Peter Marshall is managing director of architectural firm Warren and Mahoney, part of the team selected to carry out the task of the redesign of Christchurch after the earthquakes. (This version of the audio does not include music)
A photograph of the Poetica Urban Poetry wall.
A photograph of the entrance to the Re:Entry event.
This 1974 end of year special for music show Popco features cover songs performed in the studio and around Christchurch. Presenting and singing are Rob Guest (before musicals fame), Steve Gilpin (before he founded Mi-Sex) and Hayden Wood. Joining them are Space Waltz (in their glam rock glory), Annie Whittle (on the banks of the Avon), show regulars the Maggie Burke Dancers in Cathedral Square, Mark Williams (sparkling in green lurex), Bunny Walters and Claire Raine, Rockinghorse (featuring 'Nature' composer Wayne Mason), Drut (complete with flaming guitar) and Beaver (in the finale).
Colette Jansen talks to guitar and banjo played Neill Pickard about establishing the Christchurch Jazz School, working in and around Christchurch with his Dixieland Jazz Band, and life after the Christchurch Earthquake. Due to copyright issues all music has been removed.
A photograph of a musician performing at the Re:Entry event.
A photograph of volunteers painting the Poetica Urban Poetry wall.
A photograph of a band performing at Gap Filler's first project.
A photograph of people dancing at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat.
A photograph of people exercising at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat.
A photograph of people dancing at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat.
A photograph of people dancing at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat.
A photograph of musicians performing at the Gap Filler Fun Fair.
A photograph of the audience at the Songs For Christchurch launch.
A photograph of the audience at the Songs For Christchurch launch.
A photograph of a band performing at the Songs For Christchurch launch.
Christchurch’s new $92m central city library opened today – replacing the former library which was damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes. But as Logan Church discovers, with sewing suites, a TV wall and a music studio, this library is home to more than rows and rows of books.
A photograph of a group of people at the Songs For Christchurch launch.
A photograph of the empty site where Gap Filler's Dance-O-Mat will be constructed.
A photograph of a group of people at the Songs For Christchurch launch.
A photograph of a refreshments table at the opening of Gap Filler's Dance-O-Mat.
Member of the public using the Dance-O-Mat, a dance floor on a vacant site with coin operated light and music player. This was a project by Gap Filler who wanted to give the Christchurch community a unique dance experience whilst bringing life to our broken city.
A photograph of a woman reading poetry. She is standing in front of the Poetica Urban Poetry wall.
A photograph of the Poetica Urban Poetry wall. Details of the opening event are chalked on the wall.
A photograph of a musician performing at the Lyttelton Petanque Club.
A photograph of volunteers standing beside a fence made from wooden pallets, at the site of the Poetica Urban Poetry wall.
A photograph of banners hung from a rotary washing line, advertising the opening night of Gap Filler's Dance-O-Mat.
A photograph of a turbaned man sitting on top of a pillar at the Songs For Christchurch launch.
A photograph of a band playing to a crowd of students at the end-of-year Tea Party event of 2012.
A photograph of people watching a musician perform at the Lyttelton Petanque Club.