A demon mask hangs from a brick chimney in New Brighton. Some of the bricks at the base of the chimney appear to have moved. The photographer comments, "Since the September earthquake brick chimneys have been tumbling down. I do not know if this was put up to ward off shaking of the chimney during earthquakes, but it seems to be working. This chimney has now been taken down at the end of March 2012 and replaced with a simple metal flue".
A mock advertising sign reads "Coffee! Is the planet shaking or is it just me?".
Two cardboard coffee cups in a takeaway tray sit on a wooden counter. The photographer comments, "What is the story of these coffees and that sad muffin? Were these an order when the earthquake struck Christchurch on 22 February 2011? Were these a workman's and a colleague's having a quick coffee break when a later aftershock caused them to leave everything behind when they fled the red zoned building, or were they just forgotten when the building was cleared out and abandoned?".
The Coffee Zone garden beside the Coffee kiosk on Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
It must be said that, here at Underground Overground Archaeology, we have something of a coffee problem. With a (very) few exceptions we’re an office of hardened coffee drinkers, ranging from one-cup-a-day habits to the occasional and somewhat obscene four-or-five-cups-a-day … Continue read...
A photograph of a garden area and coffee kiosk on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a garden area and coffee kiosk on Colombo Street.
A video of an interview with Deb Riach, co-owner of Coffee Worx, about the company's experiences after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. This video is part of The Press's 'Up and Running' series, which showcases businesses which stayed up and running despite the challenges posed by the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
A photograph of a garden area and coffee kiosk on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a garden area and coffee kiosk on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a snow sculpture in the Coffee Zone mini-park on Colombo Street.
Penguin Shakey waiting for a coffee.
Southern Expresso Rescue's mobile coffee unit.
People relaxing beside a mobile coffee van.
Plants beside the Coffee Zone kiosk on Colombo Street.
An illustration for an article about the Addington Coffee Co-op.
Reboot Cafe in the Erskine building reopens for coffee and cake.
Penguins Quakey and Shakey have coffee with fellow colleagues on campus.
The public at Hummingbird Coffee's outdoor seating area in Re:Start mall.
Detail of the price list at the Coffee Zone kiosk on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a garden area on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a garden area on Colombo Street.
A photograph of volunteers creating a garden area on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a garden area on Colombo Street.
A PDF copy of pages 300-301 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Coffee Zone Mini Park'. Photos with permission from Greening the Rubble
Great place for a Coffee and great homemade baking - Say Hi to Wendy for me!!
A new exhibition showcases relics found underneath Christchurch's Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, which was badly damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes.
A photograph of a sign on 194 Hereford Street. The sign reads, "Coffee Rescue, Est. Queenstown NZ 2000".
Seen through the cordon fence is the damaged building that housed The Bicycle Thief Coffee Bar and Pizzeria.
Detail of the sign on doors of the damaged building that housed The Bicycle Thief Coffee Bar and Pizzeria.