An aerial photograph looking south over the Christchurch City Council administration building on Worcester Street with the Christchurch Art Gallery in the foreground.
A plaque for an artwork on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street reads "'Corgis on High'. A Christchurch City Council Public Artwork. Artist David Marshall. Proudly Sponsored by Central City Revitalisation Project, Christchurch City Council, Lion Foundation, McKenzie and Willis Ltd. Supported by South Island Welsh Corgi League. 6 December 2003." The photographer comments, "The corgis have been removed. Temporarily??".
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 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 group photograph of participants in the walk to celebrate Chinese National Day and the Moon Festival. The walk was held at the Upper Riccarton Library. It was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre) and was part of the Christchurch City Council's Walking Festival.
A photograph of All Right? with their Consumer Council Award at the 2014 Canterbury Health System Quality Improvement and Innovation Awards evening. From left is Michael McEvedy (Chair of the Consumer Council), Sue Turner (All Right? Campaign Manager), Dr Lucy D'Aeth (Public Health Specialist for CDHB and All Right? Steering Group member) and Dr Don Mackie (Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health).
A photograph of a pile of liquefaction and other rubble on the side of a residential road in Christchurch. The material has been removed from a property and placed on the road for the Christchurch City Council to collect. A road cone has been placed next to the pile to warn road users of its presence.
A sign on the Kaiapoi Public Library and District Council Centre explaining that the temporary library and service centre has relocated. The sign reads "We have moved. The temporary library has moved to the Swim Club rooms beside the Kaiapoi Aquatic Centre corner of Cass and Davie Streets opposite Danley Square. The Kaiapoi Service Centre has move to the Kaiapoi Community Centre, 24 Sewell Street. Waiamakariri District Council.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CBD, New Regent Street (lower left), Cathedral Square (left centre) and Provincial Council Chambers (right centre)".
A document which details the agreement in September 2013 between the Government and the Christchurch City Council over governance of the horizontal infrastructure rebuild.
A variation to the consent granted by the Christchurch City Council, providing consent to carry out earthquake repair work that may affect protected vegetation.
The now vacated Christchurch City Council building suffered some damage in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
The now vacated Christchurch City Council building suffered some damage in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
A copy of a letter from Hugo Kristinsson which was sent to Helen Beaumont, Manager of the Natural Environment and Heritage Unit at the Christchurch City Council, on 17 June 2014. The letter was sent on behalf of Empowered Christchurch. It is about legislation which, according to Kristinsson, determines land below the mean high water spring to be public land. Kristinsson is concerned that this legislation will cause 'hundred or even thousands' of people to lose their assets. He urges the Council to 'have the land surveyed and to redefine the CMA [Crown Minerals Act] before land claims are settled'.
The Canterbury Provincial Council buildings on Durham Street. The word "Clear" has been spray painted on one section of the building in pink spray paint.
Detail of damage to the former Sumner Borough Council building. The brickwork is badly cracked, and part of a wall has collapsed, exposing the interior.
Territorial authorities in New Zealand are responding to regulatory and market forces in the wake of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake to assess and retrofit buildings determined to be particularly vulnerable to earthquakes. Pending legislation may shorten the permissible timeframes on such seismic improvement programmes, but Auckland Council’s Property Department is already engaging in a proactive effort to assess its portfolio of approximately 3500 buildings, prioritise these assets for retrofit, and forecast construction costs for improvements. Within the programme structure, the following varied and often competing factors must be accommodated: * The council’s legal, fiscal, and ethical obligations to the people of Auckland per building regulations, health and safety protocols, and economic growth and urban development planning strategies; * The council’s functional priorities for service delivery; * Varied and numerous stakeholders across the largest territorial region in New Zealand in both population and landmass; * Heritage preservation and community and cultural values; and * Auckland’s prominent economic role in New Zealand’s economy which requires Auckland’s continued economic production post-disaster. Identifying those buildings most at risk to an earthquake in such a large and varied portfolio has warranted a rapid field assessment programme supplemented by strategically chosen detailed assessments. Furthermore, Auckland Council will benefit greatly in time and resources by choosing retrofit solutions, techniques, and technologies applicable to a large number of buildings with similar configurations and materials. From a research perspective, the number and variety of buildings within the council’s property portfolio will provide valuable data for risk modellers on building typologies in Auckland, which are expected to be fairly representative of the New Zealand building stock as a whole.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The car parking building on Manchester Street. This building has a question mark over its future".
Heavy steel bracing holding up the front facade of the Our City O-Tautahi Building on Worcester Street near Oxford Terrace.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Porritt Park".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Porritt Park".
A photograph of a sign giving information about the repair of the Bridge Street Bridge.
A photograph of a sign giving information about the repair of the Bridge Street Bridge.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The plaque listing the mayors of Christchurch on the wall of the old City Council Civic Offices on Manchester Street".
Bricks littering the street below the former Sumner Borough Council building. The building is cordoned off, and shipping containers protect the street from further falling masonry.
Bricks littering the street below the former Sumner Borough Council building. The building is cordoned off, and shipping containers protect the street from further falling masonry.
A pdf copy of a PowerPoint presentation prepared for the Christchurch City Council and CPG New Zealand, providing an overview of the investigation work completed.
Collapsed scaffolding beside the badly damaged Stone Chamber of the Provincial Council Buildings. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Provincial Chambers, Durham St".
A photograph of a Christchurch City Council red sticker. The sticker was used by the Civil Defence after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes to indicate that a building had been inspected and that serious structural damage had been found. The sticker states that there should be no entry to the building. It also states that 'entry may result in death or injury'.
The start of the New Brighton Jubilee River Walk, next to the Avon River and the Estuary. The Council has built a stop bank along the walkway.