Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi businesses and retail outlets struggling post-earthquake, leading into Christmas. Kaiapoi High Street. Blackwells department store is the earthquake-damaged building".
A photograph of the word "Hope" spelt out in Christmas tinsel on a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton".
A Christmas tree erected on the building site for the temporary "cardboard cathedral". The base of the support framework for the cathedral is visible behind the tree.
A photograph of a road cone decorated as Santa Claus along Kingford Street in Horseshoe Lake".
A truck for carrying demolition rubble parked on Colombo Street, with the Forsyth Barr building visible in the background. Decorations from Christmas 2010 are still hanging from lamp posts.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 11 January 2013 entitled, "Only slightly loco".
A photograph of a road cone decorated as Santa Claus along Kingford Street in Horseshoe Lake".
It is ten days before Christmas, 1877 and two brothers, Frederick and James Trent, stand expectantly before the Reverend Henry Crocker Marriott Watson at altar in St John the Baptist Church, Latime…
A photograph of a road cone on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. The road cone has been decorated to look like Santa.
Shows a Christmas card from the cartoonist to the 'sick, bereaved, and the people of Christchurch, Pike River & Nelson'. Refers to the Canterbury earthquakes that have caused death, misery and uncertainty for many in the region, the Pike River mining tragedy and floods in the Nelson region. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
An image of 'Polar Opposite': a cartoon cat and dog. 'Polar Opposite' 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 18 December 2015 at 9:27am with the caption, "Who's your Polar Opposite? Hint: Like avo and Marmite, it'll be someone who you're an unlikely pair with! Thank them and your other 2015 Besties today with our fab FREE tiles: allright.org.nz/festive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi Paper Plus owner Jeremy Mead. The business will be closed by Christmas due to the recession and lingering effects of the 4 September earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake appeal: Jill Creamer holds up one of the Christmas cakes being sold to boost funds for Kaiapoi residents affected by the 4 September earthquake".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Members of the public clearing silt in Flemington Avenue in North New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Members of the public clearing silt in Flemington Avenue in North New Brighton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi businesses and retail outlets are struggling post-earthquake leading into Christmas. The Rooster cafe operating out of a prefab building after their building was demolished".
People will be told by Christmas if they are in unsafe buildings that have the same flaw as the CTV building, which collapsed killing 115 people in the Christchurch earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi businesses and retail outlets are struggling post-earthquake leading into Christmas. The Rooster cafe operating out of a prefab building after their building was demolished".
The kids in this house won't be getting presents from Santa this Christmas; collapsed chimney stack following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Piles of silt on Flemington Avenue in North New Brighton, cleared from residents' gardens".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Volunteers from the Student Volunteer Army clearing silt from Flemington Avenue".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Volunteers registering for the Student Volunteer Army at the QEII carpark".
A photograph of a portaloo decorated with the words, "Santa's grotto" on Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district.
An image of 'Jazzy Jandal': an 'All Rightie' riding a giant jandal like a surfboard. 'Jazzy Jandal' 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 19 December 2015 at 5:41pm with the caption, "Who's your Jazzy Jandal? Hint: It'll be someone who is #1 for laid-back fun! Thank them and your other 2015 Besties today with our fab FREE tiles: allright.org.nz/festive".
An image of 'Energetic Elf': an 'All Rightie' with elf ears carrying a stack of presents. 'Energetic Elf' 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 cover photo on 20 December 2015 at 5:22pm, with the caption, "Who's your Energetic Elf? Hint: It'll be someone who puts in the hard graft, often behind the scenes! Thank them and your other 2015 Besties today with our fab FREE tiles: allright.org.nz/festive".
An image of 'Brandy Snap': an 'All Rightie' wearing a brandy snap costume. 'Brandy Snap' 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 20 December 2015 at 8:45am with the caption, "Who's your Brandy Snap? Hint: It'll be someone with a tough exterior and sweet insides to say it like it really is! Thank them and your other 2015 Besties today with our fab FREE tiles: allright.org.nz/festive".
Santa Claus drives his sleigh at great speed towards Christchurch shouting 'Hang on Christchurch we're on our way!' Context: concern about continuing trials and tribulations of Christchurch with continuing earthquakes and aftershocks. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
The temperatures are heating up, there’s Christmas decorations in shops around the city and we’re on the countdown to summer holidays. In our penultimate blog post for the year we’re going to look back on some of our best artefacts … Continue reading →
Christmas decorations hanging on the cordon fence on Colombo Street. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the Cathedral.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Volunteers registering for the Student Volunteer Army at the QEII carpark".