One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 15 April 2011 showing the demolition of the Volcano Restaurant, the Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries and Coastal Living Design Store on the corner of London and Canterbury Streets. Also visible is a placard advertising a Community Briefing to be held on 17 April 2011. In Christchurch's Central Bu...
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team inside a building in the Christchurch central city. Silt and water from liquefaction has covered large sections of the concrete floor.
We examined changes in psychological distress experienced by residents of Christchurch following two catastrophic earthquakes in late 2010 and early 2011, using data from the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study (NZAVS), a national probability panel study of New Zealand adults. Analyses focused on the 267 participants (172 women, 95 men) who were living in central Christchurch in 2009 (i.e., before the Christchurch earthquakes), and who also provided complete responses to our yearly panel questionnaire conducted in late 2010 (largely between the two major earthquakes), late 2011, and late 2012. Levels of psychological distress were similar across the different regions of central Christchurch immediately following the September 2010 earthquake, and remained comparable across regions in 2011. By late 2012, however, average levels of psychological distress in the regions had diverged as a function of the amount of property damage experienced within each given region. Specifically, participants in the least damaged region (i.e., the Fendalton-Waimairi and Riccarton-Wigram wards) experienced greater drops in psychological distress than did those in the moderately damaged region (i.e., across the Spreydon-Heathcote and Hagley- Ferrymead wards). However, the level of psychological distress reported by participants in the most damaged region (i.e., across Shirley-Papanui and Burwood-Pegasus) were not significantly different to those in the least damaged region of central Christchurch. These findings suggest that different patterns of psychological recovery emerged across the different regions of Christchurch, with the moderately damaged region faring the worst, but only after the initial shock of the destruction had passed.
Three people stand looking down at a small model of the 'Christchurch CBD'. One of the people says 'Love the safer low-rise plan What's the scale?' A second man says 'Scale? Er this is the actual size!' Context: Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker has dedicated the draft plan for a new-look Christchurch CBD to those lost in the February earthquake. The CBD will be about a quarter of its original size under the draft plan which was unanimously adopted by the council today. (TVNZ 11 August 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A damaged house in the Christchurch central city. "No go" has been spray painted on the front window and door. A red sticker in the front window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A video of busker John Higby performing his Yo Yo Guy routine in Cathedral Square. The performance was part of a special World Buskers Festival show for workers in the Christchurch central city Red Zone.
A photograph of part of a collaborative artwork by DAEK, Wongi Wilson, Yikes, and Wheels Tupuhi. This section of the artwork is titled "Last Chance Lumberjack" and is by DAEK.
A video clip of children placing points on a tarpaulin map of central Christchurch. The map is part of CityUps - a 'city of the future for one night only', and the main event of FESTA 2014.
A photograph of volunteers painting a pathway in Gap Filler's temporary outdoor cinema on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets.
An artist's impression of the installation 'Altitude', created as part of the LUXCITY event. Tutors: David Turner, Lester Mismash
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage to the Lost Spaces' on the earthquake-damaged Cranmer Courts building.
A photograph of flowers laid on one of the chairs in the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
A photograph of volunteers setting up seating in Gap Filler's temporary outdoor cinema on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets.
An artist's impression of the installation 'Altitude', created as part of the LUXCITY event. Tutors: David Turner, Lester Mismash
A photograph of flowers laid on one of the chairs in the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
A photograph of the empty site on the corner of Peterborough and Colombo Streets where the Info Gap temporary outdoor display space will be constructed.
A photograph of people looking at displays in the Info Gap temporary outdoor display space on the corner of Peterborough and Colombo Streets.
A photograph of people looking at displays in the Info Gap temporary outdoor display space on the corner of Peterborough and Colombo Streets.
A photograph of volunteers setting up seating in Gap Filler's temporary outdoor cinema on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets.
A photograph of volunteers painting a pathway in Gap Filler's temporary outdoor cinema on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets.
A photograph of a paste-up on a Colombo Street bus shelter. The paste-up shows a computer error message, reading, "Capitalism has crashed. Install new system?
An aerial photograph of Christ Church Cathedral.
A photograph of emergency management personnel in Latimer Square. In the background, tents have been set up for the USAID and Singapore Rescue teams.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team inspecting the Southern Finance Ltd building on Montreal Street.
A photograph of an advertising image in the window of Sugar Hair and Beauty, on the ground floor of the Inland Revenue Building.
A photograph looking north along Latimer Square towards Gloucester Street. A fire truck is parked on the left side of the road.
A photograph of a large crack in the pavement of New Regent Street, near the tram tracks. Many of the pavement tiles have fallen into the crack.
A photograph of an installation titled 'Murmur'. The installation is part of the LUXCITY event. Tutor: Craig Moller
An artist's impression of the installation 'Archrobatics', created as part of the LUXCITY event. Tutors: David Turner, Lester Mismash
A photograph of a United Kingdom International Search and Rescue Service tent in Latimer Square.