Up in smoke: Christchurch Destructor

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

At the turn of the 20th century, Christchurch’s rubbish disposal underwent a fiery transformation. After 50 years of settlement, Christchurch was facing a rubbish crisis that was starting to get people worried. The council’s weekly kerbside rubbish collection service, which … Continue reading →

Long-drops from long ago

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

It’s something so mundane that it forms a part of our everyday lives and it’s as inescapable as death and taxes. Even though we spoke of it last week on the blog, it’s something people don’t often speak about and … Continue reading →

Photograph of Pavilions & Lighting Devices 2012:10:20 23:23:32

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A photograph of people at the Pavilions & Lighting Devices market at LUXCITY, taken from inside one of the temporary installations. A large-scale hanging sculpture Altitude can be seen illuminated in the distance.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 097

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Cracking around the lamp post at the north end of Cranmer Square. In the background, crowds of people are standing around the square, where they evacuated to after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 14 (72)

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Monkey Tale", a film being projected on the side of a building at Gap Filler's cycle-powered cinema. The projector, lights and sound of the cinema are being powered by people riding bicycles.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 14 (67)

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Monkey Tale", a film being projected on the side of a building at Gap Filler's cycle-powered cinema. The projector, lights and sound of the cinema are being powered by people riding bicycles.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 14 (77)

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Monkey Tale", a film being projected on the side of a building at Gap Filler's cycle-powered cinema. The projector, lights and sound of the cinema are being powered by people riding bicycles.

Northern Outlook Image: Jinny Reynolds 2010:09:17 01:30:05

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Helping out: Daiken, ITM and Linfox step up and donate time, goods and information to the people of North Canterbury who have been affected by the 4 September earthquake".

Family of quake victim call for action over access to Lyttelton

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The family of a man killed while trying to reach his family after the February earthquake in Canterbury wants the Christchurch City Council to ensure people in Lyttelton are not cut off again.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 673

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The west side of Manchester Street viewed from the Lichfield Street intersection. The collapsed structure in the centre is the Reuben Blades building where 4 people died".

Picture Palace Parade Photograph 6

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A photograph of people gathered on the corner of Gloucester Street and Colombo Street for an outdoor movie screening of Heavenly Creatures. The screening was part of Picture Palace Parade for FESTA 2014.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:27 20:46:16

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A photograph of people gathered around large-scale puppets at the start of the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:27 20:44:22

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A photograph of people gathered around large-scale puppets at the start of the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:27 20:39:12

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A photograph of people gathered around large-scale puppets at the start of the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:27 20:32:23

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A photograph of people gathered around large-scale puppets at the start of the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:27 20:26:28

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A photograph of people gathered around large-scale puppets at the start of the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:27 20:37:51

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A photograph of people gathered around large-scale puppets at the start of the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

CityUps Photograph 2014:10:25 22:35:14

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A photograph of four people playing with a large inflatable ball at CityUps. CityUps was a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.

Something Super Photograph 2013:10:25 19:10:02

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A photograph of people at ArtBox gallery for Something Super, during FESTA 2013. The event included food, music, art, animation and talks about ArtBox, BeatBox and the future of Christchurch.

Waikato Times Image: Chris Hillock 2010:09:07 12:09:33

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "After the recent earthquake in Christchurch, Environment Waikato has released information that shows the Waikato people are under-prepared for a natural disaster. Adrian Pittari, University of Waikato Volcanologist".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:11 15:34:59

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. People in the city try and resume their normal day to day lives after the earthquake".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:11 15:36:46

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. People in the city try and resume their normal day to day lives after the earthquake".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:11 15:37:52

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. People in the city try and resume their normal day to day lives after the earthquake".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:11 15:34:58

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. People in the city try and resume their normal day to day lives after the earthquake".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:11 16:00:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. People in the city try and resume their normal day to day lives after the earthquake".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:11 16:04:30

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. People in the city try and resume their normal day to day lives after the earthquake".

Waikato Times Image: Chris Hillock 2010:09:07 12:10:05

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "After the recent earthquake in Christchurch, Environment Waikato has released information that shows the Waikato people are under-prepared for a natural disaster. Adrian Pittari, University of Waikato Volcanologist".

Waikato Times Image: Chris Hillock 2010:09:07 12:14:35

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "After the recent earthquake in Christchurch, Environment Waikato has released information that shows the Waikato people are under-prepared for a natural disaster. Adrian Pittari, University of Waikato Volcanologist".

Waikato Times Image: Chris Hillock 2010:09:07 12:17:04

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "After the recent earthquake in Christchurch, Environment Waikato has released information that shows the Waikato people are under-prepared for a natural disaster. Adrian Pittari, University of Waikato Volcanologist".

Waikato Times Image: Chris Hillock 2010:09:07 11:45:20

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "After the recent earthquake in Christchurch, Environment Waikato has released information that shows the Waikato people are under-prepared for a natural disaster. Adrian Pittari, University of Waikato Volcanologist".