The junction was finally opened to cross traffic just before Christmas.
An image of 'Shining Star': an 'All Rightie' surrounded by stars. 'Shining Star' is one of the 'Festive Besties, a series of characters created by All Right? for their 2015 Christmas e-cards.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district". A portaloo on the side of the road has been wrapped in tinsel for Christmas.
An image of 'Missing Mistletoe': a sad 'All Rightie' hugging a globe. 'Missing Mistletoe' is one of the 'Festive Besties', a series of characters created by All Right? for their 2015 Christmas e-cards.
A photograph of a road cone on Kingsford Street that has been decorated to look like a Christmas tree. The road cone has been wrapped with tinsel and a decoration of an angel placed on top.
An image of 'Dashing Donkey' being ridden by an 'All Rightie'. 'Dashing Donkey' is one of the 'Festive Besties', a series of characters created by All Right? for their 2015 Christmas e-cards.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Residential properties on Alice Street in the Horseshoe Lake district". A road cone on the side of the road has been decorated with tinsel for Christmas.
Christmas decorations on the cordon fence on Colombo Street, near Re:Start.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on a wall facing onto a car park off Hawke Street. This section is signed, "To Jessie, I love you baby, Merry Christmas".
An image of 'Humble Ham': an 'All Rightie' holding a giant leg of ham. 'Humble Ham' is one of the 'Festive Besties', a series of characters created by All Right? for their 2015 Christmas e-cards.
An image of 'Party Pav': an 'All Rightie' wearing a giant pavlova costume and party hat. 'Party Pav' is one of the 'Festive Besties, a series of characters created by All Right? for their 2015 Christmas e-cards.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch, Sydenham Christmas shop. 'Christmas Jones' is among the September 4 M7.1 earthquake-hit block of shops. Owner Mike Jones pictured with his partner Megan Simpson (L) says business is slow, but he is staying open".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch, Sydenham Christmas shop. 'Christmas Jones' is among the September 4 M7.1 earthquake-hit block of shops. Owner Mike Jones pictured with his partner Megan Simpson (L) says business is slow, but he is staying open".
Christmas trees on top of a container shop in the Re:Start mall.
A photograph of a damaged building on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. The temporary wooden wall at the front of the building has been painted to look like a Christmas present. A sign has been placed on the wall and reads, "All I want for Christmas is an answer from EQC!
A road cone on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. The cone has been decorated to look like an angel for Christmas. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "There is something particularly appealing about the decoration provided for this cone".
Two Christmas trees on an empty section left by the demolition of a building.
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An image of 'Terrific Tinsel', an 'All Rightie' wrapped in Christmas decorations. 'Terrific Tinsel' is one of the 'Festive Besties, a series of characters created by All Right? for their 2015 Christmas e-cards. All Right? used the image as a Facebook cover photo on 17 December 2015 at 10:10am with the caption, "Who's your Terrific Tinsel? Hint: It'll be someone who brings sparkle to any situation and isn't afraid to stand out! Thank them and your other 2015 Besties today with our fab FREE tiles: allright.org.nz/festive".
A photograph of Christmas decorations falling out of a cupboard in the Hotel Grand Chancellor.
A PDF copy of a publication promoting Christmas shopping in Kaiapoi, Kairaki, and The Pines.
A pile of liquefaction silt in Parklands has been decorated with a Santa hat, Christmas decorations and a pair of jandals to form a silt 'snowman'. The photographer comments, "Not the most welcome Santa to find on your doorstep on Xmas Eve. This was made out of damp liquefaction in Parklands".
A large pile of liquefaction silt in Parklands has been topped with a Christmas star. The photographer comments, "Not exactly the kind of sand castle you want to build on your Summer holidays. This is the biggest of several piles of liquefaction in just one street in Parklands/Queenspark".
A very large woman stands wedged between two rows of concrete pillars eating a huge cream bun. She says 'Christmas fare protection... it helps prevent lateral spread!' Context - overeating at Christmas and lateral spreading, which is associated with liquefaction and tends to occur near streams and waterways as the soil mass moves towards them. Reference to the Christchurch earthquake of 4th September 2010. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Several 'quake victims' dive into a fissure and zip it up as Santa Claus in the form of a malignant '$' symbol leaps towards them yelling 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' One of the quake victims shouts 'Quick Hide! Christmas is getting closer!!' Context; the Christchurch earthquake on 4th September and all the subsequent aftershocks have cost many people a great deal of money. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A decorated road cone on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. This entire area is red-zoned and will be demolished in February, so these decorated trees and cones are an acknowledgement of the last Christmas that families will spend in their homes here in Horseshoe Lake".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A decorated road sign on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. This entire area is red-zoned and will be demolished in February, so this decorated sign is an acknowledgement of the last Christmas that families will spend in their homes here in Horseshoe Lake".
A series of aftershocks on Boxing Day has rocked Christchurch, hitting businesses hard over the post-Christmas sales.
Members of the public looking in the Christmas-themed windows of the Ballantynes Department Store on Cashel Street.
Christchurch woman Lavina Pockson and her family live in a house with big cracks in it, on land that's among the most damaged from the big September earthquake.