Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:58:13

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake. Locals walk across a paddock showing jagged scars from the fault line".

Christchurch business closures

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch central seems to have a business micro-climate. And right now it's chilly. The CBD is nothing like it used to be before the 2011 earthquake and those businesses that re-opened say they really had no choice because of the demands of insurance companies.

Christchurch Press Image: Joseph Johnson 2010:10:11 14:52:16

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Richard Loffhagen, owner of Simply Catering, outside his temporary caravan shop that stands on the old site on the corner of Madras Street and Salisbury Street".

Christchurch Press Image: John Bisset 2010:09:10 12:48:32

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Taking a souvenir from the Lincoln Hotel that was being demolished is Peter Wilder from Lincoln. He has been drinking at the hotel for 15 years".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1991

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A view of shops on Papanui Road near the Merivale Mall. On the right are containers that the Quinns clothing shop in Merivale uses for stock display. A sign on the street says 'footpath closed please use other side'.

Minister says he has faith in Fletchers to prevent fraud

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, says he is confident that Fletchers is vigilant about fraud and is doing what it can to prevent it in the Christchurch rebuild after accusations from New Zealand First.

Professional groups say no legal action for CTV engineers

Audio, Radio New Zealand

It now seems unlikely that engineers involved in the most serious building collapse of the Christchurch earthquake will face any external action, with the profession's administrators telling the Government there's nothing more they can do.

Engineering bodies tell Govt their hands are tied on CTV

Audio, Radio New Zealand

It's emerged that engineers involved in the most serious building collapse of the Christchurch earthquake are unlikely to face any external action, with the profession's two top bodies telling the Government their hands are tied.

New technology - Nat Torkington

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Nat's been working on Earthquake relief in Christchurch with the development of the Christchurch Recovery Map and when not doing that, he's been looking at the iPad II, 3D Printers for schools, anti-lasers and other cutting edge tech.

A day in the post-quake life of a Christchurch family

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Its now seven weeks since the February earthquake. Normality is returning to Christchurch, with most sewerage lines fixed and water no longer needing to be boiled before drinking. But that doesn't apply to everyone.

Our Changing World - Base Isolation

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Base isolation has generally been considered an expensive system used mainly in commercial buildings to make them more earthquake resilient. Katy Gosset meets the University of Canterbury engineers who've developed a safe, low cost model that could work in our homes.

The sad story of the secret staircase

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

The thing about being a buildings archaeologist is that even though some houses might look the same, the story of their occupants and occupation is always different. These stories of occupation are not always revealed in the archaeology of the … Continue reading →

Clocks

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Jim Hay keeps ticking along in a career that's spanned more than 30 years. He's a watchmaker and although he'll be the first to tell you time's just about run out on wrist watches, his skills in clock repairs are in demand since the Christchurch earthquake.

Chch Press editor says frustration with council intensifying

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has made plain his frustration with the performance of the Christchurch City Council, calling the mayor, Bob Parker, a clown and saying that he's at the end of his tether.

Council questioned at Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A man whose wife was killed when the CTV building collapsed says the council's inspections after the September quake were in a mess and signage put on some buildings sent the wrong message that they were safe to occupy.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 7 (3)

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Members of the public at the opening of the Think Differently Book Exchange. People were asked to bring books that had changed their life in some way.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 245

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The bridge that used to run from the Town Hall to the Convention Centre, now detached from the buildings and placed on Kilmore Street. Three diggers can be seen through the glass of the bridge.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:27 12:51:32)

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A photograph of tag writing on some supports for the Durham Street overbridge. On one side of the support , is artwork that depicts a yellow character.

The Ng King Brothers Chinese Market Garden Settlement

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Today on the blog we’re talking about an exciting project that we’ve been involved with over the past few months. In 2013 the Ashburton District Council took over stewardship of the Ng King Brothers Chinese Market Garden Settlement on Allens … Continue reading →

Black Beers and Ring Seals: the underdogs of the artefact world

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

This week’s blog was inspired by a Facebook comment on our previous blog post. You might remember that in the last blog we went through some of the artefacts we’ve uncovered over the past six months. One set of artefacts … Continue reading →

The Curious Case of the Red Building

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

The two-storey red building in the centre of Christchurch was like many typical pre-1900 buildings that had been modified over the years. The veranda was enclosed to provide more rooms within the building and multiple other extensions and rooms had … Continue reading →

Let me tell you a story…

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Historical archaeology has many facets, it includes recording buildings and features, artefact analysis, names and dates, but if you take a moment, collaborate all that data, you have a powerful tool for telling someone’s story. Some call this type of … Continue reading →

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 397

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A view across the Avon River from Avonside Drive to a Port-a-loo that has been set up for residents without functioning sewers as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 473

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Sections of the Durham Street Methodist Church's historic and valuable organ that have been put in boxes and labelled by workers from the South Island Organ Company who have been removing the organ.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 656

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the CTV Building on Madras Street where 118 people died. All that remains is the elevator shaft and stairwell to the right".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 467

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A stack of letter tiles resting on a bench inside the Durham Street Methodist Church. The bench has been covered with dust and chips of plaster that have come off the building's walls.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 001

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cars parked on lawns a the side of Sir William Pickering Drive. An increase in the number of workers in Christchurch means that car parks are harder to find".

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:32:19)

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A photograph of street art on a door in New Brighton. The photographer believes that the artwork was created by the artist 'Porta'.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 08:55:12)

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A photograph of a dumpster at New Brighton Mall that has been decorated with stickers. The stickers depict an elephant and an abstract tag.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:27 12:51:14)

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A photograph of tag writing on some supports for the Durham Street overbridge. On one side of the support is artwork that depicts a yellow character.