Sand Man

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New Brighton beach in Christchurch: Peter Donnelly is busy creating art, art with a lifespan that can be measured in hours. Using a rake and a piece of wood, Donnelly draws elaborate artworks in the sand - more than 700 of them to date. "I bring something to life, and then its life is over, and at the end of the four hours it wants to go, it's worn out ... it just wants to be gifted, and it goes to the sea." Beautifully shot by director Peter Young, this Artsville documentary captures Donnelly both in action, and musing on the beauty of impermanence.

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The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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The interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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The interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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The dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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The dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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The interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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The interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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A font inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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The interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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A spiral staircase inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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Detail of the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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Detail of the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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Detail of the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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Detail of the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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Details of an interior door of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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Detail of the ceiling domes inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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The columns on the exterior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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Detail of the ceiling domes inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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Detail of a spiral staircase inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

Waimakariri District Council

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Information about the Waimakariri District Council and its services. Earthquake information captured in the 2015 harvest

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Detail of a stained-glass window in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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Detail of the columns in the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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The stone cross on the roof of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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Detail of one of the ceiling domes inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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Detail of one of the ceiling domes inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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Detail of the columns in the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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A man sits in front of two stained-glass windows inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.

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A stained-glass window in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament casts coloured light onto carved angels on the wall, seen before the earthquakes.

Tsunamis: the Q files

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A brochure created by Environment Canterbury, published in July 2007, covering tsunami risk to Canterbury and preparation for a tsunami.