchurch!

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

In 1861, the city of Christchurch would have been virtually unrecognisable to a 21st century resident. Buildings were scattered sparsely throughout what is now the central business district and dirt roads and low fences traversed a landscape that was more grassland … Continue reading →

NZ's second community fridge opens in New Brighton

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Christchurch suburb of New Brighton was hit hard by the Christchurch earthquakes, with roads that still haven't been fixed and many families on struggle street. One local is hoping a fridge offering free food, will help. 

Christchurch Press 23 February 2012: Section A, Page 6

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Page 6 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 23 February 2012.

Roadside Rescue Required

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Havent really posted any of my images of the quake damage was taking a look through tonight and came across this which i quite enjoyed.

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Ground heaving on the faultline from which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.

20130320_1044_EOS M-29 lifted house (Day 79/365)

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A red-zone house just a few down the road from where we used to live in Velsheda Street, with bricks (brick veneer?) off and lifted prior to transporting away.

20120131_8167_1D3-400 Shag Pile

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

What more can one say except that Shag Rock is now about one third it's original height. Whitewash Head in the background with the road that now drops over a cliff.

Winter, Mark 1958-:[Christchurch earthquake] "These deaths are our greates…

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

The cartoon shows the name in large capital letters 'Christchurch' with the 't' drawn as the Christian cross symbol. Below is text reading '"These deaths are our greatest loss. They remind us that buildings are just buildings, roads just roads, but people are irreplaceable" John Key' Context - The very severe Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 in which probably more than 200 people died. Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

These boots are made for walking… in 19th century Christchurch.

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

In present-day Christchurch we might be finding the road a little uneven at the moment with our potholes and repair patches, but what was the situation like for our early settlers? The terrain was different for one thing: envision dirty, … Continue reading →

SCIRT rebuilding infrastructure.

Other, National Library of New Zealand

Site of SCIRT, an alliance between CERA, Christchurch City Council, the NZTA, and companies involved in the rebuild. Includes information about SCIRT; news; works notices; and information about damage assessment and rebuilding of roads, fresh water, wastewater and stormwater networks.

The Timaru Herald Image: Kate Geraghty 2011:02:27 11:19:06

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children ride their bikes past huge piles of liquefaction along Roxburgh Street in Beckenham. New Zealand farmers spent the morning clearing the liquefaction and making the road passable".

Christchurch Mail Image: Anna Price 2010:11:22 08:32:38

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Henry Africas, one of the city's landmark restaurants on Stanmore Road in Richmond, two and a half months after the earthquake. Still cordoned off pending a decision to possibly demolish".

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 196-197: Container Art

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 196-197 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Container Art'. Photos: Eugenio Boidi

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 146-147: Dux Live

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 146-147 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Dux Live'.

Christchurch: A Board Game Photograph 1

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A photograph of students from the Student Volunteer Army and Entré on the site of Christchurch: A Board Game.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 288-289: Greenzone

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 288-289 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Greenzone'. Photo: Reuben Woods

Monster Munch

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A digitally manipulated image of a excavator claw tangled with reinforcing cable, with a damaged concrete building in the background. The photographer comments, "The monster destroying the earthquake broken buildings close to the Lyttelton tunnel".

CPIT Design/Build Photograph 2

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A photograph of CPIT students digging on an empty site left by a demolished building. The site is being cleared in preparation for the 'Words of Hope' event.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 050

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Damage to the Caxton Press building (left) and the adjoining building. In front is a pile of bricks, cordonned off with tape and road cones to keep the public away. Spray-painted codes show that the buildings have been checked by USAR.