A video of interviews with four Christchurch residents about their experiences during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The residents include David Sandeman, who was in the PGC Building when the earthquake struck, Tristan Roberts, a member of the New Zealand Fire Service who assisted after the earthquake, Claudia McFie, who was in Cashel Street when the earthquake struck, and Belinda Van Gruting, a doctor in Christchurch. This video was part of The Press's 'Christchurch, one year after February 22, 2011' series.
A photograph of children at Christchurch Hospital looking out the window at Spiderman abseiling down the side of the building. Spiderman was there as part of 'Outrageous Burst of All Right: Superhero Surprise', which involved people dressed as superheroes surprising children at Christchurch Hospital with gifts and entertainment. The abseiling gear was provided by Goleman Exterior Building Care. All Right? posted the photograph to their Facebook Timeline on 2 July 2014 at 12:42pm with the caption, "Spiderman abseiling down the side of the hospital, preparing to enter the ward".
The brick facade has fallen from the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the rooms inside, and crushing a car parked below. The photographer comments, "The front of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. Under the pile of bricks is a luckily unoccupied blue car. The word CLEAR on the broken facade is to show that there is no one in the car. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
Damage to TJ's Kazbah in New Brighton. The east and north walls and part of the upper floor have collapsed, tipping rubble and the contents of the rooms out onto the street. The photographer comments, "The occupants of the business and rooms all managed to escape alive. A digger was used to make the building safe and then used to sift through the rubble for any surviving belongings. It was a very emotional time for the ex-occupants".
Two cardboard coffee cups in a takeaway tray sit on a wooden counter. The photographer comments, "What is the story of these coffees and that sad muffin? Were these an order when the earthquake struck Christchurch on 22 February 2011? Were these a workman's and a colleague's having a quick coffee break when a later aftershock caused them to leave everything behind when they fled the red zoned building, or were they just forgotten when the building was cleared out and abandoned?".
The clock tower of the former Railway Station, encased in plywood to prevent further damage. A banner sponsored by The Press hangs below the clock, covered with words which symbolise the September earthquake. The photographer comments, "After the September earthquake the clocked stopped at 04:35 and everyone campaigned to have this clock left as it was. At that time the building was believed to be OK. Two more earthquakes later and the possible memorial will probably end up like a lot of Christchurch's heritage buildings on a huge pile of stone and bricks in Bottle Lake Forest".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Avonmore House on the corner of Hereford Street and Latimer Square. Large cracks have formed in the building, causing sections of the masonry to crumble. The windows on the Hereford Street side of the building have bent out of shape and many of the glass panes have shattered. USAR codes have been spray painted on the column next to the door. In the distance wire fencing has been placed across the street as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Now that the grass has been mown in Victoria Square, this view is almost the way we remember it".
A crane on the Hereford Street side of the Arts Centre. Wire fencing has been placed along the road to keep people away.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 17 March 2011 entitled, "Day 24 - still inside the red zone".
An aerial photograph looking north-west over Madras Street with the Transitional Cathedral in the centre and Latimer Square to the right.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Arts Centre viewed from Rolleston Avenue. The street is busy with people gathering for The Big Hug on the anniversary of the September earthquake".
A digitally manipulated image of the head of a digger resting on a pile of soil. The photographer comments, "You can go anywhere you like when you are a rock star".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 20 May 2011 entitled, "Bloggers Quilt Festival: my favourite quilt ever...".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 26 June 2011 entitled, "Four quilts on a fence = a productive weekend!".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gough House, 90 Hereford Street. The gravel spread in front of this building is a signal it will shortly be demolished".
A photograph of the collapsed corner of the Ruben Blades Hairdressing Academy building on Manchester Street. Members of the public are searching for survivors in the rubble.
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on Armagh Street. The bricks walls have partially collapsed, and the bricks have fallen onto the car park in front.
A photograph of buildings on Oxford Terrace with damage to their awnings. USAR codes can be seen spray-painted on the fence of the Bangalore Polo Club.
A photograph of Christ's College taken from behind the Rolleston Avenue gates. Several vehicles can be seen in front of the buildings, with a crane rising above.
A photograph of a detail in an archway, removed from above a window of the Cranmer Centre and placed on a pallet in front of the building.
A photograph of a detail in an archway, removed from above a window of the Cranmer Centre and placed on a pallet in front of the building.
A photograph of a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace. Some windows are broken and the door has been boarded up with plywood
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. The ground floor was the former site of C1 Espresso Cafe.
A photograph looking east along Tuam Street towards the intersection with Manchester Street. Collapsed buildings and a stack of shipping containers can be seen in the distance.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Armagh Street (north side) looking towards Madras Street. The TUC building to be demolished. It has slumped badly due to liquefaction".
A photograph of the Rendezvous Hotel taken from the site of a demolished building on Manchester Street. Cracks can be seen around the windows of the tower.
Black-and-white photograph of a brick building, with staff and horse-drawn carriages from the Fire Brigade of Christchurch in the foreground. Photograph taken c1906.
An aerial photograph of Cambridge Terrace near Manchester Street. In the centre of the photograph is the site of the PGC Building, now a patch of grass.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Back of the PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".