A minister uses a megaphone to talk to gathered residents at the River of Flowers memorial event. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".
Workers on the opposite side of the river stop for the River of Flowers memorial event. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".
Flowers and tributes left on the fence surrounding the CTV site.
Flowers and tributes left on the fence surrounding the CTV site.
Flowers and tributes left on the fence surrounding the CTV site.
Flowers and tributes left on the fence surrounding the CTV site.
Flowers and tributes left on the fence surrounding the CTV site.
The front page graphic for the Mainlander section of The Press, featuring an article about road cones.
A photograph of street art on a clothing bin on Battersea Street. Part of the street art reads, "Prove ANSR". Above this are two doves on either side of a yellow flower. One of the doves is light pink and the other is white.
A photograph of a mosaic flower on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Once the flowers were on the chair, excess adhesive had to be cleaned off. Ideally this was done the next day, once the adhesive had dried but not cured."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch attaching one of the flower mosaics to their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mosaic adhesive goes on to the concrete chair (which has been sealed and primed). We also put mosaic adhesive on the back of each flower."
A dragon boat is rowed along the river during the River of Flowers memorial event. In the background, workers look on. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Ferrymead Bridge. Flowers in road cones".
Flowers planted in an upside-down road cone embedded in the soil.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Ferrymead Bridge. Flowers in road cones".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Ferrymead Bridge. Flowers in road cones".
A bunch of flowers on the counter in Piko Wholefoods' new premises.
A banner for Ellerslie Internation Flower Show on the fence around the event,
A photograph of large wooden flowers erected on an empty site in Kaiapoi.
Some flowers in the garden of a house on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside.
A photograph of large wooden flowers erected on an empty site in Kaiapoi.
Flowers growing in an empty section left by the demolition of a building.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Flowers in road cones. Ruru Road, Linwood".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Flowers in road cones. Ruru Road, Linwood".
A heart-shape made out of stones and flowers in a demolition site.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Flower decorations at the Bridge of Remembrance".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Flowers in road cones. Ruru Road, Linwood".
A photograph of Helen Campbell preparing to attach one of the flower mosaics to Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mosaic adhesive goes on to the concrete chair (which has been sealed and primed). We also put mosaic adhesive on the back of each flower."
A video of an interview with Mayumi Asakawa, a Japanese student from Kanagawa prefecture who was in Christchurch during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Asakawa returned to Christchurch to ring the Peace Bell in the Botanic Gardens during the Festival of Flowers commemorative ceremony.
A PDF copy of pages 54-55 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'River of Flowers - Te Waitohi Maumahara'. Page 54 photographs: Healthy Chch. Page 55 photograph: Mike Moss.