A photograph of the entrance to Gap Filler's temporary outdoor cinema on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets. The entranceway is made of lights on a steel frame, and leads to a painted "red carpet".
A photograph of Mike Hewson's artwork, 'Deconstruction', on the walkway between Ballantyne's and the former bus exchange building. The photograph is taken from an angle such that the artwork gives the illusion that the walkway is transparent.
The Civil Defense understanding of the role of radio in disaster tends to focus on its value in providing essential information during and after the event. However this role is compromised when a station’s premises are destroyed, or rendered inaccessible by official cordons. The Radio Quake study examines how radio stations in Christchurch managed to resume broadcasting in the aftermath of the earthquake of February 22, 2011. In New Zealand’s heavily networked and commercialised radio environment there is a significant disparity between networked and independent stations’ broadcast commitments and resourcing. All Christchurch radio broadcasters were forced to improvise new locations, complex technical workarounds, and responsive styles of broadcasting after the February 22 earthquake, but the need to restore, or maintain, a full on air presence after the earthquake, rested entirely on often financially tenuous, locally owned and staffed independent radio: student, Iwi, community access, and local commercial stations. This paper will explore the resourcefulness and resilience of broadcasters riding out the aftershocks in hotels, motels, bedrooms, and a horse truck, using digital technologies in new ways to reimagine the practice of radio in Christchurch.
This report presents the experiences of Tangata Whaiora (Mental health clients) through the disastrous earthquakes that struck Otautahi/Christchurch in 2010-11. It further analysis these experience to how show the social networks these individuals, their whānau, supporting staff respond and recover to a significant urban disaster. The disaster challenged the mental health of those individuals who are impacted and the operations of organisations and networks that support and care for the mentally ill. How individuals and their families navigate a post-disaster landscape provides an unfortunate but unique opportunity to analyse how these support networks respond to severe disruption. Tangata Whaiora possess experiences of micro-scale personal and family disasters and were not necessarily shocked by the loss of normality in Ōtautahi as a result of the earthquakes. The organic provision of clear leadership, outstanding commitment by staff, and ongoing personal and institutional dedication in the very trying circumstances of working in a post-disaster landscape all contributed to Te Awa o te Ora’s notable response to the disaster.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's artwork, 'Deconstruction', on the walkway between Ballantyne's and the former bus exchange building. The photograph is taken from beneath the walkway, so that the distorted perspective which enables the illusion can be seen.
A photograph of a paste-up from the Roger Sutton/Man About Town series, created by Nathan Ingram and Jemma Brown. The paste-up is titled "Running Hipster", and is on a building on the corner of Madras Street and St Asaph Street.
A PDF copy of pages 304-305 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Fitzgerald Ave Community Garden'. Photos with permission from Greening the Rubble
A PDF copy of pages 350-351 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Concrete Propositions'. Images: Ash Keating Concrete Propositions 2012. Acrylic house paint on concrete. Copyright the artist. Courtesy the artist and Fehily Contemporary, Melbourne Australia. Photo: John Collie.
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working on their armchair artwork. Reporter Mike Thorpe is in the background.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "August 2014. Mike Thorpe and camera man filming Flora for Seven Sharp in anticipation of the launch. Only 4 weeks to go. No grout on the chair yet. From left: Jenny Cooper, Marie Hudson, and Sharon Wilson."
A photograph of members of the public examining Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic. The armchair and ottoman artworks have just been unveiled during the launch of the Green Room garden on Colombo Street.
A photograph of Melanie Oliver (Director, The Physics Room), addressing participants and spectators at Gaby Montejo's Milk Fight. This dairy-fuelled urban food fight was part of FESTA 2014, and was held on the former Convention Centre site at 100 Peterborough Street.
A PDF copy of pages 152-153 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'The Arcades Project'. Drawings and Photos: Andrew Just, F3 Design, LIVS
A photograph of stencilled street art on a fence beside the St Martins Road roundabout. The stencil, created by Kerry Parnell, depicts daleks and space invaders, and reads, "Now panic and freak out".
A photograph of 'We Won't Need Legs to Stand', an installation by Sam Eng. The installation was displayed in the window of the COCA gallery when the remainder of the building was yellow-stickered.
A PDF copy of pages 258-259 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Upon the Upland Road'. Photos: Trent Hiles
A PDF copy of pages 240-241 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'UCSA Events Centre'. Photos: Douglas Horrell
A photograph of an installation on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street. The installation is titled "60 Lights Market", and is part of the LUXCITY event.
A PDF copy of pages 200-201 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Christchurch Coastal Pathway'. Photos: Janine Banbury
A PDF copy of pages 208-209 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Street Football'. Photos: Eugenio Boidi
A photograph of a sign describing the earthquake memorial created on the former site of St Luke's church. The memorial is in the form of 185 pieces of stone recovered from the church.
A photograph of volunteers standing in the centre of a labyrinth they have created on the former site of St Luke's church.
A PDF copy of pages 290-291 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Victoria Green'. Photos with permission from Greening the Rubble
A PDF copy of pages 228-229 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Lions Transitional Facility'. Photos: Irene Boles
A PDF copy of pages 100-101 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project '185 Empty Chairs'. Photo: Julia Morison
A PDF copy of pages 164-165 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'CPIT Design/Build'. Photos: Gap Filler
An artist's impression of an installation that forms part of the '60 Lights Market' at the LUXCITY event. Coordinators: Daniele Abreu e Lima and Sam Stringlen; students: Chi Tran, Aria Jansen, Naomi Snelling, Rebecca Wyborn
An artist's impression of an installation that forms part of the '60 Lights Market' at the LUXCITY event. Coordinators: Daniele Abreu e Lima and Michael Smith; students: Alex Heperi, Gagan Saini, Shamal Nanji, Xavier Apelinga
A photograph of bricks forming a playing square of Christchurch: A Board Game. The bricks show a picture of ChristChurch Cathedral, and read, "ChristChurch Cathedral. Skip church, move to Ferry Rd".
A photograph of the installation 'Upon the Upland Road' on the former site of the Harbour Light in Lyttelton. The installation shows the last three lines of James K Baxter's poem, 'High Country Weather', written in the nautical flag alphabet.
A PDF copy of pages 72-73 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Now Panic and Freak Out'. Photo: Gaby Montejo