20120805_7441_1D3-600 Newstalk ZB building starting to go down 06 #2642
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A video about the 4 September 2010 earthquake, produced for the anniversary of the earthquake. The video includes footage of the earthquake damage to the Christchurch city centre, Darfield, Rolleston, and Hororata. It also includes footage of diggers clearing stock in the Canterbury Brewery on St Asaph Street, engineers checking buildings in town, and a fire on Worcester Street.
A photograph from a time-lapse series documenting the contruction of Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion. The photograph was taken from the top of the Christchurch Casino.
Exposed side of the Cathedral Junction building.
A photograph of a public talk by Gap Filler at the former Crowne Plaza site, about their upcoming Pallet Pavilion project. The talk was part of FESTA 2012.
Condemned Coastal Spirit Soccer Club in Bexley, Christchurch, near Bexley Park.
The Brooklands Community Hall with the UC QuakeBox parked in the car park. A sign with the opening time has been placed on the other side of the road.
The PriceWaterhouseCoopers Building being deconstructed.
Deconstruction of the PriceWaterhouseCoopers building.
Damage to a residential property in Bexley, Christchurch.
Cartoon drawn in the style of a pen and ink drawing of the broken Christchurch Cathedral. One version has 'RIP' printed above the non-existant spire and the second has 'RIP' and the words 'Rest in Pieces'. A decision has been made to demolish the cathedral which was severely damaged by the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Two versions of this cartoon are available Title from file name Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
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A photograph of a public talk about temporary street furniture. The furniture was designed and fabricated by F3 Design for the Christchurch City Council. The event was part of FESTA 2012.
A photograph of CPIT students and members of the public constructing an outdoor pizza oven for Gap Filler out of clay and bricks. The public workshop was part of FESTA 2012.
Damage to a residential property on Birch Street. Writing on door reads "all clear" with name and telephone numbers.
Close up of an oven element which has blown and partly melted. The photographer comments, "After the Christchurch earthquake on the 22 February we had no power for about 4 days. We finally got electricity again from the electricity companies' mobile generator the size of a big van. We turned on the oven and there was a loud vibrating hum and this was the result".
A box containing drilling cores from soil sampling. The photographer comments, "These are the samples from drilling near my home. As you can see they are not so much samples as sand piles. The drill in a nearby street went down 20m and it was sand all the way. This is the box of samples from the ground level to 4.6m deep".
With the land dropping about 1metre to 1.4metres after the earthquakes, a few roads besides the Avon and Heathcote Rivers are flooded with very high tides. Extra stop banks (on right) erected after the quakes have helped, but the road is now well below high water level. New Brighton Road, just short of New Brighton. The Pages Road bridge may b...
8 Velsheda Street, Bexley, Christchurch, across the road from my house was demolished a week or so ago, just one of many demolitions of Red Zone properties at the moment. This house was about ten years old and suffered land damage during the 4th September 2010 and 22nd February 2011 earthquakes. The same fate awaits my house later in the year o...
Autumn leaves on the trees along the Avon river.
Weeds growing in a residential property on Birch Street.
The Youth Shop, parth of the emerging Youth Hub on Barbadoes Street. The Youth Hub aims to be a one-stop-shop for youth to address their health, education, employment, volunteering, justice and welfare needs. On the front is a sign that says ' Canterbury Youth Shop, 294 Barbadoes Street, CHCH. 10am-4pm. Come mee the crew. Job Searching. Study Options. Youth Employment Advisors' and 'Hire me' in the background.
Ruamoko, the Earthquake God, stirs in his bed, and with a sudden yawn, wonders if it is time to awake again. Above him Christchurch City trembles. On 15 May 2012, after several months of comparatively small quakes, a 4.5 Richter Scale earthquake was registered only 10 km East of Christchurch. Quake-weary Christchurch citizens feared that another large earthquake was on its way. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph of a crowd gathered at Smash Palace for the launch of the book 'Christchurch: The Transitional City', published by Freerange Press. The launch was part of FESTA 2012.
Schools are an important part of any community, and two years on from the start of the earthquakes in Canterbury many are still coping with damage to classrooms, and with dramatically reduced rolls.
A crane parked on the corner of Liverpool and Cashel Streets.
A single red rose head made from fabric, with a plastic base and no stem.
Photo of demolition of Aoraki Building taken by Helen Grant, 12 January 2012.