Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 63

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A photograph of the clock drive from the Townsend Telescope. Many of the plates around the clock drive broke off during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 33

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A close-up photograph of the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

St Luke's Labyrinth Photograph 4

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A photograph of a sign describing St Luke's Labyrinth.

Fulton Hogan BMX Pump Track Photograph 4

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A photograph of a sign describing the Fulton Hogan BMX Pump Track.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 524

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University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr speaking with UCSA President Kohan McNab and former Chancellor Rex Williams, inside the UCSA's "Big Top" tent. The tent was erected in the UCSA car park to provide support for students in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Around them students have gathered to watch a local musician play. The student have spent the day clearing liquefaction from Christchurch properties as part of the Student Volunteer Army.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 523

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University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr speaking with UCSA President Kohan McNab and former Chancellor Rex Williams, inside the UCSA's "Big Top" tent. The tent was erected in the UCSA car park to provide support for students in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Around them students have gathered to watch a local musician play. The student have spent the day clearing liquefaction from Christchurch properties as part of the Student Volunteer Army.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 526

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UCSA President Kohan McNab addressing students at the University of Canterbury inside the UCSA's "Big Top" tent. The tent was erected in the UCSA car park to provide support for students in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The students have spent the day clearing liquefaction from Christchurch properties as part of the Student Volunteer Army. To the right of McNab, a local musician who has been entertaining the students can be seen.

ELM Offices Level 7 Library - Photograph 14

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Members of the University of Canterbury's E-Learning team admire the view from their temporary office in the James Hight building. The photographer comments, "First looks at our new temporary (maybe) office space. Our group will stay here until April or May 2011, then will move to another floor in the Central Library. South window of our office. Our view looks out to the Port Hills and around to the south west, towards Halswell and Lincoln".

Jim Kolbe Remembers February 22nd

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Jim Kolbe Remembers February 22nd".

Christchurch: A Board Game Photograph 2

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A photograph of a mural depicting ChristChurch Cathedral. The mural is attached to the fence on the site of Christchurch: A Board Game.

Street Football Photograph 1

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A photograph of a street football arena built by Student Volunteer Army volunteers. The walls of the arena are built from recycled timber.

Fulton Hogan BMX Pump Track Photograph 5

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A photograph of the Fulton Hogan BMX Pump Track. A mural on the wall reads, 'Pump it!'.

Townsend Telescope Pre-Earthquake Photographs 02

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A photograph of the Townsend Telescope in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. In the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph is a pulley for the telescope's clock drive. This is one of the pieces that went missing when the Observatory tower collapsed in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

ELM Offices Level 7 Library - Photograph 01

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Members of the University of Canterbury's E-Learning team in their temporary office in the James Hight building. The photographer comments, "First looks at our new temporary (maybe) office space. Our group will stay here until April or May 2011, then will move to another floor in the Central Library. First briefing. Warren Marett, an acting manager from Deloittes (with tie), discusses our move with Electronic Learning Media staff; Alan Hoskin, Antoine Monti, Herbert Thomas, Paul Nicholls, and Jess Hollis".

St Luke's Labyrinth Photograph 5

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A photograph of a labyrinth laid out in bricks on the former site of St Luke's church.

Bexley 17

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Caption reads: "We have to find a new home. We have to move on but we don't know what to look for."

Bexley 14

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Caption reads: "People brought food to the area and we were grateful. It was a disaster but we were coping. Our house was broken but that didn’t mean we had to be."

Bexley 7

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Caption reads: "No, I don’t think they deliver the mail everyday. Not anymore."

Bexley 11

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Caption reads: "Yeah yeah, I know, but you’ve got to look. It’s incredible what’s happened to these places. It’s not something you see everyday and once it’s gone, it’s gone forever."

Bexley 15

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Caption reads: "You can’t do a thing about it but I can’t be bothered going house hunting. I’ll just live each day as best I can. I keep thinking it could change again. The dust here doesn’t bother me, the noise doesn’t bother me. When they start pulling down houses the vibrations don’t bother me. Nothing bothers me. We’re all like that. That’s how you have to be when you can’t do a thing about it."

Bexley 19

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Caption reads: "At the moment we’re trying to carry on like everything is normal. It’s not easy. It’s hard sometimes to remember what things were like before the earthquake."

Horseshoe Lake 7

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A digital photograph in PDF format. Image taken from within the Horseshoe Lake Reserve, of the local wildlife.

Horseshoe Lake 3

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A digital photograph in PDF format with caption. Image looking East, on Kingsford St. Memorial Day remembrance flowers, on the side of the street.

Horseshoe Lake 10

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A digital photograph in PDF format with caption, of two spectators watching a Red Zoned home be demolished. Image looking south-west.

Horseshoe Lake 17

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A digital photograph in PDF format with caption, of a Red Zoned home that sits right on the edge of the Horseshoe Lake reserve. Looking North.

Bexley 20

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Caption reads: "It used to be lovely. We would go out walking all the time and we always went through the wetlands. There was all the beautiful flax and bushes that were around the track, and now it’s gone. All gone."

Bexley 1

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Caption reads: "There’s nothing we can do about what we’ve lost. We just keep hoping for the best."

Bexley 3

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Caption reads: "At night we light up the house like a Christmas tree so that people know we’re here."

Bexley 18

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Caption reads: "We were the only people around here for a long time. All of our neighbours moved out. It wont be long until Bexley is empty, and after that it will be gone."

Horseshoe Lake 9

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A digital photograph in PDF format with caption. Image from the inside of a Red Zoned home in the Horseshoe Lake area. Image depicts the dining area where a poem had been written on the walls by a member of the family. Poem talks about the earthquake, living in Horseshoe Lake, and being Red Zoned and what that means.