A hazard board for a house being demolished in Richmond. Hazards listed are dust, noise, excavator, trucks, visitors and danger from equipment working. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A photograph of cracks in the wall of the James Hight Library.
A photograph of the rubble from the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building. Scaffolding constructed around the tower has also collapsed and is amongst the rubble.
Cracks in the road and liquefaction at the intersection of Rich and Hilton Streets in Kaiapoi. Some of the liqufaction has been dug out of properties and placed in piles on the side of the road.
Liquefaction silt and cracking in a paddock near Kaiapoi.
A man with a megaphone talks to gathered residents at the River of Flowers memorial event. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".
Children at the River of Flowers memorial event. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".
A photograph of damaged buildings along High Street, taken near the intersection with Colombo Street.
A photograph of the new Les Mills Building on Cashel Street.
A photograph of a structure in the estuary.
A photograph of paintings and posters attached to a wire fence.
A photograph of a row of stores on Oxford Street in Lyttelton which have been cordoned off with wire fencing and police tape.
A photograph of damaged land near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Colombo Street. The front of the top storeys of the buildings have collapsed, and rubble has fallen onto the footpath below.
A photograph of the rubble from the demolished Manchester Securities House on the corner of Madras and Gloucester Streets.
A photograph of a crane parked next to the Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street.
A house in Richmond being demolished. A crane dumps rubble into a truck. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A photograph of people travelling to the National Memorial Service for the victims of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The service was held on 18 March 2011 in Hagley Park.
A photograph of the badly-damaged buildings on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street. The corner has been cordoned off with wire fences, and fallen bricks lie on the ground behind.
A photograph of the former Post Office building in Cathedral Square.
A photograph of the NG Building on Madras Street.
Sue-Ellen, a member of the Lyttelton community who was given a felt heart. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.
Damaged buildings on Manchester Street, seen from the St Asaph Street intersection.
A photograph of Julia Holden and Tracey Porteous sitting beneath two paintings at Gap Filler's Inconvenience Store. The paintings were part of the 'Present Tense' project which sought to highlight the inconvenience of the city in the present day. Visitors to the store were asked to choose five paintings they would like to see presented as a billboard installation in Auckland.
Wendy, a member of the Lyttelton community who was given a felt heart. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.
Workers working on underground remediation to a residential house.
Heavy traffic at the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Manchester Street as people attempt to leave the city centre shortly after the 22 February earthquake. The photographer comments, "Just after the aftershock settled on Tuesday afternoon, myself and colleagues fled our Tuam Street office to absolute devastation outside. We couldn't see more than a block in either direction due to the clouds of dust that had arisen from buildings that had just collapsed ... From here, we picked up our vehicles from the CCC car park and headed out to get out of the chaos to a position where we could check on loved ones ... As we got to Moorhouse Avenue, we found we had to quickly drive underneath [the Colombo Street overbridge]and carry on down to Brougham Street as the bridge was being closed at that moment. From Brougham, we headed back up towards Madras. The traffic lights were out and the intersection was chaos. Over the next couple of hours, we continued crawling through heavy traffic. Impressively, everyone was very orderly despite the feeling of panic and the continuing aftershocks. We chatted to others in other vehicles to exchange news and stopped to speak to a lady that had broken down following water in the engine after having driven hrough floods".
A photograph of administrators and technicians from the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury enjoying a barbeque outside the Avonhead Baptist Church. The students and staff from this department used the church as a base after the 22 February 2011 earthquake, until their building on campus was deemed safe to enter.
A photograph of the Arts Centre with steel bracing holding up the walls.
A photograph of a crushed car under the rubble from the earthquake damaged Cycle Trading store on Manchester Street. The store's main window has been broken and the doors left open. The photograph was taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.