A photograph of street art on the side of the Couplands Bakery on Hawke Street in New Brighton. The artwork includes the tag "Aroha" and a painting of a man and a young child playing in the water.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 8 August 2015 entitled, "Sociology of the City {part 1(4) Sociology 355}".The entry was downloaded on 2 November 2016.
A photograph of a woman wearing overalls covered in paint. She is holding a spray-paint can in each of her hands. There is a painted wall depicting two tui behind her, with four more spray-paint cans on the ground in front of it.
An article from the Media Studies Journal of Aotearoa New Zealand Volume 14, Number 1. The article is titled, "Social Media, Crisis Mapping and the Christchurch Earthquakes of 2011". It was written by Abi Beatson, Angi Buettner, and Tony Schirato.
A photograph of the rebuilt Blackwell's Department Store on the corner of Williams Street and Raven Quay in Kaiapoi. The department store was rebuilt after the previous building was damaged in the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. This photograph was modelled off an image taken by BeckerFraserPhotos in September 2010.
A photograph of street art on Dyers Pass Road at the Bromley wood and demolition yard, Silvan Salvage. The artwork depicts a tree on the left and tag writing on the right. The blue text says "Teaching old logs new tricks" and the white text says "The Silvan Salvage".
A photograph of street art by the DTR crew between Aldwins Road and Linwood Avenue. The artwork depicts an orange city behind purple tag art with DTR's mark on it. The wall with the artwork, is hidden behind a billboard for CPIT, and a bike rack.
A photograph of the interior of the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre. The top of the walls have been demolished and a nearby building on Manchester Street is visible in the background. Elephants have been painted on the wall of this building.
A photograph of the interior of the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre. The top of the walls have been demolished, and a nearby building on Manchester Street is visible in the background. Elephants have been painted on the closest wall of this building.
A video of an address by Dr. Mark Quigley, Associate Professor of Active Tectonics and Geomorphology at the University of Canterbury. This talk was given at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum and addresses changes to the lie of the land - both physical and metaphorical.
A video of an address by John Ombler, Acting CEO of CERA, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. In this talk, Mr. Ombler shares his take on the progress if the rebuild, positive signs of advancement and what's in the pipeline; and how the main obstacles can be resolved.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. A message in this section reads, "Thank you kia ora, New Brighton. Transitional Economic Zone of Aotearoa".
A photograph of street art on a building between Brighton Mall and Beresford Street. The artwork depicts a woman's face, and the silhouette of a suffragette wearing a jester's cap. There is a wire cordon fence in front of the wall.
A photograph of street art on a building in New Brighton. The artwork consists of political and earthquake-related newspaper clippings and leaflets pasted to a concrete block wall. At the bottom of the piece is a leaflet with the word "You" written in blue, capital letters.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. The artwork depicts Sonic, Amy Rose, and Knuckles the Echidna from the Sonic the Hedgehog video games.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the side of a former railway-goods shed, near the Colombo Street overbridge. This section of the artwork depicts a woman with wings. It is signed by DTR FAT and Stacey Lee.
A photograph of street art on the side of the Couplands Bakery on Hawke Street in New Brighton. The artwork depicts a man and a young child playing in the water, with the message, "We'll all meet up on Equality Street".
A photograph of section of a mural on the side of the Shoreline Fitness Centre on Hawke Street. This section contains a large bubble with the message, "Space. Occupy Equality Street", inside. Next to this is another bubble with the message, "Love", painted inside.
A video of an address by Ian Simpson, CEO of CERA, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. In this talk, Mr. Simpson shares his take on the progress of the rebuild, positive signs of advancement and what's in the pipeline; and how the main obstacles can be resolved.
A photograph of street art by the DTR crew located on a factory wall in the central city. The artwork depicts the word "Freak" with the letters "DTR" written above it and topped with a crown. The window below the art is broken.
A video of an address by Joanna Norris, Editor of The Press, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. In this talk, Ms. Norris shares her take on the progress of the rebuild, positive signs of advancement and what's in the pipeline; and how the main obstacles can be resolved.
A photograph of street art on St Asaph Street. The artwork was created by Christchurch artist Rob Hood in January 2014, and is titled "This Wall Can't Talk". It was funded by the Ministry of Justice and commissioned by Christchurch City Council.
A photograph of street art by the DTR crew between Aldwins Road and Linwood Avenue. The artwork depicts an orange cityscape behind purple tag art. The wall with the artwork on it is hidden behind billboards for Smart Real Estate and CPIT. A car is passing through an intersection in front of the artwork.
A photograph of street art on Dyers Pass Road at the Bromley wood and demolition yard, Silvan Salvage. The artwork depicts a tree on the left and tag writing on the right. The blue text says "Teaching old logs new tricks" and the white text says "The Silvan Salvage".
A photograph of street art by DTR on a factory wall depicting two green blob monsters. There is also tag writing in shades of green, blue, and brown, as well as orange text that reads "So live". In front of the artwork, there is a car parked in a parking space.
A photograph of street art on St Asaph Street. The artwork was created by Christchurch artist Rob Hood in January 2014, and is titled "This Wall Can't Talk". It was funded by the Ministry of Justice and commissioned by Christchurch City Council.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation, 'Prop Hide', on the south wall of the former Trinity Congregational Church. The installation is part of a series titled, 'Homage to the Lost Spaces'. The building housed the Octagon Live restaurant between 2006 and 2010.
A photograph of street art by DTR on a factory wall. The art depicts two green blob monsters. There is also tag writing in shades of green, blue, and brown, as well as orange text that reads "So live". In front of the artwork, there is a car parked in a parking space.
A photograph of colourful street art by the DTR crew between Aldwins Road and Linwood Avenue. The artwork depicts an orange cityscape behind purple tag writing. The wall with the artwork on it is hidden behind a billboard for Smart Real Estate, a roadside bench, and a power box with an Elvis poster on it.
A photograph of street art by the DTR crew at the Old Railway Goods Shed. The artwork depicts tag writing, as well as renditions of Ryu, Ken, Chun Li, and Guile, from the video game Street Fighter. The characters are in dramatic battle poses with lightning behind them.