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North and west frontages of Manchester Courts

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A black and white historic photograph looking along Manchester Street, showing the building of the NZ Express Company, customs, shipping and forwarding agents (ca. 1910-1929).

ANZ Bank Chambers from corner Lichfield, High and Manchester Streets

A colour photograph, probably from the 2000s, of the ANZ Bank Chambers. The presence of the gift shop Inspirations and the lack of a massage parlour indicate that the photograph was taken after the purchase of the building by Andrew Hodge and Craig McWilliams.

Cathedral Square with Regent Theatre in the background

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Looking south west across Cathedral Square showing the eastern side of Christchurch Cathedral (left), the Godley statue (centre left) with the (from left to right) Chief Post Office, the Regent Theatre Building (directly behind the statue on the corner of Worcester Street), the AMP Building, the Government Life Building and the Grand Theatre.

Damage to the Press Building after 22 Feburary 2011 earthquake

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A colour photograph of the west facade of the Press Building after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Corner of Lichfield and High Streets, Christchurch

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A black and white historic photograph of the corner of Lichfield and High Streets, ca. 1910-19, with the Fisher's Building visible on the left.

Museums Aotearoa Conference 2014: Pecha Kucha presentation

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The text of a Pecha Kucha talk titled, "A working week in the Recovery Centre". The talk was given by Moya Sherrif, CCCRC Intern, at the Museums Aotearoa Conference on 4 April 2014.

West facade of the Press Building

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A colour photograph of the west facade of the Press Building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Scott Memorial and Clarendon Hotel Christchurch

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A black and white historic photograph of the Clarendon Hotel on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street. In the foreground is the Scott Memorial statue made by Scott's wife Kathleen Scott and unveiled in 1917.

Local advertising - Support Parklands Businesses

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An advertisement from April 2016 informing residents that local businesses are still open, despite detours and roadworks.

Supporting the Locals toolbox outline

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A tool, including an outline, resources and a survey sheet, used by the SCIRT Communication Team when delivering a series of toolboxes to SCIRT subcontractors about working around businesses.

Central City Implementation Plan

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A document outlining the methodology for rebuilding horizontal infrastructure in the central city, covering wastewater (local reticulation and trunk), wastewater pump stations, storm water (local reticulation and trunk), potable water, roads, and bridges.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 56

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A photograph of some of the parts of the Townsend Telescope. Many of the parts were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

People in Disasters Conference - Local People Perspective

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A video of a presentation by Arihia Bennett, Chief Executive Officer of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, during the first plenary of the 2015 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Local People Perspective".

People in Disasters Conference - Local System Perspective

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A video of a presentation by David Meates, Chief Executive of the Christchurch District Health Board and the West Coast District Health Board, during the first plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. The presentation is titled, "Local System Perspective".The abstract for this presentation reads as follows: The devastating Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 have resulted in challenges for the people of Canterbury and have altered the population's health needs. In the wake of New Zealand's largest natural disaster, the health system needed to respond rapidly to changing needs and damaged infrastructure in the short-term in the context of developing sustainable long-term solutions. Canterbury was undergoing system transformation prior to the quakes, however the horizon of transformation was brought forward post-quake: 'Vision 2020' became the vision for now. Innovation was enabled as people working across the system addressed new constraints such as the loss of 106 acute hospital beds, 635 aged residential care beds, the loss of general practices and pharmacies as well as damaged non-government organisation sector. A number of new integration initiatives (e.g. a shared electronic health record system, community rehabilitation for older people, community falls prevention) and expansion of existing programs (e.g. acute demand management) were focused on supporting people to stay well in their homes and communities. The system working together in an integrated way has resulted in significant reductions in acute health service utilisation in Canterbury. Acute admission rates have not increased and remain significantly below national rates and the number of acute and rehabilitation bed days have fallen since the quakes, with these trends most evident among older people. However, health needs frequently reported in post-disaster literature have created greater pressures on the system. In particular, an escalating number of people facing mental health problems and coping with acute needs of the migrant rebuild population provide new challenges for a workforce also affected by the quakes. The recovery journey for Canterbury is not over.

Sam Butcher's LEGO Cathedral, Photograph 28

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A photograph of detail of a model of the ChristChurch Cathedral built from LEGO by Sam Butcher, finished in September 2011.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 29

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A photograph of the lower end of the main tube of the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Sam Butcher's LEGO Cathedral, Photograph 16

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A photograph of a model of the ChristChurch Cathedral built from LEGO by Sam Butcher, finished in September 2011.

Sam Butcher's LEGO Cathedral, Photograph 26

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A photograph of detail of a model of the ChristChurch Cathedral built from LEGO by Sam Butcher, finished in September 2011.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 12

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A photograph of a collar from the Townsend Telescope. Part of the collar was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 64

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A photograph of the object end of the finderscope from the Townsend Telescope. The finderscope was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 65

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A photograph of the object end of the finderscope from the Townsend Telescope. The finderscope was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 27

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A photograph of the lower end of the main tube of the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 28

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A photograph of the lower end of the main tube of the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 31

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A photograph of the lower end of the main tube of the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Sam Butcher's LEGO Cathedral, Photograph 41

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A photograph of detail of a model of the ChristChurch Cathedral built from LEGO by Sam Butcher, finished in September 2011.

Mechanical Repair Strategy

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A copy of the mechanical repair strategy for the Townsend Telescope. The strategy was written by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy.