We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 080

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A photograph of the hallway of Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. To the right, a couch has been upturned and placed against a mantelpiece in one of the rooms.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 114

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A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The Locke's house was deconstructed after their land was zoned Red. Grass has grown over the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 138

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A photograph of the former site of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Murphy's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. Grass has grown over the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 172

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A photograph of the former site of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Murphy's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. Grass has grown over the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 173

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A photograph of the former site of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Murphy's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. Grass has grown over the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 135

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A photograph of the former site of the houses at 422, 424, and 426 Oxford Terrace. The houses were demolished after the land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow over the sites.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 3 (33)

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Two children running across the empty lot in Beckenham that housed Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. Behind them is a chalkboard sign outlining the programme for the evening of April 2nd, 2011. The sign reads, "Gap Filler: 1st - 10th of April. Free live music and films from 6pm onwards. Saturday: 5pm: The Captain Willis Trio, 6pm: Ed Muzik, 7pm: The Cracks in Everything, 8pm: Film - 4 Houses, 4 Decades (Christchurch Architecture). All welcome! Bring a blanket or cushion. Ex demolition site. Please be safety aware. Proper footwear must be worn!".

Mark Lincoln Photograph 204

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A residential property in Bexley with an overgrown garden. A spray-painted message on the wall of the house reads, "Thanks 4 the memories, 1997-2012, kia kaha". The photographer comments, "Today I took a drive around the residential area between Bexley and New Brighton. It was a stark reminder to be thankful for the situation we're in and perhaps not complain too much that our garden wall hasn't yet been rebuilt ... Saddest of all are the messages that have been scrawled on walls and garage doors by departing locals. At one end of the scale, thanking the family home for the memories, and at the other end of the scale cursing the looters which have made a bad situation that much more unbearable".

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 071

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A photograph of a crushed car outside Bismarck House at 140 Lichfield Street. Bricks from the building have crumbled from the top storey, landing on the roof of the car and crushing it.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 008

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A photograph of the Locke family's partially-deconstructed house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photograph has been taken from the footpath in front. Wire fencing has been placed around the outside of the property. A shipping container is resting on the footpath near the right of the property. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed over three weeks. The materials were then stored in the shipping container until the house was reconstructed at a new site".

We Lived Here: Bangor Street Photograph 12

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A photograph of the former site of a house at 58 Bangor Street. The house was demolished after the land was zoned Red. The grass has begun to grow over the site. The house behind has also been demolished, so that Oxford Terrace is now visible in the distance.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 063

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A photograph of Siobhan Murphy outside her house at 436 Oxford Terrace. The front walls of the house have been covered with plastic sheeting. A bow made out of curtains has been pinned to the plastic where the fireplace juts out of the closest wall. The photographer comments, "The bow is a memorial to Murphy's living room and her life in the house".

All Right? Tape Art Photograph 24

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A photograph of tape artists with their tape art creation - a house with a footpath. The photograph was taken at Street Talk, a Tape Art residency held from 6 - 9 March 2014. Street Talk was a collaborative project between All Right?, Healthy Christchurch and Tape Art NZ that had Christchurch communities create large tape art murals on the south wall of Community and Public Health.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 631

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A damaged house in the Christchurch central city. Codes have been spray painted on the driveway as well as "No go" on the front window and door. A red sticker in the front window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 12 (10)

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A house and spanners painted on Wayne Youle's mural, 'I Seem to Have Temporarily Misplaced My Sense of Humour'.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 158

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A photograph of the former site of Doug Sexton's house at 378 Oxford Terrace. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow in the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 051

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A photograph of the house at 424 Oxford Terrace. The glass and casings of the windows have been removed. Wire fencing has been placed across the front of the property as a cordon.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 053

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A photograph of the house at 410 Oxford Terrace. Sections of the brick fence at the front have been removed. Some of the bricks are stacked on the remaining wall, or have fallen on the footpath in front.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 055

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A photograph of a painting in Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. The painting depicts heritage buildings which were demolished in Christchurch, as well as the year or era in which they were built.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 075

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A photograph of a room in Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. The fireplace has been removed and boarded up with gib board. A lampshade has been placed in the corner.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 079

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A photograph of the lounge in Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. A bed has been placed in the middle of the room. Graffiti on the walls reads, "CHCH recovery, a national disgrace".

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 137

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A photograph of the former site of the houses at 422, 424, and 426 Oxford Terrace. The houses were demolished after the land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow over the sites.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 178

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A photograph of the former site of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. Duff's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow on the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 117

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A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site". Grass has grown over the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 157

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A photograph of the former site of Doug Sexton's house at 378 Oxford Terrace. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow in the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 102

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A photograph of the former site of Doug Sexton's house at 378 Oxford Terrace. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow in the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 116

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A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site". Grass has grown over the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 177

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A photograph of the former site of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. Duff's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow on the site.

Future seismic performance expectations of the wooden-framed houses by hom…

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New Zealand has a long tradition of using light timber frame for construction of its domestic dwellings. After the most recent earthquakes (e.g. Canterbury earthquakes sequence), wooden residential houses showed satisfactory life safety performance which aligns with New Zealand design codes requirements. However, poor performance was reported in terms of their seismic resilience that can be generally associated with community demands. Future expectations of the seismic performance of wooden-framed houses by homeowners were assessed in this research. Homeowners in the Wellington region were asked in a survey about the levels of safety and expected possible damage in their houses after a seismic event. Findings bring questions about whether New Zealand code requirements are good enough to satisfy community demands. Also, questions whether available information of strengthening techniques to structurally prepare wooden-framed houses to face future major earthquakes can help to make homeowners feel safer at home during major seismic events.

The Timaru Herald Image: John Bisset 2010:09:23 09:08:06

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workers pull down the two chimneys at Community House in Timaru after they were damaged in the earthquake".