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Book: The Christchurch Earthquake - The New Zealand Defence Force responds

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A hardcover book that details in words and photographs the response of the New Zealand Army, Air Force and Navy to the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Book: Trapped, Remarkable Stories of Survival from the 2011 Canterbury Ear…

One multi-coloured softcover book titled 'Trapped' by Martin van Beynen with colour illustrations and maps. Collected experiences of some of those trapped following the 22 February earthquake. Mainstream media coverage of the 22 February 2011 earthquake understandably focussed on the devastating damage and loss of life caused by the earthquake....

Quilt: Re-emergence

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Semi-circular quilt made from cotton, silk and bandage material to commemorate the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The quilt references Christchurch landscape features, buildings and soil profiles and displays 185 sewn crosses, eight facial profiles and a Harakeke (flax).

Rover 3 Sub-floor Remote Inspection Unit

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One six-wheeled Rover 3 remote controlled vehicle in hard-shell storage box and one handset control unit (transmitter), colour monitor with cabling (and A/V receiver) and three batteries in a second smaller hard-shell storage box.

Photograph: ChristChurch Cathedral Bells

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Colour photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral bells at Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough, United Kingdom, during an open afternoon on Sunday 30 September 2012.

Photograph: ChristChurch Cathedral Bells

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Colour photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral bells at Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough, United Kingdom, during an open afternoon on Sunday 30 September 2012.

Photograph: ChristChurch Cathedral Bells

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Colour photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral bells in the Tuning Shop at Taylor's Bell Foundry, Loughborough, United Kingdom, during an open afternoon on Sunday 30 September 2012.

Photographs of central Christchurch after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes

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Photographs of central Christchurch after the 2010-2012 earthquakes taken 25 February 2012 by Sean McMahon. Locations are chiefly Manchester, Saint Asaph, Cashel, Columbo and Lichfield Streets, and the Bridge of Remembrance. Images show fencing around areas closed to the public, damaged and collapsed commercial buildings, cleared sites, re-opened Cashel Street area with shops and a cafe. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 34 digital photograph(s).

Digital Photograph: Site of the Harbourlight Theatre, London Street, Lytte…

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 14 September 2012 showing the site of the Harbourlight Theatre on London Street. The retaining wall at the rear of the site collapsed and part of the adjoining land eroded. Also visible in the photograph are the side walls of the Bank of New Zealand and the former Westpac Branch, now Himalaya Desi...

Digital Photograph: Partially Demolished Shops, corner of London and Oxfor…

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 14 September 2012 showing a block of partially demolished shops on the corner of London and Oxford Streets. The businesses (from left to right) are Bells Pharmacy, Leslie's Bookshop and Lyttelton Sea Foods. The site of The Empire Hotel is visible to the right of the photograph. By the time this p...

Book: The Brigade, Earthquake 2011, A Tribute to the Lyttelton Volunteer F…

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Red softcover book with a title on the spine and front cover containing the history of the Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade together with the stories of the Brigade relating to the 22 February 2011 earthquake; published by the Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade, Lyttelton, 2012.

Artificial flower: Gerbera

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Fabric red gerbera with wire and plastic stem.

Tribute: Stone

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A green painted stone with a pink heart in the centre.

Tribute: Stone

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A yellow painted stone with a blue heart in the centre.

Memorial Guitar: Kia Kaha

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One white over-painted hand-made electric guitar made primarily from ash and maple timbers, also incorporating wood from a variety of historic buildings in Canterbury damaged or destroyed in the 2010 - 2011 earthquakes including the Arts Centre, Kutwell’s Warehouse, Lyttleton main street pub, Timeball Station, Carlton Hotel, Merivale shops, bui...

Peace cranes

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Four strings of forest green, light green, yellow, orange and purple peace cranes.

Model: Transitional Cathedral

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A model of the ChristChurch Transitional Cathedral made predominantly out of laser cut and engraved coloured acrylic as well as timber dowels to represent the cardboard tubes.