A story submitted by Julie to the QuakeStories website.
A photograph of the remains of a liquefaction blister on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of the caption outside Jason Ware's public artwork 'Halfspace' on the corner of Madras Street and St Asaph Street.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The photograph was taken using a cellphone camera. The top of the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The rubble from the tower has been cleared and a tarpaulin has been placed over the top of the broken tower. Tyres have been placed on the tarpaulin to hold it down. A temporary roof has also been constructed over the tower to keep out the rain. Two vehicles are parked in front.
A photograph of a camera crew filming outside the Knox Centre on Bealey Avenue.
Prime Minister John Key preparing for a photograph with members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) outside the US headquarters in Latimer Square.
A member of the Lyttelton community who was given a felt heart outside the library. The felt hearts were a healing outlet during the Canterbury earthquakes. The goal was to create beauty in the midst of chaos, to keep people's hands busy and their minds off the terrifying reality of the earthquakes, as well as to give a gift of love to workers and businesses who helped improve life in Lyttelton.
A house in Richmond being demolished. The back of the house has been demolished, and the back garden can be seen through the front windows. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
An aerial photograph of rural Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake.
A panoramic photograph of 'Silencio Ensemble', an outdoor acoustic performance using tubular bells and road cones. The event was part of FESTA 2012.
A photograph of a balance weight on the side of the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The weight and tube were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of large cracks in the pavement in front of St Paul's School in Dallington. Liquefaction silt can also be seen. Police tape has been draped across the entrance of the building to the left.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office waiting to board a plane at Christchurch Airport.
A man inspects damage to his house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Andy Corbin checks his driveway and foundations".
A photograph contributed by Erin Harrington, a participant in the Understanding Place research project.
A photograph of cracks in the ground near Governors Bay Road.
The twisted and broken Medway Street bridge. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
A photograph of Julia Holden's egg artwork, 'A Shell of Her Former Self', at her temporary studio in Sumner. The egg is to be part of the Whittaker's Big Egg Hunt.
A photograph of Erica Duthie from Tape Art NZ (left) with Community and Public Health staff in front of the large tape art mural. The staff are modelling for the 'bubble maker' installation behind them. The photograph was taken at Street Talk, a Tape Art residency held from 6 - 9 March 2014. Street Talk was a collaborative project between All Right?, Healthy Christchurch and Tape Art NZ that had Christchurch communities create large tape art murals on the south wall of Community and Public Health.
A photograph of Struan Ashby from Tape Art NZ creating the 'Dream Machine'. The 'Dream Machine' was a 9-day long creative project that used dream stories from the audience to turn a shipping container into a 40 foot mural. The photograph was taken at the 2014 SCIRT World Buskers Festival in Hagley Park.
A photograph of detail of a model of the ChristChurch Cathedral built from LEGO by Sam Butcher, finished in September 2011.
A photograph of a presentation slide at the second annual Out of the Heart Pacific Women's Leadership Conference, held at Riccarton Racecourse on 21 May 2016. The slide shows a poster from the All Right? I am... Identity project. The title of the poster is "Be brave, surprise yourself and inspire others".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "38 Waygreen Avenue".
A poem written on Gap Filler and Poetica's "Instant Poetry" wall on Colombo Street. The poem reads, "With gap-tooth smiles, still she stands, with eyes still open, a lovers glance. Michelle".
Members of the public playing Gap Filler's Community Chess in Sydenham.
A photograph of a woman wearing an eye mask and head dress, during the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.
Volunteers nail recycled metal sheets to the outside of the 10 square metre office building, soon to be Gap Filler Headquarters.
A truck with a mechanical arm picking up a piano. The piano is to be part of Gap Filler's Painted Piano project.
A girl decorating the chalkboard sign at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project. The chalkboard outlines the programme for the evening of April 6th, 2011, reading, "Gap Filler: 1st - 10th of April. Free live music and films from 5pm onwards. 5: Radius Kink, 6: Runaround Sue, 7: films: NZ Shorts - 2Cars, 1 Night, Tama Tu, + Forgotten Silver. Bring - cushion, chair, blanket, picnic. Coffee from 4:30pm daily. Ex demolition site. Please be safety aware. Proper footwear must be worn!".
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 18 May 2012