Messages strung on rope by the Peace Bell at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens in commemoration of the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2014-02-22-22February2014 DSC_1217.JPG Photo taken by Valerie Livingstone. From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Messages strung on rope by the Peace Bell at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens in commemoration of the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2014-02-22-22February2014 DSC_1216.JPG Photo taken by Valerie Livingstone. From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Messages strung on rope by the Peace Bell at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens in commemoration of the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2014-02-22-22February2014 DSC_1218.JPG Photo taken by Valerie Livingstone. From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1189 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1195 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
An example of a tool SCIRT has used to communicate its projects to the business community.
An example of a tool SCIRT has used to communicate its projects to a community.
A photograph of a message on the side of an earthquake-damaged building. The message reads, "Clear. Smell is seafood - confirmed 4 March".
Look! Kirsa found a message in a bottle under a house. Here’s how we got the message out.       Katharine Watson          
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1183 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1194 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1179 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
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 005 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1178 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 October 2012 entitled, "Misleading Message".
A photograph of a chalked message on the side of a building in New Brighton. The message reads, "Stay strong".
A photograph of a chalked message on the side of a building in New Brighton. The message reads, "Cantabrians will prevail. Kia kaha!".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 December 2011 entitled, "Mystery message".
A photograph of chalked messages on the side of a building in New Brighton. The messages read, "We are tough, eh." and, "Hug each other".
A photograph of a chalked message on the side of a building in New Brighton. The message reads, "From here, it can only get better".
People share messages of thanks for help received after the Christchurch earthquake on February 22, 2011.
A message spray painted on the footpath outside the National Radiation Laboratory on Victoria Street. The message reads, NZRT2, not checked, hazards, 23rd".
A message spray painted on the footpath outside the National Radiation Laboratory on Victoria Street. The message reads, NZRT2, not checked, hazards, 23rd".
A photograph of a messaged spray-painted by USAR staff on the driveway of a property in the Christchurch central city. The message reads, "Overhead danger, NZRT3".
A message in a bottle, hidden under the floor of a Christchurch home for over fifty years, has been discovered during earthquake repairs and its writer's been tracked down.
A photograph of a message spray-painted on the footpath of Gloucester Street near the entrance to Chancery Lane. The message reads, "No go past".
People write messages for the "Tree of Hope" at the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake. The photographer comments, "Luggage labels and pens were supplied, and people were encouraged to write a message of hope for Christchurch and tie it to the tree. Although the turn-out this year was just as big as last year's, there were not as many messages tied to the tree - perhaps we're all feeling less hopeful this year".
A message on the side of a piece of furniture in the Words of Hope project. The message reads, "Moe tonu Ruaumoko, kua neke te whenua, me waihotia inaianei, papa. Kia kaha Otautahi, haere tonu".
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 1 November 2010, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she passes on a message from the Mayor".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 1 November 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she passes on a message from the Mayor".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.