
A PDF copy of pages 64-65 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Life in Vacant Spaces HQ'. Photos: Tim Bishop and LiVS
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Grant Thornton building and the old Government Life building in Cathedral Square".
A photograph of a red sticker taped to the Government Life building in Cathedral Square, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Government Life building, Cathedral Square".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 2 November 2015 entitled, "thoughts on life after marriage".The entry was downloaded on 3 November 2016.
In early October 1889, my 2 x great aunt, Clara Wright leaves her family home in Thames and travels on the steamer, ‘Tarawera’ to start a new life with her estranged father in Christchu…
A logo for a Zone Life feature.
A photograph of the Government Life building.
A graphic promoting upcoming Zone Life features.
A photograph of the former Government Life building in Cathedral Square. Shop windows on the ground level have been boarded up with plywood.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Government Life building on the left, Cathedral Square".
Voters in Christchurch East say many are still suffering - three years on from the devastating earthquakes and want a new MP who will breathe life into the electorate.
A colourful account of Maori and early European life before the arrival of the first four ships. Jimmy Robinson, who lived as a ‘Pakeha Maori’ at Akaroa and helped raise the British fla…
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Government Life building in Cathedral Square. This will be a dirty demolish (nothing salvaged as the building has extensive use of asbestos)".
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 5 September 2010, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which life continues except...".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Metropolitan Life building being readied for demoliton on Hereford Street".
An article from Army News, March 2011 titled, "Looking for Life Amidst the Rubble".
Most of Christchurch's earthquake damaged red zones are now almost clear of homes, but just over a hundred homeowners are now learning what life will be like once everyone else has gone.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 5 September 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which life continues except...".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
An image from a Army News March 2011 article titled, "Defence Medical Personnel Use Their Expertise". The image shows members of the South Australian Urban Search and Rescue team digging through rubble in the central city.
A document which describes SCIRT's approach to ensuring zero harm during its five and a half year programme of work.
Rick Wentz is a Chartered geotechnical engineer originally from Northern California who has lived in New Zealand since 2011 - coming here in response to the Christchurch earthquakes. Rick talks to Mark about seismic risk - what it means for the general community and the role of a geotechnical engineering in helping to manage it.
A logo for a Zone Life feature titled, "Opinion".
A logo for a Zone Life feature titled, "Crime".
A logo for a Zone Life feature titled, "Wildlife".
A series of logos for the Zone Life feature.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square looking over Gloucester Street to the Farmers car park (to be demolished), Government Life Building (right, to be demolished)".
A logo for a Zone Life feature titled, "Work crews".
A logo for a Zone Life feature titled, "Memory map".
A photograph of the Government Life building in Cathedral Square.