Spray-painted writing on the side of a car parking building reads "0 cars". The photographer comments, "Strangely and appropriately this graffiti was on a car park. In fact the graffiti was 100% correct as the car park is in the Christchurch earthquake red zone and there should be zero cars now inside it. It may have been put on by an anti car protester or just an indication that the car park is empty. One of the suggestions for the City plan for the rebuilt Christchurch was for a pedestrian and cycle only area, which also fits in with 0 CARS".
Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake
Engineers have removed a rock the size of a car from a cliff face in Christchurch after it shifted during an earthquake.
Cars park outside the CBD cordon, on the right is an aqua Ford Thunderbird car.
A photograph of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue, taken from the car park.
A photograph of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue, taken from the car park.
A car damaged by falling bricks, evident by the pile of bricks still on top of the car.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 August 2011 entitled, "Car-free Commuting".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 July 2011 entitled, "The clarifying cleanliness of cars".
A digitally manipulated photograph of the car parking building on the corner of Manchester and Gloucester Streets. The photographer comments, "Whilst on a tour of the Christchurch earthquake red zone we passed this car park, which I always liked due to its American outgoing feel
A photograph of a member of the SPCA returning an animal to its owner in the Countdown car park on Moorhouse Avenue.
Cashel Street has been taken over by the new phenomenon – motor cars. This photograph documents the quickly changing dynamics of a street which once enjoyed a more sedentary pace of life. Ch…
The brick facade has fallen from the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the rooms inside, and crushing a car parked below. The photographer comments, "The front of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. Under the pile of bricks is a luckily unoccupied blue car. The word CLEAR on the broken facade is to show that there is no one in the car. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
Damage to TJ's Kazbah in New Brighton. The tower and east end of the building have collapsed onto two parked cars. The photographer comments, "The occupants of the business and rooms all managed to escape alive. A digger was used to make the building safe and then used to sift through the rubble for any surviving belongings. It was a very emotional time for the ex-occupants. The damaged cars were removed before the digger demolished the building".
While many businesses in Christchurch are still struggling to get back on their feet after over a year of earthquakes, car sales, including many luxury models, are booming.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Cars on Smith City, Colombo Street car park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake: Lyttelton: 'It's only a car': says St Johns volunteer Terry Leach of his car, under rubble in Lyttelton".
A photograph of a small wooden hut at the entrance to the Ministry of Justice car parks.
A video of a car which is partially submerged in the Heathcote River. The river has burst its banks along Riverlaw Terrace.
A scanned copy of a photograph depicting cars on the set of a play titled 'Star Fleet'. The photograph is from 1983.
A scanned copy of a photograph depicting cars on the set of a play titled 'Star Fleet'. The photograph is from 1983.
A scanned copy of a photograph depicting cars on the set of a play titled 'Star Fleet'. The photograph is from 1983.
A scanned copy of a photograph depicting cars on the set of a play titled 'Star Fleet'. The photograph is from 1983.
A scanned copy of a photograph depicting cars on the set of a play titled 'Star Fleet'. The photograph is from 1983.
A scanned copy of a photograph depicting cars on the set of a play titled 'Star Fleet'. The photograph is from 1983.
A photograph of a small wooden hut at the entrance to the Ministry of Justice car parks.
A photograph of a small wooden hut at the entrance to the Ministry of Justice car parks.
A photograph of a small wooden hut at the entrance to the Ministry of Justice car parks.
A photograph of a small wooden hut at the entrance to the Ministry of Justice car parks.
A photograph of a small wooden hut at the entrance to the Ministry of Justice car parks.