North and west frontages of Manchester Courts

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A black and white historic photograph looking along Manchester Street, showing the building of the NZ Express Company, customs, shipping and forwarding agents (ca. 1910-1929).

Doing Gender & Disaster Issue 1: Women's Voices

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A copy of the first issue of Doing Gender & Disaster, a journal produced by the Gender & Disaster Network. The issue examines the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) project, Women's Voices: Recording women's stories of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Dishing the Earth: Pizzeria earth building workshop Photograph 2

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A photograph of CPIT students constructing an outdoor pizza oven for Gap Filler out of clay and bricks. The public workshop was part of FESTA 2012.

Chambers Silencio Ensemble Photograph 27

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A photograph of wooden mallets lying at the feet of a musician at 'Silencio Ensemble', an outdoor acoustic performance using tubular bells and road cones. The performance was part of FESTA 2012.

Dishing the Earth: Pizzeria earth building workshop Photograph 3

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A photograph of CPIT students constructing an outdoor pizza oven for Gap Filler out of clay and bricks. The public workshop was part of FESTA 2012.

AMI Stadium Architecture Tour Photograph 2

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A photograph of the temporary AMI Stadium, taken during an architectural tour led by an architect from Populous. Populous were the designers of the stadium. The tour was conducted as part of FESTA 2012.

AMI Stadium Architecture Tour Photograph 3

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A photograph of the temporary AMI Stadium, taken during an architectural tour led by an architect from Populous. Populous were the designers of the stadium. The tour was conducted as part of FESTA 2012.

Deborah Fitchett's Livejournal Blog 25/2/2011: In which time is out of joi…

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An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 25 February 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which time is out of joint".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.

Deborah Fitchett's Livejournal Blog 3/9/2011: In which coeli movendi sunt …

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An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 3 September 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which coeli movendi sunt et terra".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.

Identifying Canterbury Rebuild Project KPIs - Baseline Report

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A report created by BRANZ, the University of Auckland and Constructing Excellence New Zealand which was commissioned by the Productivity Partnership. It examines the use of KPIs by a number of rebuild organisations.

Deborah Fitchett's Livejournal Blog 15/3/2011: In which she assumes a fake…

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An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 15 March 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she assumes a fake name".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 51

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A photograph of the damage to the teeth of a gear from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope. The gear was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Deborah Fitchett's Livejournal Blog 28/2/2011: In which socialised healthc…

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An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 28 February 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which socialised healthcare strikes again".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.

Deborah Fitchett's Livejournal Blog 23/9/2010: In which she is getting bla…

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An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 23 September 2010, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she is getting blasé".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.

Deborah Fitchett's Dreamwidth Blog 22/2/2013: In which two years make a tr…

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An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 22 February 2013, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which two years make a tradition".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.

Banks Avenue, Richmond - Photograph 11

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A worker stands on a ladder to disconnect a gas supply from the side of a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Removing a gas water heater. We also took our driveway gates and some other fittings".

Deborah Fitchett's Livejournal Blog 9/3/2011: In which she declares commun…

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An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 9 March 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she declares communication bankruptcy".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 19

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A large crack runs through the garden of a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "A large crack about 15cm wide runs across three sections. Note the movement in the slabs for the garden path".

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 11

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A photograph of the earthquake-damaged output shaft from the top-plate of the Townsend Telescope's clock drive. The output shaft was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 52

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A photograph of the damage to the teeth of a gear from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope. The gear was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Observatory Tower Photograph 31

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A photograph of a crack in between the stairway and a column of the Physics Building at the Canterbury Arts Centre. The crack formed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 40

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A photograph of the hour angle setting circle from the Townsend Telescope. The left side of the support arm was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 38

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A photograph of a balance weight on the side of the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The weight and tube were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 36

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A photograph of a balance weight on the side of the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The weight and tube were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Driving Innovative Thinking in the New Zealand Construction Industry - pre…

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A pdf copy of a presentation delivered at Building a Better New Zealand (BBNZ 2014) Conference. The presentation examines the relationship between innovation and productivity improvement in the construction industry.

Deborah Fitchett's Dreamwidth Blog 6/4/2011: In which she asks for advice

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An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 6 April 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she asks for advice".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.

The Townsend Observatory

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A document outlining the history of the Townsend Telescope and Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The document was written by Karen Pollard, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Canterbury.

Corner of Lichfield and High Streets, Christchurch

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A black and white historic photograph of the corner of Lichfield and High Streets, ca. 1910-19, with the Fisher's Building visible on the left.

Fraud Response Plan

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A plan which proactively addresses the risk of fraud and lays out the actions that SCIRT will take when any suspected fraud is reported or discovered. The first version of this plan was produced on 12 February 2014.

Estimating Management Plan

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A plan which outlines how projects will be estimated to generate project Target Out-turn Costs (TOCs), and how these link into the programme TOC. The first version of this plan was produced on 29 July 2011.