Christchurch Press 29 November 2014: Christmas in the Park Lift-out Guide,…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Pages 2 and 3 of a Christmas in the Park lift-out guide in the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 29 November 2014.

Christchurch Press 29 November 2014: Christmas in the Park Lift-out Guide,…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Pages 1 and 4 of a Christmas in the Park lift-out guide in the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 29 November 2014.

Planting natives at Harold Henry Park

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

20140927_2219_1D3-24 Planting natives at Harold Henry Park A planting of native bushes and trees in the old children's playground area in Bexley, Organised by the Facebook group Avon River Park and assisted by ex Bexley residents. This is right in the middle of the Bexley red zone with most houses removed or demolished now.

20140713_1533_1D3-40 Little left in Seabreeze Close

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Looking across several properties to a yet to demolished (or possibly removed) house on Seabreeze Close, Pacific Park, Bexley.

Greening the rubble

Other, National Library of New Zealand

A charitable trust which began after the earthquakes to create and maintain temporary public parks on cleared sites in Christchurch.

Avon-Otakaro network

Other, National Library of New Zealand

About the Network (AvON) and its plans to create a park and reserve in the Christchurch red zone around the Avon River. Includes resources and information about its projects.

Fairfax Video, January 2014 (2)

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of journalist Charlie Gates introducing the 2014 World Buskers Festival. Gates revisits the performance venues for former festivals to show how the central city has changed since the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.

20140713_1530_1D3-40 A throne for a King? [Explored]

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Another house has gone from Seabreeze Close, Pacific Park, Bexley, leaving just the concrete base, a few floor tiles and the smashed toilet (throne). Houses are being demolished (85%) or deconstructed/shifted (15%) as a result of land damage in the major earthquakes of 4th September 2010, 22nd February 2011, 13th June 2011 and 23rd December 2...

No Scaffolding Now

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On a walk over to Hagley Park to great some shots of the wonderful Cherry Blossom I past by the Knox Church rebuild and found that the scaffolding has come down at last. It sure was shinning in the midday light. Victoria Street September 12, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand

It has started!

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20140521_1080_1D3-24 It has started! Removal of the double-glazed windows is underway at my "red zone" house, now owned by the Government of New Zealand. Sold to CERA (the government agency) in October 2012 and has remained empty since, despite having little damage, apart from the tilt to the front from the land damage that occurred during the...