Earthquake Lights Over Christchurch - The White Lights Of Hope

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Today is the anniversary of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Canterbury on 4 September 2010, and two lights - The White Lights of Hope - were turned on this evening from the square to help fill the city's "dark heart" and remind residents to look forward to a bright future. Note: While I was capturing this image we had a ...

Earthquake Lights Over Christchurch - The White Lights Of Hope

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Today is the anniversary of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Canterbury on 4 September 2010, and two lights - The White Lights of Hope - were turned on this evening from the square to help fill the city's "dark heart" and remind residents to look forward to a bright future. Note: While I was capturing this image we had a ...

Christchurch's White Lights of Hope

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Seen from Cambridge Terrace, the 'White Lights of Hope' spotlights shine into the sky behind a crane and damaged buildings on Oxford Terrace.

Ruth Gardner's Blog 17/01/2012: Loopy Lights

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 17 January 2012 entitled, "Loopy Lights".

Bright lights, small city

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Beware the darkness, children, for there be monsters We love to characterise the dark as something to be feared, the territory of nightmares, of ghouls and ghosts and things that go bump. In our collective psyche it belongs to the … Continue reading →

The Crowd Awaits

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People stand beside the cordon fence on the Worcester Street bridge. The photographer comments, "This was some of the many people waiting for the White Lights of Hope to be turned on, but when they were we hardly noticed. Sadly it was a big disappointment".

I'll be Wearing a Black Mack

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A digitally manipulated image of a black truck parked outside the Bus Exchange building on Colombo Street. The photographer comments, "Life is always full of surprises".

Christchurch Press Infographic: 25 August 2011 (4)

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An illustration of the Quake Lights in Cathedral Square.

Photograph number UC 11-0276-24

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New lights in the space under the library will make it nice and bright.

Photograph number UC 11-0276-23

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New lights in the space under the library will make it nice and bright.

Photograph number UC 11-0276-09

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New lights in the space under the library will make it nice and bright.

Photograph number UC 11-0276-08

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New lights in the space under the library will make it nice and bright.

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 141

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The "White Lights of Hope" spotlights shining into the sky at night from the central city.

'White Lights of Hope' shine from Cathedral Square

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At one minute to seven last night, two beams of light were switched on to commemorate the anniversary of the first Canterbury earthquake.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2565

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Shoppers and sightseers in Re:Start Mall. Street lights have been decorated with banners with Canterbury colours, red and black.

Film in the Gap Photograph 3

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A photograph of fairy lights strung over metal bedsteads. The bedsteads have been used to create a fence at Gap Filler's 'Film in the Gap' project.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2555

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Re:Start mall decorated with flowers, and street lights with red and black banners. In the background is a Wilson's carpark where a building use to be.

LUXCITY Photograph 27

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A photograph of an installation that forms part of the '60 Lights Market' at the LUXCITY event. Coordinators: Jeongbin Ok, Tiago Rorke, Jonathan Coates; student: Tom Hall

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2569

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View down Re:Start mall, an elephant grass sculpture presented by the Christchurch Garden City Trust and street lights with banners in the Canterbury colour, red and black.

LUXCITY Photograph 5

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A photograph of an installation on the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street. The installation is titled "60 Lights Market", and is part of the LUXCITY event.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2529

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Looking down Victoria Street, demolition site on the right and the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the end of the street. Flags in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.

The State of Christchurch Heritage

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A digitally manipulated image of a broken window. The photographer comments, "There is hardly anything left of Christchurch's proud heritage buildings. Most older buildings were made of brick and though they should have had improvements to make them withstand a medium earthquake most did not. They were badly damaged when hit with a series of earthquakes that were up to 2.2g at the epicentre and 1.88g in the City".

The light fantastic

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

In last week’s blog post, we talked about the use of light in Christchurch’s city streets and public spaces, from oil lamps to gas lights to electricity in the early 20th century. This week, we step out of the street and … Continue reading →

LUXCITY Photograph 26

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An artist's impression of an installation that forms part of the '60 Lights Market' at the LUXCITY event. Coordinators: Daniele Abreu e Lima and Sam Stringlen; students: Chi Tran, Aria Jansen, Naomi Snelling, Rebecca Wyborn

LUXCITY Photograph 25

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An artist's impression of an installation that forms part of the '60 Lights Market' at the LUXCITY event. Coordinators: Daniele Abreu e Lima and Michael Smith; students: Alex Heperi, Gagan Saini, Shamal Nanji, Xavier Apelinga

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2530

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View down Victoria Street with the Casino on the right having some construction working being done, and the deconsruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the end of the street. Flags in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.

Tati/Playtime Photograph 3

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A photograph of the entrance to Gap Filler's temporary outdoor cinema on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets. The entranceway is made of lights on a steel frame, and leads to a painted "red carpet".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2531

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The deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, with a digger and a pile of demolition rubble in front. Road cones and signs have been placed in front to divert traffic around the area. Flags in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2532

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The deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, with a digger and a pile of demolition rubble in front. Road cones and signs have been placed in front to divert traffic around the area. A flag in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.

Looking Towards the Red Zone

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A view down Beresford Street in New Brighton, looking west towards the city at sunset. The photographer comments, "On the other side of the Avon river from New Brighton is the Bexley red zone. Here numerous earthquake damaged streets of houses will be flattened due to it being to uneconomical in the current climate to repair the land to be suitable for housing. There is a campaign at the moment to try and convert all this red zone land, which is mainly adjacent to the Avon river to a giant park".