A photograph of a FESTA volunteer in a red mask and cape. The volunteer is holding a stack of FESTA programmes to hand out to visitors.
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A water tank on Main Road in Redcliffs with a sign reading, "Water. All water must be boiled". There is a smaller sign underneath reading, "Wash your hands".
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Free hugs at Lyttelton arts and crafts market, handed out by American student volunteers a few weeks after the February earthquake.".
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A close-up photograph of the hands of one of The Friars. The Friars are large-scale puppets created for Canterbury Tales as part of FESTA 2013.
St John's Church on Hereford Street. The damaged bell tower is partially demolished. It has been taken apart by hand, the stonework carefully sorted and laid out on the grass.
A photograph of a hallway in a building in the Christchurch city centre. Concrete blocks and other rubble fill the stairwell on the left-hand side of the hallway.
Volunteers distributing care packages to affected residents at a Red Cross aid station on Pages Road. A sign in front of the table reads "Free". Next to them, a man sanitises his hands at a water suppy point.
Children watch as the fence of Estuary Road Preschool is decorated with a hand-painted paper heart and flowers for the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canterbury Rodd Carr hands Vice-Chancellor of the Univeristy of Oxford Andrew Hamilton a gift at the function to sign a Memorandum of Understand between the two Universities.
A photograph of a bike being restored at the RAD Bikes bike shed on Gloucester Street during a hands-on talk. The event was part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a colourful wall of bricks. There is damage on the right hand side. In front of it is a pattern made from fallen bricks.
A photograph of a FESTA volunteer wearing a mask in the shape of a building. The volunteer has a stack of FESTA programmes to hand out to visitors.
A photograph looking west along Tuam Street from near the intersection with Colombo Street. Buildings on the left hand side have been cordoned off with wire fencing as well as the intersection in the distance.
A photograph looking west along Tuam Street from near the intersection with Colombo Street. Buildings on the left hand side have been cordoned off with wire fencing as well as the intersection in the distance.
The Christchurch City Council's control of the earthquake recovery plan has been taken out of its hands, to the delight of business leaders, but to the chagrin of some local councilors.
A worker in a hi-vis jacket washes his hands at a tap connected to a water tanker. The photographer comments, "There's no running tap water in the Ferrymead, Redcliffs or Sumner areas".
A brochure created for Beca Heritage Week 2014, outlining SCIRT's repair work on heritage structures in the Central City. It was handed out to members of the public at SCIRT's walk and talk tours.
Hand-written signs on the fence opposite the Gap Filler Pallet Pavillion advertise events at the pavillion. One advertises a plant sale on Saturday 22 December, the other high teas and cakes on Sunday 23 December.
An empty section where a house once stood at 27 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction. An road-cone sits to the left-hand side of the section.
A Civil Defence staff member completing a Level 1 Rapid Assessment inspection on a damaged house. The brickwork on the outer walls have collapsed. The window on the left hand side has been broken.
A photograph of Clayton Prest from WikiHouse, taken during a demonstration and hands-on workshop. The workshop, titled Go Ahead... Make Your Space, was part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of Barnaby Bennett stretching with a cricket bat in hand, before CityUps - a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.
A damaged chimney on the roof of a house in Kaiapoi. The bricks have crumbled onto the roof where they lie precariously. These will have to be removed and the rest of the chimney deconstructed by hand.
A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street, taken from the intersection of Oxford Terrace. Part of the road has been cordoned off and there is shattered glass covering the right-hand corner of the footpath.
A photograph of a two people with large hand-made masks at the Canterbury Tales event. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.
Reinforcement steel protrudes from a bank which is supporting a walkway on Sumner Road. Excavators are lined up on the left-hand side of the road. A sign reading, 'Rebuilding for our future' hangs on the security fence.
An abandoned residential property at 22 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. Weeds are growing through the cracks in the ground and the yard has become overgrown. A security fence has been placed on the left-hand side of the property.