Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2279

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Flowers in the Botanic Gardens.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2278

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The Botanic Gardens with the Art Centre in the background.

Fairfax Video, March 2012 (1)

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A video of a press conference with Bishop Victoria Matthews in the Botanic Gardens about the plans for the earthquake-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. Matthews announces that the cathedral will be deconstructed, allowing the safe retrieval of taonga and heritage items within the building.

Fairfax Video, February 2012 (12)

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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.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2276

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The Peacock Foutain in the Botanic Gardens, in the background is the Christchurch I-Site which has reopened in a potacom.

Fairfax Video, June 2012 (3)

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A video of the Christchurch central city covered in snow. The video includes footage of the ChristChurch Cathedral, Gloucester Street, New Regent Street, Manchester Street, Latimer Square, Centennial Pool, Armagh Street, McLeans Mansion, Hagley Park, Rolleston Avenue, Worcester Street, the Peacock Fountain in the Botanic Gardens, and Dyers Pass Road.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2277

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The Botanic Gardens, in the background is part of the Peacock Fountain, Christchurch I-site in a portacom on the left and the Art Centre. In the foreground is a wheelbarrow with some gardening equipment.

20121124_0566_1D3-67 Cunningham House

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Cunningham House at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens is still closed due to earthquake damage. I wonder if it will ever re-open or suffer the demolition fate many other iconic structures in Christchurch have.