Making sense of it all

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

It is interesting to consider how we are influenced by an intangible map of our senses and emotions tied to our place in the world. We pay little attention to how we feel walking around a familiar neighbourhood, looking at … Continue reading →

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 396

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A woman walking beside the Avon River. Across the river a Port-a-loo has been set up for residents without functioning sewers as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

How to read a landscape

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Some of you might have been to the St James Conservation Area, a remote and beautiful area managed by the Department of Conservation. You might have been cycling or walking there, or you might have been drawn by the romance … Continue reading →

A tour of Christchurch Architecture - old and new

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Christchurch’s architecture, both new and old, has been brought to life in an illustrated walking book that pays homage to the city’s historical buildings and showcases its new direction in the post-earthquake era.

The Old Sumner Road Cave Dweller

Articles, Lost Christchurch

A Pitiable Case As a man was walking around Sumner road, in October 1901, a lady passed by and drew his attention to a small cave in the side of the hill where she said an old lady and her husband …

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 45

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down Worcester Street towards Latimer Square. Civil Defence emergency response vehicles are parked along the street.

2011 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 1

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A photograph of students walking on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2011 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 46

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down Worcester Street towards Latimer Square. Civil Defence emergency response vehicles are parked along the street.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 68

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A photograph of emergency management personnel walking down Manchester Street towards the intersection of St Asaph Street. In the background an excavator is clearing rubble from several earthquake-damaged buildings.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 76

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A photograph of Emergency Management personnel walking down Armagh Street near the Amicus Brokers building. Wire fences have been placed in front of the building, along Armagh Street, as a cordon.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 12

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A photograph of two students walking on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 8

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A photograph of two students walking on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 4

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A photograph of a student walking on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 5

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A photograph of two students walking on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 3

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A photograph of a student walking on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 6

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A photograph of two students walking on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

Rebekah Rogers WEMO Photograph 063

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A photograph of people walking down Park Terrace near the intersection of Peterborough Street. Cordon fences and road cones have been used to direct traffic onto safer parts of the road.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 2

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A photograph of a student walking on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 7

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A photograph of two students walking on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

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A photograph of the earthquake damaged site of the Domo furniture store on Tuam Street taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Two men can be seen walking past the rubble along the street.

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A photograph of workers from the Residential Access Project walking down Tuam Street. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 124

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A photograph of two workers walking down Gloucester Street. To the right, the earthquake-damaged Canterbury Times and Star Building can be seen. A car parked in front has been crushed by falling debris.

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Members of the public walking down Montreal Street shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, the damaged Cranmer Centre can be seen with members of the emergency management teams outside.

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People walking amongst silt in Hagley Park shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. These silt deposits were caused by the soil liquefying during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The water flowed out, bringing sand with it.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 301

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A woman walking beside the Avon River on Avonside Drive. Across the river a Port-a-loo has been set up for residents without functioning sewers as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

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."

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People walking amongst silt in Hagley Park shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. These silt deposits were caused by the soil liquefying during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The water flowed out, bringing sand with it.

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0016

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A photograph of members of the public walking a section of a walkway that was opened up to allow the public a view of Cathedral Square. The BNZ building is in the background.

Dan Neely WEMO Photograph 18

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A photograph of residents walking down London Street in Lyttelton. In the background, the earthquake damage to the Ground Culinary Centre can be seen as well as a number of cordon fences.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 20

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking past a pile of bricks. The bricks have been stacked on Barbadoes Street in front of a house.