
One Space Cannon VH Ireos 7000 search light with pan and tilt ability and 7000 watt Xenon lamp. Reading on hour meter 02954.75 hours. One of the White Lights of Hope used as a symbol of support for Christchurch following the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The White Lights of Hope lit up the skies of Christchurch every night from 4 September 2011 ...
Photos taken in New Brighton on March 31 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-25-New Brighton-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 001 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing a New Zealand Army Light Operational Vehicle on the corner of Norwich Quay and Dublin Street. Light Armoured Vehicles and Light Operational Vehicles were a common sight around Lyttelton and Christchurch after the February 2011 earthquakes. The quakes occurred just before ...
Detail of a light fitting outside the former Ozone Hotel in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "The broken light fitting is on the Ozone Hotel, which is red stickered after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. They will need to fix the building before this light gets a new bulb. The distinct blue colour seen is what made the Ozone stand out on Marine Parade".
International research has shed new light on why the February earthquake in Christchurch was so damaging.
Broken stained glass in a window of the ChristChurch Cathedral. The photographer comments, "I only managed to get one picture of the badly earthquake damaged Christchurch Cathedral and I did not want to get the buttresses holding it up like some Medieval siege engine, so I thought this one was perfect. Looking through the window notice that the adjacent wall has gone and the blue windows belong to an office block across the road".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 21 June 2011 entitled, "Longing for the Light".
A photograph of broken traffic light in front of a badly-damaged building on the corner of Colombo Street and Tuam Street.
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 2 August 2011 entitled, "New Light".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 27 June 2011 entitled, "Light at the End of the Tunnel".
A vehicle parked beside a broken streetlight in Parklands. The photographer comments, "This street light was shaken apart during the one of the double earthquakes on 23 December".
Trent Hiles's artwork in the demolished site of the Harbour Light Theatre.
A photograph of a damaged traffic light on Manchester Street.
A photograph of the installation 'Upon the Upland Road' on the former site of the Harbour Light in Lyttelton. The installation shows the last three lines of James K Baxter's poem, 'High Country Weather', written in the nautical flag alphabet.
A photograph of a window detail and outdoor light bulb of 216 Peterborough Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Another old sign comes to light. Cashel Mall".
The title reads 'CBD: High water table, flood/liquefaction risk...' The cartoon shows several Southern Right whales being used to ferry people around Christchurch City. Someone says 'Who needs light rail when you can have right whale!' Context: discussion about building a light rail system as a part of Christchurch post-earthquake development. Context: Several large Southern right whales have found Akaroa Harbour to their liking this week, sticking around rather than heading back south as part of their annual migration back to Antarctica. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the Harbour Light Theatre on London Street in Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the Harbour Light Theatre on London Street in Lyttelton".
The unforgettable beauty of lavender Occurs in both the earth As well as part of the many changing Shades of the daily heavens on high. Is quickly there, and then is gone. Light violet, lavender, How unique is its special glow, Colored in nature in light lilac, Amethyst, and airy, purple indigo. From a poem by Gil Saenz
At one minute to seven last night, two beams of light were switched on to commemorate the anniversary of the first Canterbury earthquake.
Catholic priest Father John O'Connor is of a mind that religion is not about to become extinct in NZ, especially in light of how people responded to last month's Christchurch earthquake.
Bunting on wire fencing at the end of London Street. In the distance, the Harbour Light Theatre can be seen with steel bracing holding the building together and limiting damage from further aftershocks.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A mound of liquefaction next to an angled street light on Liggins Street in the Horseshoe Lake area".
The north-west corner of the Cranmer Courts on Montreal Street. Wooden bracing has been placed against the brickwork near the window to hold it together. In front, a street light has been knocked on a lean by the earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Manikin against sculpture in Cathedral Square. This began as light relief for the crews working within the cordon in the weeks after the February earthquake where the manikins were strategically positioned around the red zone at night".
Light Relief: We are flushed with too many puns about this image! However you know your sewers are in trouble when the liquefaction comes up through the pipes! Taken after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011.
Light-Relief - With no power after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch (22 February 2011) the neighbour's freezer thawed out along with their Deep South Ice Cream - so Tiggles the Kunekune Piglet thinks the spoils of the power-cut are yummy!
Sixteen-year-old Sam Mackwell and his mates from St Thomas of Canterbury College have created a device that uses boiling water to charge cellphones, power a light and run a radio. They came up with the idea for the small generator after the first earthquake in Canterbury in September when electricity supplies were cut to much of the city. They call the device"The Lion"and hope to sell it in retail stores soon.
A video of an interview with Defence Counsel Jonathan Eaton about the police's refusal to allow diversion for alleged-looter Cornelius Arie Smith-Voorkamp. Smith-Voorkamp was arrested for allegedly taking light fittings from an earthquake-damaged property on Lincoln Road. Diversion was applied for on the basis that Smith-Voorkamp has autism, and his Asperger's syndrome involves a compulsion to take electrical fittings.