Jane Bowron talks life in Christchurch's red zone

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Jane Bowron is a newspaper columnist who lived in the red zone at the time of the earthquake.

Ruth Gardner's Blog 07/06/2013: Red-zone Reductions

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 7 June 2013 entitled, "Red-zone Reductions".

Christchurch Press Infographic: 11 February 2012 (3)

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A graphic promoting a discussion on press.co.nz of an article about zone changes to previously orange-zoned properties.

Dallington 14

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A photograph showing a window in a 'red zoned' home in Dallington, Christchurch following the February 2011 earthquake.

Otautahi Christchurch Red Zone foraging

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Urban forager and food writer, Liv Sisson finds all sorts of tasty treats in the Otautahi city centre.With some of the housing and buildings destroyed in the earthquakes, a rewilding has taken place providing a range of edible plants. Liv Sisson gathers produce thriving on berms and near the Avon River.

Parking in the Red Zone

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A digitally manipulated photograph of the car parking building on the corner of Manchester and Gloucester Streets. The photographer comments, "Whilst on a tour of the Christchurch earthquake red zone we passed this car park, which I always liked due to its American outgoing feel

Looking Towards the Red Zone

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A view down Beresford Street in New Brighton, looking west towards the city at sunset. The photographer comments, "On the other side of the Avon river from New Brighton is the Bexley red zone. Here numerous earthquake damaged streets of houses will be flattened due to it being to uneconomical in the current climate to repair the land to be suitable for housing. There is a campaign at the moment to try and convert all this red zone land, which is mainly adjacent to the Avon river to a giant park".

Welcome to the Red Zone

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A red sticker on the door of a damaged building in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "A year after the earthquake in Christchurch a lot of buildings outside of the CBD are covered in cracks and beyond repair. These will slowly be demolished, but until then the buildings will be protected by a movable barrier and a red sticker".

Dallington 13

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A photograph showing Jayne Cummins in her 'red zoned' home, soon to be demolished following the series of earthquakes in Christchurch.

Red-zone residents greet Labour recovery plan cautiously

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Residents living in Canterbury's red zones are praising Labour's plan to help them recover from the effects of the region's earthquakes.

Object Overview: Hunter Hills Fault Zone study – Earthquake hazard assessm…

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Object Overview of 'Hunter Hills Fault Zone study – Earthquake hazard assessment (Yetton, 2008).'

Ruth Gardner's Blog 02/04/2011: Day 40 - Inside the red zone

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 April 2011 entitled, "Day 40 - Inside the red zone".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 29/03/2011: Day 36 - inside the red zone

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 29 March 2011 entitled, "Day 36 - inside the red zone".

Dallington 10

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A photograph showing Jean Sprott in her 'red zoned' home, soon to be demolished following the series of earthquakes in Christchurch.

Ruth Gardner's Blog 22/03/2011: Day 29 in the red zone

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 March 2011 entitled, "Day 29 in the red zone".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 23/03/2011: Day 30 - inside the red zone

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 23 March 2011 entitled, "Day 30 - inside the red zone".

Fairfax Video, August 2013 (1)

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A video about the Police Special Tactics Group using an abandoned house in the Christchurch residential red zone to train. The video includes an interview with Inspector Steve Mather, Special Tactics Group Commander, about the training exercise.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 140

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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. The house next door has also been demolished. Grass has grown over both sites.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 179

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A photograph looking east along Oxford Terrace from outside the former site of Donna Allfrey's house. Allfrey's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. The sites of many other demolished houses can be seen to the left.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 035

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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. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site".

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 034

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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. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site".

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 036

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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. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site".

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 163

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A photograph of the former site of Donna Allfrey's house on Oxford Terrace. Allfrey's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. The photographer comments, "Large section of the front fence has been stolen by looters".

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 033

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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. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site".

20131110_8306_EOS M-55 Beauty in the Red Zone

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There is some beauty in the desolate and near empty Dallington Red Zone.

Disgruntled red-zone residents back Labour's plan

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Disgruntled Christchurch red-zoners who want the government to rethink its policy on quake-damaged homes are backing Labour's Earthquake Recovery Package.

Ruth Gardner's Blog 24/07/2012: Scenic Circuit

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 July 2012 entitled, "Scenic Circuit".

Christchurch Press Infographic: 3 August 2012 (3), multiple

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Logos for Zone Life features.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 115

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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. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site". Grass has grown over the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 095

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A photograph of 386 and 378 Oxford Terrace, taken from across the road. The former site of Doug Sexton's house is on the right, behind the wire fence. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was Red zoned.