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Shands Emporium standing alone on Hereford Street, the buildings on either side of it demolished. The photographer comments, "This lovely old building looks a little more broken every time I see it, after having been exposed to the elements for so long".

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The Forsyth Barr building stands alone, the buildings around it demolished. The photographer comments, "High-rise buildings look totally out of proportion when there's nothing around them to give them context. The jutting out part of this one makes it look unbalanced".

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Food cabinets in Man's Bakery and Cafe on Hereford Street. Food abandoned on 22 February 2011 can still be seen inside. The photographer comments, "It's a bit scary how fresh those biscuits still look - says something about the amount of preservatives we put in our food".

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A photograph of a flag in a planter box which reads, "It's all right to feel proud of how we've coped". The flag is part of the All Right wellbeing campaign led by the Canterbury District Health Board and the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand.

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A photograph tied to the security fence around Riccarton House. The photographer comments, "There were photographs all along the line of the fence - I assume it was some sort of art exhibition, but I couldn't see any signs, or information on the artist(s)".

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A photograph tied to the security fence around Riccarton House. The photographer comments, "There were photographs all along the line of the fence - I assume it was some sort of art exhibition, but I couldn't see any signs, or information on the artist(s)".

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A photograph tied to the security fence around Riccarton House. The photographer comments, "There were photographs all along the line of the fence - I assume it was some sort of art exhibition, but I couldn't see any signs, or information on the artist(s)".

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Food cabinets in Man's Bakery and Cafe on Hereford Street. Food abandoned on 22 February 2011 can still be seen inside. The photographer comments, "It's a bit scary how fresh those biscuits still look - says something about the amount of preservatives we put in our food".

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An abandoned residential property at 7 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The section is overgrown with weeds making it difficult to see the house in the back section. The front section of the fence has been removed, and only two pillars remain standing.

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An abandoned residential property at 4 Waireka Lane in Bexley. The driveway is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. One of the garage doors is twisted and the other has 'HM' spray-painted on it. The number four has been spray-painted on the brick wall under the window.

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A photograph of Mike Hewson's artwork, 'Government Life Suspension', on the side of the former Chancery Arcade. The photograph is taken from an angle such that the artwork appears to be a reflection of the Government Life building behind it.

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A photograph of Mike Hewson's artwork, 'Government Life Suspension', on the side of the former Chancery Arcade. The photograph is taken from an angle such that the artwork appears to be a reflection of the Government Life building behind it.

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A photograph of a protest sign reading, "When it comes to the East, I see nothing, I hear nothing, and I care even less!!" and showing the face of Gerry Brownlee superimposed on the body of Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woodham Road, Linwood".

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A photograph of a man playing a musical instrument created from empty fire extinguisher canisters, at the launch of Sound Garden. Sound Garden was a Greening the Rubble project created by local artist-musicians from recycled materials. It was launched as part of FESTA 2013.