Transformers Unplugged

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Twisted reinforcing rods tangled in a pile of rubble. The photographer comments, "It is a horrible sight when a transformer runs out of electricity. Anyone got any jumper cables?".

Fairfax Video, August 2012 (4)

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A video of an interview with Zac Cassels, the co-owner of the Cassels & Sons Brewery bar, about the preparations for the bar's opening. The bar is to open in a historic building on Madras Street, despite CERA's plans to demolish the building and build a stadium.

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The Revival Bar, an inner city container bar which has been created largely from recycled materials.

Live Rock at Bar 25

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A digitally manipulated image of a poster advertising a performance in New Brighton by bands Mynor Star, Reflekshun and Loaded Victim. The photographer comments, "The Bar 25 had this night of rock on the 18 December 2011, but the earthquake on December 23 just off of the coast close by got it shut down".

Engineer denies bar's quake repairs rushed for New Year's Eve

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A structural engineer has denied he rushed the inspection of earthquake repairs to a Christchurch bar so it could re-open in time for New Years Eve.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2601

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Seen through the cordon fence is the damaged building that housed The Bicycle Thief Coffee Bar and Pizzeria.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2602

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Detail of the sign on doors of the damaged building that housed The Bicycle Thief Coffee Bar and Pizzeria.

Photograph number UC 12-0160-02

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Staff and students sitting outside the new Shilling Club bar and restaurant in the James Hight Library's refurbished undercroft.

Photograph number UC 12-0160-03

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Staff and students sitting outside the new Shilling Club bar and restaurant in the James Hight Library's refurbished undercroft.

Photograph number UC 12-0160-01

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Staff and students sitting outside the new Shilling Club bar and restaurant in the James Hight Library's refurbished undercroft.

Photograph number UC 12-0160-05

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Staff and students sitting in the new Shilling Club bar and restaurant in the James Hight Library's refurbished undercroft.

Photograph number UC 12-0160-04

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Staff and students sitting outside the new Shilling Club bar and restaurant in the James Hight Library's refurbished undercroft.

At Rainbow's End

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A digitally manipulated image of building rubble.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 010

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The corner of Gloucester Street and Cambridge Terrace. Security fences and road cones surround the Santorini Greek Ouzeri restaurant and bar.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 026

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Security fences surround the Santorini Greek Ouzeri restaurant and bar on Gloucester Street. Some of the windows have been broken and left open.

A Bit of Dirt Never Hurt!

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A digitally manipulated image of a sign reading "A bit of dirt never hurt". The photographer comments, "This was a sign put up on a section of land in the Port of Lyttelton where an earthquake damaged building had been removed. The cliff at the back had collapsed down probably during the demolition process".

The Earthquake Worms

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A digitally manipulated photograph of twisted reinforcing rods amongst the rubble from the demolition of QEII. The photographer comments, "These rarely seen worms live in the pressurised earth under the foundations of buildings. They need a damp soil and be under at least 100 pounds of pressure per square inch. After the destructive force of an earthquake they swiftly rise to the surface through gaps in the rubble. Unfortunately they quickly die and then crystallise as hard as iron in the dry low pressure air".

The Steam-Punk Sewage Works

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Pipes lead into a shipping container. The photographer comments, "In Christchurch containers are so very versatile: They are used as barricades, supports, homes, shops, art galleries, artworks, Malls, pubs and bars, Thai takeaways and now sewage works".

It’s not what we are drinking, it’s how we are planning

Research Papers, Lincoln University

The devastating earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011 have without question upset the Christchurch City way of life for all. Families and businesses, as well as the natural and built environments have been directly affected, and our social landscapes have since evolved to accommodate the visible changes. Though not perhaps seen as a priority, the Christchurch nightlife has been profoundly altered by the quakes and the once popular CBD clubbing scene has ceased to exist. The concern highlighted in this article is the way in which this has put pressure on suburban bars and the the implications of this for local residents.

The Week in Review week ending Friday 13 January 2012

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A review of the week's news including: The aftermath of New Zealand's worst aviation disaster since Erebus, Ports of Auckland industrial negotiations break down again while a report calls for privatising ports, the earthquake recovery minister is offside with the Christchurch business community, how safe is hunting in new Zealand? notorious criminal Dean Wickcliff behind bars again, turning Wellington's white knuckle flight arrivals into an opportunity, and something different for the kids these school holidays... adopt a pony.